Patents by Inventor Renato Palaoro

Renato Palaoro 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: 10814680
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tyre valve for a pneumatic tyre of a vehicle, having a valve stem extending from the air inlet end to the air outlet end and having an outside thread on its outside circumference and a collar at its air outlet end for a rim well carrying the pneumatic tyre and a fastening thread for an air pressure sensor or other device to be fastened to the valve stem and positioned inside the pneumatic tyre, exhibiting a union nut with an inside thread for screwing onto the outside thread in order to clamp the rim base between the union nut and the collar, with the valve stem being inserted through a rim bore, with a plastic valve cap, with a deformable element located on the outside circumference of the valve stem and/or an inside circumference of the union nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: WEGMANN AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Patent number: 10543723
    Abstract: Air pressure measuring device (10) for a vehicle wheel (2), having a valve body (11) which constitutes a first element (31) and which can be inserted in a through-hole (5) in a vehicle wheel rim (1), having a cap nut (30) which constitutes a second element (32) for axially tensioning valve body (11) on the vehicle wheel rim (1), wherein when the air pressure measuring device (10) is in the installed state a threaded connection (35) is created between the valve body (11) and the cap nut (30), consisting of a thread (40) formed on the valve body (11) and a thread (41) formed on cap nut (30), wherein, in order to create one of the two threads (40, 41) both elements (31, 32) are made from materials of different hardnesses, a self-cutting thread (40) is produced in the element (31) that is made of the harder material, and a deforming section (39) is produced in the element (32) that is made of the softer material, in and in which the other thread (41) can be created by cooperation with the self-cutting thread (40)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Publication number: 20180162184
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tyre valve for a pneumatic tyre of a vehicle, having a valve stem extending from the air inlet end to the air outlet end and having an outside thread on its outside circumference and a collar at its air outlet end for a rim well carrying the pneumatic tyre and a fastening thread for an air pressure sensor or other device to be fastened to the valve stem and positioned inside the pneumatic tyre, exhibiting a union nut with an inside thread for screwing onto the outside thread in order to clamp the rim base between the union nut and the collar, with the valve stem being inserted through a rim bore, with a plastic valve cap, with a deformable element located on the outside circumference of the valve stem and/or an inside circumference of the union nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Publication number: 20180126806
    Abstract: Air pressure measuring device (10) for a vehicle wheel (2), having a valve body (11) which constitutes a first element (31) and which can be inserted in a through-hole (5) in a vehicle wheel rim (1), having a cap nut (30) which constitutes a second element (32) for axially tensioning valve body (11) on the vehicle wheel rim (1), wherein when the air pressure measuring device (10) is in the installed state a threaded connection (35) is created between the valve body (11) and the cap nut (30), consisting of a thread (40) formed on the valve body (11) and a thread (41) formed on cap nut (30), wherein, in order to create one of the two threads (40, 41) both elements (31, 32) are made from materials of different hardnesses, a self-cutting thread (40) is produced in the element (31) that is made of the harder material, and a deforming section (39) is produced in the element (32) that is made of the softer material, in and in which the other thread (41) can be created by cooperation with the self-cutting thread (40)
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Patent number: 9493044
    Abstract: A tire valve having a valve body engaging in a rim bore of a rim, in particular vehicle rim, which valve body forms a lower valve body section arranged on a side of the rim, in particular in the rim interior, in the assembled state, and an upper valve body section projecting from the rim bore, and in the region of the upper valve body section is designed to cooperate with a union nut, wherein the lower valve body section forms a ring shoulder offering an abutment for a flat edge section of the rim bore, and in which a ring groove which is open to the edge section is molded, and against which the edge section can be gripped by tightening the union nut, and a molded seal made from resilient material is provided to seal the rim bore with respect to the valve body, so that in the assembled and gripped state, an annular chamber section of the molded seal engages in the ring groove and rests in sealing manner on the edge section of the rim bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Patent number: 9109709
