Patents by Inventor Roberto Dipilato

Roberto Dipilato 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: 7959424
    Abstract: A curing mold for a tire. The curing mold is in the form of a hollow cylinder, and has two parallel opposite sidewalls defining the base walls of the curing mold and having respective inner retaining surfaces; and a number of lateral sectors arranged successively to define the cylindrical lateral wall of the curing mold. Each sidewall has at least one seat formed through the inner retaining surface, at the outer edge of the inner retaining surface; a movable member housed inside the seat and movable between an extracted position, in which the movable member projects at least partly from the seat, and a withdrawn position, in which the movable member is housed completely inside the seat; and at least one elastic push member for pushing the movable member out of the seat into the extracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Roberto Dipilato
  • Publication number: 20100009020
    Abstract: A curing mold (1) for a tyre (2). The curing mold (1) is in the form of a hollow cylinder, and has two parallel opposite sidewalls (3) defining the base walls of the curing mold (1) and having respective inner retaining surfaces (4); and a number of lateral sectors (5) arranged successively to define the cylindrical lateral wall of the curing mold (1). Each sidewall (3) has at least one seat (7) formed through the inner retaining surface (4), at the outer edge of the inner retaining surface (4); a movable member (8) housed inside the seat (7) and movable between an extracted position, in which the movable member (8) projects at least partly from the seat (7), and a withdrawn position, in which the movable member (8) is housed completely inside the seat (7); and at least one elastic push member for pushing the movable member (8) out of the seat (7) into the extracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Roberto Dipilato