Patents by Inventor Marco Andrea Maggi

Marco Andrea Maggi 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).

  • Patent number: 11458777
    Abstract: The invention concerns a tread wear monitoring method comprising a preliminary step (6) and a tread wear monitoring step (7). The preliminary step (6) includes: performing tread wear tests on one or more tires; measuring tread-wear-related quantities and first frictional-energy-related quantities, wherein the tread wear-related quantities are indicative of tread wear resulting from the performed tread wear tests, and the first frictional-energy-related quantities are related to frictional energy which the tested tire(s) is/are subject to during the performed tread wear tests; and determining a calibrated tread wear model based on the measured tread-wear-related and first frictional-energy-related quantities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Bridgestone Europe N.V./S.A.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Ciaravola, Marco Andrea Maggi, Alfredo Corollaro, Lorenzo Alleva, Alessandro Boldrini, Valerio Bortolotto, Rufini Flavia
  • Patent number: 11458776
    Abstract: The invention concerns a tread wear monitoring method comprising a tread wear model calibration step (1) and a tread wear monitoring step (2), wherein the tread wear model calibration step (1) includes determining (13) a calibrated tread wear model based on tread-wear-related quantities and first frictional-energy-related quantities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Bridgestone Europe N.V./S.A.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Ciaravola, Alessandro Boldrini, Lorenzo Alleva, Alfredo Corollaro, Marco Andrea Maggi, Marco Pascucci
  • Publication number: 20210245554
    Abstract: The invention concerns a tread wear monitoring method comprising a tread wear model calibration step (1) and a tread wear monitoring step (2), wherein the tread wear model calibration step (1) includes determining (13) a calibrated tread wear model based on tread-wear-related quantities and first frictional-energy-related quantities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Vincenzo Ciaravola, Alessandro Boldrini, Lorenzo Alleva, Alfredo Corollaro, Marco Andrea Maggi, Marco Pascucci
  • Publication number: 20210188017
    Abstract: The invention concerns a tread wear monitoring method comprising a preliminary step (6) and a tread wear monitoring step (7). The preliminary step (6) includes: performing tread wear tests on one or more tires; measuring tread-wear-related quantities and first frictional-energy-related quantities, wherein the tread wear-related quantities are indicative of tread wear resulting from the performed tread wear tests, and the first frictional-energy-related quantities are related to frictional energy which the tested tire(s) is/are subject to during the performed tread wear tests; and determining a calibrated tread wear model based on the measured tread-wear-related and first frictional-energy-related quantities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Vincenzo Ciaravola, Marco Andrea Maggi, Alfredo Corollaro, Lorenzo Alleva, Alessandro Boldrini, Valerio Bortolotto, Rufini Flavia
  • Patent number: 8948959
    Abstract: A method of determining the stress that should be applied to a tire during an indoor endurance bench test. The method includes the steps of driving a vehicle along a sample road route; measuring variations in the longitudinal speed and position of the vehicle during its journey along the sample road route; and calculating the inertial forces acting on the vehicle during its journey along the sample road route, on the basis of variations in the longitudinal speed and position of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Marco Andrea Maggi
  • Publication number: 20140052324
    Abstract: A method of determining the stress that should be applied to a tyre during an indoor endurance bench test. The method includes the steps of driving a vehicle along a sample road route; measuring variations in the longitudinal speed and position of the vehicle during its journey along the sample road route; and calculating the inertial forces acting on the vehicle during its journey along the sample road route, on the basis of variations in the longitudinal speed and position of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Marco Andrea Maggi
  • Patent number: D815584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Hayashi, Antonio Scarale, Marco Toscano, Fabio Tomassi, Marco Andrea Maggi
  • Patent number: D840326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Hayashi, Antonio Scarale, Marco Toscano, Fabio Tomassi, Marco Andrea Maggi