ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,920, issued on May 26, was assigned to Nexion S.P.A. (Correggio, Italy).
"Apparatus for mounting and removing a tyre" was invented by Giulio Corghi (Correggio, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tyre changing machine placed on a supporting surface comprises: a wheel-holder unit rotatable about a horizontal axis of rotation; a floorplate extending along a horizontal placement surface to receive and support the wheel; a drive system for driving the wheel-holder unit along the axis of rotation; a tool-holder turret supporting a tool in a working position where it interacts with a wheel tyre; a connecting member arranged on the floorp...