US Patent Issued to Snap-on Equipment Srl a unico socio on Sept. 16 for "Method and apparatus for determining the geometrical dimensions of a wheel" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,715, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Snap-on Equipment Srl a unico socio (Correggio, Italy).

"Method and apparatus for determining the geometrical dimensions of a wheel" was invented by Paolo Sotgiu (Modena, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and related apparatus are provided 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. The method uses contactless sensors which include a scanning radar system, preferably a millimeter-wave radar system, to scan the wheel, or at least one part of the wh...