Patents by Inventor Michele De Stasio

Michele De Stasio 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).

  • Apparatus for detecting and checking defects on a tire at the end of a production process
    Patent number: 11198339
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting and checking defects on a tire at the end of a production process, the apparatus comprising a workstation comprising a workbench comprising a rotating table for supporting a tire; a profilometer; a high-resolution color linear camera for scanning outer surfaces of tire tread and tire shoulders; mechanical supports for the profilometer and color linear camera; a data processor for storing and processing data detected by the profilometer and the color linear camera means, for providing a three-dimensional model of a tire, and for management of a database including parameters referring to surface characteristics of defect-free tires; an interface for facilitating interaction between an operator and the apparatus; wherein the profilometer and the color linear camera are configured to operate simultaneously and perform a full scan of all the profiles of inner and outer surfaces of a tire while the tire is in rotation at a controlled speed on the rotating table; and wherein the data proce
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Michele De Stasio, Salvatore Romano, Angelo Pagliuso
  • APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND CHECKING DEFECTS ON A TIRE AT THE END OF A PRODUCTION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20200047569
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting and checking defects on a tire at the end of a production process, the apparatus comprising a workstation comprising a workbench comprising a rotating table for supporting a tire; a profilometer; a high-resolution color linear camera for scanning outer surfaces of tire tread and tire shoulders; mechanical supports for the profilometer and color linear camera; a data processor for for storing and processing data detected by the profilometer and the color linear camera means, for providing a three-dimensional model of a tire, and for management of a database including parameters referring to surface characteristics of defect-free tires; an interface for facilitating interaction between an operator and the apparatus; wherein the profilometer and the color linear camera are configured to operate simultaneously and perform a full scan of all the profiles of inner and outer surfaces of a tire while the tire is in rotation at a controlled speed on the rotating table; and wherein the data p
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: TEKNA AUTOMAZIONE E CONTROLLO SRL
    Inventors: Michele De Stasio, Salvatore Romano, Angelo Pagliuso