    Abstract: A residual pressure valve (10; 10a; 10b) for a flow medium, in particular for air, the flow passage (30) of which is arranged in a valve housing (15) and is designed so as to allow flows to pass in different directions and so as to be interrupted by an at least partially movable sealing element (41; 41a) depending on the pressure of the flow medium, wherein an energy store (45) which is in particular designed as a pressure spring, the sealing element (41; 41a) is seated against a counter element (21; 21a) in a sealing manner when the flow medium drops below a minimum pressure in order to interrupt the flow passage (30), and wherein the flow path (30) has two separate bores (32, 58) which are arranged coaxially in relation to one another and are connected to one another by at least one connecting channel (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Patent number: 8813773
    Abstract: A valve device having a valve body (1, 1?) releasably connected by a retaining unit (4, 4?) to a housing (3, 3?) designed for receiving electronic tire pressure measuring device, so that the retaining unit fixes the valve body in a relative position to the housing in a locked state, and the valve body can be displaced in an axial extension direction relative to the housing and released from the same in an unlocked state. The retaining unit is provided on or in the housing, so that it engages laterally in a jacket-side locking segment of the valve body for producing the locked state, and are designed so that the retaining unit is secured or locked on or in the housing in the locked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventors: Renato Palaoro, Ulf Klaiber, Sven Kindelmann, Timo Oppold, Gerd Haeussler
  • Publication number: 20130319544
    Abstract: A residual pressure valve (10; 10a; 10b) for a flow medium, in particular for air, the flow passage (30) of which is arranged in a valve housing (15) and is designed so as to allow flows to pass in different directions and so as to be interrupted by an at least partially movable sealing element (41; 41a) depending on the pressure of the flow medium, wherein an energy store (45) which is in particular designed as a pressure spring, the sealing element (41; 41a) is seated against a counter element (21; 21a) in a sealing manner when the flow medium drops below a minimum pressure in order to interrupt the flow passage (30), and wherein the flow path (30) has two separate bores (32, 58) which are arranged coaxially in relation to one another and are connected to one another by at least one connecting channel (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Patent number: 8474475
    Abstract: A valve arrangement (1) comprising a valve body (2) for inflating and deflating a vehicle tire and comprising a measuring device (8) for measuring the tire pressure, in which the measuring device (8) is secured on the valve body (2) against axial movement in a pulling direction (Z) away from the valve body (2) by a securing element. The securing element has a profiled element (15) with a fixing element (20) acting on the valve body (2). Furthermore, a construction kit for such a valve arrangement is provided. The profiled element can connect the valve body (2) in a signal-conducting manner to an electronic transmitting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventors: Renato Palaoro, Andreas Gerstenlauer
  • Patent number: 8312904
    Abstract: The invention is based on a valve with a valve body (1) having: an air duct (5) which penetrates the valve body (1), in particular in the axial direction (3), and a valve foot (7) which is formed, in particular in one piece, with the valve body (1), on an end (9) of the valve body (1) which is proximal with respect to a rim edge in the installed position, wherein a distal end (8) of the valve body (1) is provided to engage through a valve hole in the rim edge, and the valve foot (7) is provided for arrangement on a tyre-side side of the rim edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Patent number: 8047247
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tire valve (10) comprising a valve body (11) which penetrates a bore (21) of a rim (20), particularly a vehicle rim, embodies a bottom valve body section (13) that is disposed on one side (23) of the rim (20), particularly in the interior of the rim, in the mounted state as well as a top valve body section (15) that protrudes from the rim bore (21), and is configured so as to cooperate with a cap nut (17) in the area of the top valve body section (15). The bottom valve body section (13) forms a stop collar (19) which is used as an abutment for a flat peripheral section (27) of the rim bore (21) and widens the bottom valve body section (13) relative to the top valve body section (15) beyond an internal width of the rim bore (21). The peripheral section (27) of the rim bore (21) can be braced against said stop collar (19) by tightening the cap nut (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Publication number: 20110248204
