Patents by Inventor Luca ZOIA

Luca ZOIA 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).

  • Tyre for vehicle wheels
    Patent number: 11390119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tyre for vehicle wheels comprising at least one structural element comprising a crosslinked elastomeric material obtained by crosslinking a crosslinkable elastomeric composition comprising a predispersion of natural rubber and lignin obtained by co-precipitation from latex, where said lignin has a concentration of phenolic groups higher than 2 mmol per gram of lignin, and where said predispersion comprises an amount of said lignin such as to provide, in said crosslinkable elastomeric composition, a concentration of lignin equal to or lower than about 25 phr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Luca Castellani, Thomas Hanel, Luca Zoia, Marco Orlandi, Davide Barana
  • Tyre for vehicle wheels comprising a composite reinforcing filler
    Patent number: 11390118
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tyre (100) for vehicle wheels comprising at least one structural element comprising a vulcanized elastomeric material obtained by vulcanizing a vulcanizable elastomeric composition comprising at least one vulcanizable diene elastomeric polymer and at least one composite reinforcing filler, a process for producing a tyre (100) comprising the composite reinforcing filler, a masterbatch comprising the composite reinforcing filler and a process for producing the same, as well as a process for producing the composite reinforcing filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Luca Castellani, Luca Zoia, Syed Danish Ali, Marco Orlandi, Thomas Hanel
  • TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS COMPRISING A COMPOSITE REINFORCING FILLER
    Publication number: 20200282770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tyre (100) for vehicle wheels comprising at least one structural element comprising a vulcanized elastomeric material obtained by vulcanizing a vulcanizable elastomeric composition comprising at least one vulcanizable diene elastomeric polymer and at least one composite reinforcing filler, a process for producing a tyre (100) comprising the composite reinforcing filler, a masterbatch comprising the composite reinforcing filler and a process for producing the same, as well as a process for producing the composite reinforcing filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicants: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A., Università Degli Studi Milano Bicocca
    Inventors: Luca CASTELLANI, Luca ZOIA, Syed Danish ALI, Marco ORLANDI, Thomas HANEL
  • TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS
    Publication number: 20200269634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tyre for vehicle wheels comprising at least one structural element comprising a crosslinked elastomeric material obtained by crosslinking a crosslinkable elastomeric composition comprising a predispersion of natural rubber and lignin obtained by co-precipitation from latex, where said lignin has a concentration of phenolic groups higher than 2 mmol per gram of lignin, and where said predispersion comprises an amount of said lignin such as to provide, in said crosslinkable elastomeric composition, a concentration of lignin equal to or lower than about 25 phr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Luca CASTELLANI, Thomas HANEL, Luca ZOIA, Marco ORLANDI, Davide BARANA