US Patent Issued to Snap-on Equipment Srl a unico socio on April 15 for "Method and apparatus for determining the geometrical dimensions of a vehicle wheel mounted that rotates about an axis of rotation" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,571, issued on April 15, was assigned to Snap-on Equipment Srl a unico socio (Correggio, Italy).

"Method and apparatus for determining the geometrical dimensions of a vehicle wheel mounted that rotates about an axis of rotation" was invented by Paolo Sotgiu (Modena, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and related apparatus for determining the geometrical dimensions of a wheel, or at least one part of a wheel, with particular reference to vehicle wheels, in the context of a wheel maintenance process. This method uses contactless sensors which comprise a scanning radar system, preferably a millimeter-wave radar system, to scan t...