Patents by Inventor Guido Montacchini

Guido Montacchini has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process and plant for producing tyres for vehicle wheels
    Patent number: 10328646
    Abstract: A plant and a process for producing tires wherein the process includes the steps of: a) building a green tire on a toroidal support in a building line of a tire production plant; b) transferring the green tire and the relevant toroidal support from the building line of the production plant to a first holding unit; c) transferring the green tire and the relevant toroidal support from the first holding unit to a vulcanization line of the production plant; d) molding and vulcanization the green tire in the vulcanization line of the production plant; e) separating the molded and vulcanized tire from the relevant toroidal support; f) transferring the toroidal support, separated from the relevant tire, from the vulcanization line to the first holding unit; and g) transferring the toroidal support, separated from the relevant tire, from the first holding unit to the building line of the production plant, wherein steps b) and g) are carried out through a first transfer device and steps c) and f) are carried out throu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Antonio Mirto, Stefano Sangiovanni, Guido Montacchini
  • PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS
    Publication number: 20160101580
    Abstract: A plant and a process for producing tyres wherein the process includes the steps of: a) building a green tyre on a toroidal support in a building line of a tyre production plant; b) transferring the green tyre and the relevant toroidal support from the building line of the production plant to a first holding unit; c) transferring the green tyre and the relevant toroidal support from the first holding unit to a vulcanization line of the production plant; d) moulding and vulcanization the green tyre in the vulcanization line of the production plant; e) separating the moulded and vulcanized tyre from the relevant toroidal support; f) transferring the toroidal support, separated from the relevant tyre, from the vulcanization line to the first holding unit; and g) transferring the toroidal support, separated from the relevant tyre, from the first holding unit to the building line of the production plant, wherein steps b) and g) are carried out through a first transfer device and steps c) and f) are carried out thr
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Antonio Mirto, Stefano Sangiovanni, Guido Montacchini
  • Process and plant for producing tyres for vehicle wheels
    Patent number: 9242420
    Abstract: A plant and a process for producing tires wherein the process includes the steps of: a) building a green tire on a toroidal support in a building line of a tire production plant; b) transferring the green tire and the relevant toroidal support from the building line of the production plant to a first holding unit; c) transferring the green tire and the relevant toroidal support from the first holding unit to a vulcanization line of the production plant; d) molding and vulcanization the green tire in the vulcanization line of the production plant; e) separating the molded and vulcanized tire from the relevant toroidal support; f) transferring the toroidal support, separated from the relevant tire, from the vulcanization line to the first holding unit; and g) transferring the toroidal support, separated from the relevant tire, from the first holding unit to the building line of the production plant, wherein steps b) and g) are carried out through a first transfer device and steps c) and f) are carried out throu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Antonio Mirto, Stefano Sangiovanni, Guido Montacchini
  • PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS
    Publication number: 20100243129
    Abstract: A plant and a process for producing tyres wherein the process includes the steps of: a) building a green tyre on a toroidal support in a building line of a tyre production plant; b) transferring the green tyre and the relevant toroidal support from the building line of the production plant to a first holding unit; c) transferring the green tyre and the relevant toroidal support from the first holding unit to a vulcanization line of the production plant; d) moulding and vulcanization the green tyre in the vulcanization line of the production plant; e) separating the moulded and vulcanized tyre from the relevant toroidal support; f) transferring the toroidal support, separated from the relevant tyre, from the vulcanization line to the first holding unit; and g) transferring the toroidal support, separated from the relevant tyre, from the first holding unit to the building line of the production plant, wherein steps b) and g) are carried out through a first transfer device and steps c) and f) are carried out thr
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Antonio Mirto, Stefano Sangiovanni, Guido Montacchini