Patents by Inventor Angelo Storgato

Angelo Storgato 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).

  • Patent number: 10106062
    Abstract: In a motor-vehicle seat a padding body of a cushion and/or backrest has a passage for air coming from an air conditioning system of the motor-vehicle. This passage includes a closed cavity defined between a lowered surface formed in an outer surface of the padding body and the seat cover. At least part of the closed cavity is separated from the cover through a layer of a material substantially impervious to air, configured to exchange heat by thermal conduction, through the cover with a body of an occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile Per Azioni
    Inventors: Angelo Storgato, Giorgio Masoero
  • Publication number: 20160096460
    Abstract: In a motor-vehicle seat a padding body of a cushion and/or backrest has a passage for air coming from an air conditioning system of the motor-vehicle. This passage includes a closed cavity defined between a lowered surface formed in an outer surface of the padding body and the seat cover. At least part of the closed cavity is separated from the cover through a layer of a material substantially impervious to air, configured to exchange heat by thermal conduction, through the cover with a body of an occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Angelo Storgato, Giorgio Masoero
  • Patent number: 8919850
    Abstract: An equipped living, compartment for transport vehicles, the equipped compartment being provided with a multipurpose kitchen unit defined by a cabinet having a top closing lid and provided with a cooking surface, which is mounted underneath the lid and can be turned up or down, at least in part, between a lowered operative position and a raised inoperative position, and with a basin or sink set in a fixed position underneath the cooking surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Silvia Quattrocolo, Angelo Storgato
  • Publication number: 20140361576
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle door comprises a structure including an inner panel (3), a carrier (5) fixed to the inner panel (3), for supporting a plurality of auxiliary members of the door, and a trimming panel (6, 7) which covers the carrier (5) and the inner panel (3) on the inner side of the door. The carrier (5) is made of fibre-reinforced synthetic material and it is rigidly connected to the inner panel (3) and it is configured to also serve as a structural reinforcement for said inner panel. The carrier (5) also has at least one portion (50, 52) exposed to view, not covered by said trimming panel (6, 7) and having a structure and a configuration such to directly serve the function of trimming panel at the exposed portions thereof. In a variant, the inner panel is constituted by a quadrangular framework constituted by one or more C-section elements defining an upper crosspiece, a lower crosspiece and two uprights which connect the ends of said crosspieces to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Angelo Storgato, Giorgio Masoero, Andrea Caroli, Marco Biasiotto, Franco Tosco
  • Patent number: 8870257
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a luggage compartment that houses an additional support unit having a loading floor, height-adjustable between a lowered position and at least one raised position; when in the raised position, the loading floor is supported, but can rotate upwards about a horizontal axis of rotation; the unit has two levers, which are hinged to a fixed structure about a first horizontal axis and to the loading floor about a second horizontal axis, which is set apart from the first horizontal axis by a variable distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa' Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Franco Tosco, Giorgio Masoero, Alberto Caruso, Angelo Storgato
  • Patent number: 8851545
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a luggage compartment that houses an additional support unit having a loading floor, height-adjustable between a lowered position and at least one raised position; the unit has two levers hinged to a fixed structure about a first horizontal axis and to the loading floor about a second horizontal axis, parallel to the first one; when placed in the raised position, the loading floor is supported, but can be rotated upwards about the second horizontal axis; the levers carry respective appendages, which rest on fixed brackets to support the loading floor in the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa' Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Franco Tosco, Giorgio Masoero, Alberto Caruso, Angelo Storgato
  • Patent number: 8839845
    Abstract: A heating and air conditioning device for motor-vehicles, comprises a unit for suctioning and supplying air (13) and a heating and air conditioning unit (1), including a heater (2) and an evaporator (3) and a mixing lid (4) for distributing the airflow coming from the supply unit (13) between said heater (2) and said evaporator (3). The heating and air conditioning unit comprises a single moveable element for distributing the conditioned airflow between one or more outlets arranged along a dashboard of a motor-vehicle, respectively adjacent to the windscreen, at the front on the dashboard or adjacent to the floor of the cabin of the motor-vehicle, to respectively actuate the DEFROST, VENT, FLOOR functions or their combination. At least part of the air supply unit (13), preferably at least one air intake (14) and one pipe (15) for supplying air including an air filter (16), and borne by a bodywork connected to a front bonnet (22) of the motor-vehicle which closes the engine compartment at the upper part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Fabrizio Mattiello, Angelo Storgato, Chiara Vicari, Giuseppe Chiabotto, Alessio Sarcoli
  • Publication number: 20140054917
