Patents by Inventor Nevio Zani

Nevio Zani 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: 8371349
    Abstract: The tread band of a tire has two circumferential portions, a central one and an inner intermediate one, respectively, that are subdivided into center and intermediate blocks respectively; an inner-shoulder circumferential portion has first and second inner-shoulder cuts, axially offset from each other and distributed in an alternated sequence, to confine a continuous inner-shoulder rest surface with an undulated course; and an outer intermediate circumferential portion has first and second intermediate cuts, and an outer-shoulder circumferential portion has first and second outer-shoulder cuts. The first and second intermediate cuts and the outer-shoulder cuts, respectively, mutually converge at an angle of about 20° and are axially offset from each other and circumferentially distributed in an alternated sequence, to delimit continuous rest surfaces, an intermediate and outer-shoulder surface respectively, with an undulated course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gianfranco Colombo, Stefano Montesello, Roberto Sangalli, Nevio Zani
  • Publication number: 20100108214
    Abstract: The tread band of a tyre has two circumferential portions, a central one and an inner intermediate one, respectively, that are subdivided into centre and intermediate blocks respectively; an inner-shoulder circumferential portion has first and second inner-shoulder cuts, axially offset from each other and distributed in an alternated sequence, to confine a continuous inner-shoulder rest surface with an undulated course; and an outer intermediate circumferential portion has first and second intermediate cuts, and an outer-shoulder circumferential portion has first and second outer-shoulder cuts. The first and second intermediate cuts and the outer-shoulder cuts, respectively, mutually converge at an angle of about 20° and are axially offset from each other and circumferentially distributed in an alternated sequence, to delimit continuous rest surfaces, an intermediate and outer-shoulder surface respectively, with an undulated course.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Gianfranco Colombo, Stefano Montesello, Roberto Sangalli, Nevio Zani