Patents by Inventor Alberto Maria Merlo

Alberto Maria Merlo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lumbar support for a vehicle backrest
    Patent number: 8162399
    Abstract: A lumbar support for a vehicle backrest has a resting element with a front surface shaped for supporting an area of the back of a user; the resting element is connected to a frame of the backrest via elastic elements, which are bistable for allowing the resting element to click from an advanced position to a rearward position when a thrust against the front surface exceeds a given threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Salvatore Demontis, Alberto Maria Merlo, Giorgio Masoero, Giovanni Boreanaz
  • Interchangeable module for glove box of dashboard of motor vehicle and glove box fitted with such interchangeable module
    Patent number: 7926861
    Abstract: A module for an object-holding drawer of a dashboard of a motor vehicle can be chosen from a plurality of different modules for accommodating different objects and is provided with a container connected in a fixed position and in an interchangeable manner to a shell by means of an attachment device; the container has an opening closed by a door, which is hinged to the container by means of hinge elements that form part of the attachment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Alberto Maria Merlo, Angelo Storgato, Giorgio Masoero
  • LUMBAR SUPPORT FOR A VEHICLE BACKREST
    Publication number: 20100148546
    Abstract: A lumbar support for a vehicle backrest has a resting element with a front surface shaped for supporting an area of the back of a user; the resting element is connected to a frame of the backrest via elastic elements, which are bistable for allowing the resting element to click from an advanced position to a rearward position when a thrust against the front surface exceeds a given threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Salvatore DEMONTIS, Alberto Maria MERLO, Giorgio MASOERO, Giovanni BOREANAZ
  • Interchangeable Module for an Object-Holding Drawer of a Dashboard of a Motor Vehicle and Object-Holding Drawer Fitted With Such Interchangeable Module
    Publication number: 20080231065
    Abstract: A module for an object-holding drawer of a dashboard of a motor vehicle can be chosen from a plurality of different modules for accommodating different objects and is provided with a container connected in a fixed position and in an interchangeable manner to a shell by means of an attachment device; the container has an opening closed by a door, which is hinged to the container by means of hinge elements that form part of the attachment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Alberto Maria Merlo, Angelo STORGATO, Giorgio MASOERO