US Patent Issued to PIRELLI TYRE on July 1 for "Metallic reinforcing cord for tyres for vehicle wheels" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,054, issued on July 1, was assigned to PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A. (Milan).

"Metallic reinforcing cord for tyres for vehicle wheels" was invented by Simone Agresti (Milan), Guido Luigi Daghini (Milan) and Alessandro Ascanelli (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a metallic reinforcing cord for tyres for vehicle wheels, comprising at least two metallic wires twisted together with a predetermined twisting pitch, wherein the metallic reinforcing cord has a part load elongation greater than 3%, preferably greater than 3.5%."

The patent was filed on Dec. 16, 2020, under Application No. 17/757,068.

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