Patents by Inventor Tullio Gonzaga

Tullio Gonzaga 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).

  • Publication number: 20180170128
    Abstract: The present invention regards a tightening group for a rim of or for a tired wheel including a base, a main wheel-holder or rim-holder plate or table and at least three jaws or jaw or gripper components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Tullio Gonzaga
  • Patent number: 9976575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for feeding a fluid to a container including a supplying line for supplying the fluid, an end for the inlet of the fluid into the supplying line, a dispensing end for dispensing the fluid into the container, and an opening/closing valve member intercepting the supplying line and which is movable between a closing position and an opening position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: BUTLER ENGINEERING AND MARKETING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Publication number: 20180009277
    Abstract: The present invention regards a group for bead releasing a tyred wheel and/or for thrusting a portion of a tyre (T) of a tyred wheel (TW), and such group comprises a base, a supporting column rising from the base, a tool-supporting arm extending from the supporting column and a bead releasing and/or thrust tool supported by the tool-supporting arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Publication number: 20170301103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the analysis and detection of geometrical features or parameters of an object, which device includes: at least one enlightening means designed to lighten a portion of an object (T); at least two cameras, each designed to detect an image of a portion of the object (T) lightened by the enlightening means; an electronic unit (EU) designed to interpolate the images (OI) of the object (T) received from the cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Publication number: 20170203942
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for preventing or reducing the flattening of the tire (T) of a wheel (TW) of a vehicle (MV) during a parking period, the device including an abutment surface configured or configurable as a lower portion (LP) of the tread of a tire of a tired wheel (TW) and such to apply to the lower portion (LP) and over the entire extension thereof a substantially uniform pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Butler Engineering and Marketing S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Patent number: 9707810
    Abstract: A tired wheel comprising at least one base structure, at least one support arm connected to said at least one base structure so as to be angularly displaceable with respect thereto, actuation means for actuating the support arm designed to angularly displace the arm with respect to the at least one base structure, and a demounting tool connected to the support arm so as to be angularly displaceable with respect thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: BUTLER ENGINEERING AND MARKETING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Publication number: 20170080763
    Abstract: The present invention regards a device for assembling and/or disassembling a support ring (SR) within or from a tyre (T), such device including a base, a column or pillar rising from said base and a grip and release group and/or an extraction group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Patent number: 9421834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for feeding a fluid to a vessel (T), including a fluid inflow or inlet opening, a distribution valve placed between the inlet opening and the vessel (T), a fluid supply line between the distribution valve and the vessel, and a valve member intercepting the supply line and movable between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: BUTLER ENGINEERING AND MARKETING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Patent number: 9254722
    Abstract: The present invention disclosure relates to a tool for supporting and locking a rim or tired wheel in position on a tire mounting-demounting machine for automobile wheels equipped with support table with an axial hole or opening, the tool including grip-release device for a tired wheel (TW) or a rim (W) to be handled, and locking means for locking the grip-release device to the support table and/or for locking the rim (W) or tired wheel (TW) against components of the grip-release device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: BUTLER ENGINEERING AND MARKETING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Publication number: 20160023524
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a device for assembling-disassembling a tyred wheel (TW) comprising a support component, an extension or stem component connected to the support component, a working tool articulated to the extension or stem component and actuation means intended to drive the sliding of the extension or stem component with respect to the support component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Publication number: 20150337870
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for feeding a fluid to a container including a supplying line for supplying the fluid, an end for the inlet of the fluid into the supplying line, a dispensing end for dispensing the fluid into the container, and an opening/closing valve member intercepting the supplying line and which is movable between a closing position and an opening position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Patent number: 9126463
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bead breaker group for a tire mounting-demounting machine, which includes a support arm displaceable, in use, in two bead breaking directions along one bead breaking axis, and includes a pair of bead breaker tools supported on substantially opposite sides with respect to the support arm, thereby defining opposite work fronts directed away from the support arm, the work front of a first bead breaker tool of the pair of bead breaker tools being directed towards one bead breaking direction of the two bead breaking directions, whereas the work front of a second bead breaker tool of the pair of bead breaker tools is directed towards the other bead breaking direction of the two bead breaking directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: BUTLER ENGINEERING & MARKETING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Publication number: 20150144273