    Abstract: A valve device having a valve body (1, 1?) releaseably connected by a retaining unit (4, 4?) to a housing (3, 3?) designed for receiving electronic tire pressure measuring device, so that the retaining unit fixes the valve body in a relative position to the housing in a locked state, and the valve body can be displaced in an axial extension direction relative to the housing and released from the same in an unlocked state. The retaining unit is provided on or in the housing, so that it engages laterally in a jacket-side locking segment of the valve body for producing the locked state, and are designed so that the retaining unit is secured or locked on or in the housing in the locked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: ALLIGATOR VENTILFABRIK GMBH
    Inventors: Renato Palaoro, Ulf Klaiber, Sven Kindelmann, Timo Oppold, Gerd Haeussler
  • Publication number: 20110168314
    Abstract: The invention is based on a valve with a valve body (1) having: an air duct (5) which penetrates the valve body (1), in particular in the axial direction (3), and a valve foot (7) which is formed, in particular in one piece, with the valve body (1), on an end (9) of the valve body (1) which is proximal with respect to a rim edge in the installed position, wherein a distal end (8) of the valve body (1) is provided to engage through a valve hole in the rim edge, and the valve foot (7) is provided for arrangement on a tyre-side side of the rim edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: ALLIGATOR VENTILFABRIK GMBH
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Publication number: 20090229676
    Abstract: A valve arrangement (1) comprising a valve body (2) for inflating and deflating a vehicle tire and comprising a measuring device (8) for measuring the tire pressure, in which the measuring device (8) is secured on the valve body (2) against axial movement in a pulling direction (Z) away from the valve body (2) by a securing element. The securing element has a profiled element (15) with a fixing element (20) acting on the valve body (2). Furthermore, a construction kit for such a valve arrangement is provided. The profiled element can connect the valve body (2) in a signal-conducting manner to an electronic transmitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: ALLIGATOR VENTILFABRIK GMBH
    Inventors: Renato Palaoro, Andreas Gerstenlauer
  • Publication number: 20090115239
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tire valve (10) comprising a valve body (11) which penetrates a bore (21) of a rim (20), particularly a vehicle rim, embodies a bottom valve body section (13) that is disposed on one side (23) of the rim (20), particularly in the interior of the rim, in the mounted state as well as a top valve body section (15) that protrudes from the rim bore (21), and is configured so as to cooperate with a cap nut (17) in the area of the top valve body section (15). The bottom valve body section (13) forms a stop collar (19) which is used as an abutment for a flat peripheral section (27) of the rim bore (21) and widens the bottom valve body section (13) relative to the top valve body section (15) beyond an internal width of the rim bore (21). The peripheral section (27) of the rim bore (21) can be braced against said stop collar (19) by tightening the cap nut (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: ALLIGATOR VENTILFABRIK GmbH
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro
  • Publication number: 20080142088
    Abstract: A tire valve having a valve body engaging in a rim bore of a rim, in particular vehicle rim, which valve body forms a lower valve body section arranged on a side of the rim, in particular in the rim interior, in the assembled state, and an upper valve body section projecting from the rim bore, and in the region of the upper valve body section is designed to cooperate with a union nut, wherein the lower valve body section forms a ring shoulder offering an abutment for a flat edge section of the rim bore, and in which a ring groove which is open to the edge section is moulded, and against which the edge section can be gripped by tightening the union nut, and a moulded seal made from resilient material is provided to seal the rim bore with respect to the valve body, so that in the assembled and gripped state, an annular chamber section of the moulded seal engages in the ring groove and rests in sealing manner on the edge section of the rim bore, and a preferably hollow-cylindrical vertical section of the moulded
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: ALLIGATOR VENTILFABRIK GMBH
    Inventor: Renato Palaoro