Patents by Inventor Nicola Pieroni

Nicola Pieroni 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).

  • Method of determining the longitudinal pitch of tread band blocks
    Patent number: 9696240
    Abstract: Method of determining the longitudinal pitch of blocks of a tread band having a raised pattern with a number of longitudinal grooves and transverse grooves; the method including the step of calculating a best longitudinal pitch of the blocks, to minimize pass-by noise at a given target speed, as a function of the resonance frequency of the longitudinal grooves and an integer greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nicola Pieroni
  • METHOD OF DETERMINING THE LONGITUDINAL PITCH OF BLOCKS OF A TREAD BAND AND TREAD BAND
    Publication number: 20140149071
    Abstract: Method of determining the longitudinal pitch of blocks of a tread band having a raised pattern with a number of longitudinal grooves and transverse grooves; the method including the step of calculating a best longitudinal pitch of the blocks, to minimize pass-by noise at a given target speed, as a function of the resonance frequency of the longitudinal grooves and an integer greater than zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nicola Pieroni