    Abstract: A tired wheel comprising at least one base structure, at least one support arm connected to said at least one base structure so as to be angularly displaceable with respect thereto, actuation means for actuating the support arm designed to angularly displace the arm with respect to the at least one base structure, and a demounting tool connected to the support arm so as to be angularly displaceable with respect thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Patent number: 8910693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for demounting a tire (T) from a rim (W) including at least one support element; an articulation pin element borne by the at least one support element; a spring shackle element having a first end and a second end articulated on the articulation pin; a demounting lever; an actuator borne by the at least one support element and set to act on the demounting lever in order to make the demounting lever angularly move during use; and friction or elastic loading means designed to slow the angular movement of the spring shackle element around the articulation pin with respect to its angular movement around the first axis (x-x).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Butler Engineering & Marketing S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Patent number: 8905112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a demounting device comprising a support member translatable along a movement axis (y-y), drive means for the support member, a tool-holder arm (3) borne by the support member (2), an abutment element (4) and a hook-like extraction member (5) both supported by the tool-holder arm (3), the abutment element (4) having a substantially flat work surface (4a), whereas the hook-like extraction member (5) is suitable for being moved in a substantially transverse direction with respect to the rotation axis (x-x) of a rim (W).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Butler Engineering & Marketing S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Publication number: 20140182704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for feeding a fluid to a vessel (T), including a fluid inflow or inlet opening, a distribution valve placed between the inlet opening and the vessel (T), a fluid supply line between the distribution valve and the vessel, and a valve member intercepting the supply line and movable between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Butler Engineering & Marketing S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Patent number: 8752605
    Abstract: A device for automatic demounting of a tire from a rim having: a support arm (4); a demounting tool (10) articulated to the support arm (4); an attachment member (12) having one end articulated to the demounting tool (10) by a first articulation pin (13) and the other end thereof pivoted to the support arm (4) around a second articulation pin (14) extending substantially parallel to the first articulation pin (13); at least one extension appendage of the support arm (4) or a section (17) of the support arm (4), which extends beyond the second articulation pin (14); and at least one tie rod member (18) that is articulated on one side to the tool, and on the other side to the extension appendage or section (17) of the support arm (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Butler Engineering & Marketing S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Publication number: 20140034248
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for dismounting a tired wheel having a wheel rim (W) and a tire (T) mounted on the wheel rim (W), comprising: a support member (2), a bill or lever-shaped dismounting tool (4) having one end (4a) thereof articulated to the support member (2), and the other work end (4b) thereof substantially hook-shaped, and holding means for holding the tool (4) in an engagement and extraction position, the holding means comprising an elastically loaded pin (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Tullio GONZAGA, Silvano SANTI
  • Patent number: 8464774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bead breaker group for bead breaking a tire of a tired wheel equipped with rim with bead-engagement flanges, the bead breaker group comprising a support (2, 5) and at least one bead breaker tool (3) mounted for rotation around a pin (4) borne by the support (2, 5), the bead breaker tool being substantially flat and comprising: at least one portion configured as an abutment front (3b, 3d, 3f) against a flange of a rim of a tired wheel to be bead broken; and at least one portion having curved peripheral edge substantially coaxial with the pin (4) and intended to act as an engagement-penetration zone (3a, 3c, 3e) between the flange of a rim and the bead of a tire to be bead broken, the distance between the abutment front (3b, 3d, 3f) and the pin (4) being less than the distance between the pin (4) and the at least one engagement-penetration zone (3a, 3c, 3e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Butler Engineering & Marketing S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tullio Gonzaga, Silvano Santi
  • Publication number: 20130139974
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tool for supporting and locking a rim or tired wheel in position on a tire mounting-demounting machine for automobile wheels equipped with support table (2) with an axial hole or opening (2a), the tool comprising grip-release device (3) for a tired wheel (TW) or a rim (W) to be handled, and locking means for locking the grip-release device (3) to the support table (2) and/or for locking the rim (W) or tired wheel (TW) against components of the grip-release device (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Tullio GONZAGA, Silvano SANTI