US Patent Issued to PIRELLI TYRE on July 28 for "Tyre for vehicle wheels" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,706, issued on July 28, was assigned to PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A. (Milan).

"Tyre for vehicle wheels" was invented by Emiliano Resmini (Milan), Luca Bruschelli (Milan) and Daniele Matturro (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a tyre (100) comprising a particular elastomeric compound in the underlayer (111), i.e. in the layer arranged between the tread band (109) and the belt structure (106) of the tyre.According to the invention, the tyre has a considerably reduced rolling resistance compared to known tyres, and at the same time, good road grip, excellent maneuverability and comfort."

The patent was filed ...