US Patent Issued to NEXION on Sept. 22 for "Tyre changing machine and method for using a tyre changing machine" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,491, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to NEXION S.P.A. (Correggio, Italy).

"Tyre changing machine and method for using a tyre changing machine" was invented by Mirco Bigi (Carpi, Italy) and Daniele Aldini (Correggio, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tyre changing machine includes a wheel-holder unit, a frame, a bead breaker unit, a lifting device including a lifting arm and a supporting platform defining a horizontal surface on which to rest the wheel. The lifting device also includes a lifting actuator to move the supporting platform between the raised position and the lowered position, and a box-shaped body that is operative...