US Patent Issued to PIAGGIO & C. on May 13 for "Tilting saddle-riding motor vehicle with two tilting front steered wheels and two non-tilting rear driving wheels" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,918, issued on May 13, was assigned to PIAGGIO & C. S.P.A. (Pontedera, Italy).

"Tilting saddle-riding motor vehicle with two tilting front steered wheels and two non-tilting rear driving wheels" was invented by Andrea Raffaelli (Pontedera, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The tilting saddle-riding motor vehicle (1) includes a frame (3), two front steered wheels (11A, 11B) and two rear driving wheels (15A, 15B). The front steered wheels and the frame are adapted to perform a tilting movement during travel, while the rear driving wheels are supported on a carriage (19) which does not have a tilting movement and is connected to the ...