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a luggage compartment that houses an additional support unit having a loading floor, height-adjustable between a lowered position and at least one raised position; the unit has two levers hinged to a fixed structure about a first horizontal axis and to the loading floor about a second horizontal axis, parallel to the first one; when placed in the raised position, the loading floor is supported, but can be rotated upwards about the second horizontal axis; the levers carry respective appendages, which rest on fixed brackets to support the loading floor in the raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: C.R.F Societa' Consortile Per Azioni
    Inventors: Franco Tosco, Giorgio Masoero, Alberto Caruso, Angelo Storgato
  • Publication number: 20140049065
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with a luggage compartment that houses an additional support unit having a loading floor, height-adjustable between a lowered position and at least one raised position; when in the raised position, the loading floor is supported, but can rotate upwards about a horizontal axis of rotation; the unit has two levers, which are hinged to a fixed structure about a first horizontal axis and to the loading floor about a second horizontal axis, which is set apart from the first horizontal axis by a variable distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: C.R.F. Societa' Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Franco Tosco, Giorgio Masoero, Alberto Caruso, Angelo Storgato
  • Publication number: 20130221696
    Abstract: An equipped living compartment for transport vehicles, the equipped compartment being provided with a multipurpose kitchen unit defined by a cabinet having a top closing lid and provided with a cooking surface, which is mounted underneath the lid and can be turned up or down, at least in part, between a lowered operative position and a raised inoperative position, and with a basin or sink set in a fixed position underneath the cooking surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Silvia Quattrocolo, Angelo Storgato
  • Publication number: 20130185662
    Abstract: An automotive human machine interface comprising a control console with a display unit; a plurality of communication interfaces designed to allow the control console to communicate; wherein a first one of the communication interfaces is defined by a support to which the control console can be removably fixed, and a second one of the communication interfaces is defined by either a further support to which the control console can be removably fixed or a wireless communication system which allows the control console to communicate when it is detached from any of the supports; the supports being configured to enable the support to which the control console is fixed to be recognized; and an electronic management unit configured to manage operation of the control console, to cause user-selectable functions to be displayed on the control console, and automatically reconfigure access of a user to the user-selectable functions depending on the communication interface through which the control console communicates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Silvia Quattrocolo, Angelo Storgato, Enrica Deregibus, Alessandro Iviglia
  • Patent number: 8292704
    Abstract: A dashboard for a motor vehicle is prearranged in such a way that the air for ventilation of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle that exits from a top opening of the dashboard is deviated, by the Coanda effect, along the top surface of the dashboard and beyond the dashboard in the direction of the occupants of the passenger compartment. The dashboard is moreover provided with at least one flow-perturbing element, which can be brought into an active position thereof, in which it projects above the top surface of the dashboard, in an area immediately downstream of the aforesaid top opening, with reference to the direction of the flow of air coming out of the top opening. In the active position of the flow-perturbing element, the flow of air coming out of the top opening is deviated towards the windscreen of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Angelo Storgato, Giovanni Boreanaz, Giorgio Masoero
  • Publication number: 20110114283
    Abstract: A heating and air conditioning device for motor-vehicles, comprises a unit for suctioning and supplying air (13) and a heating and air conditioning unit (1), including a heater (2) and an evaporator (3) and a mixing lid (4) for distributing the airflow coming from the supply unit (13) between said heater (2) and said evaporator (3). The heating and air conditioning unit comprises a single moveable element for distributing the conditioned airflow between one or more outlets arranged along a dashboard of a motor-vehicle, respectively adjacent to the windscreen, at the front on the dashboard or adjacent to the floor of the cabin of the motor-vehicle, to respectively actuate the DEFROST, VENT, FLOOR functions or their combination. At least part of the air supply unit (13), preferably at least one air intake (14) and one pipe (15) for supplying air including an air filter (16), and borne by a bodywork connected to a front bonnet (22) of the motor-vehicle which closes the engine compartment at the upper part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Fabrizio Mattiello, Angelo Storgato, Chiara Vicari, Giuseppe Chiabotto, Alessio Sarcoli
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7802833
    Abstract: A console of a tunnel for the passenger compartment of a vehicle has an outer structure that houses, in a fixed position, a glove compartment fitted with a hatch; the console has a wall, which is positioned outside of said compartment and is movable, in response to an action by the user, with respect to an upper surface of the structure, between a lowered position and a raised position, so as to project upwards with respect to this upper surface and define an outer compartment when located in the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Giovanni Boreanaz, Federica Fino, Angelo Storgato
  • Patent number: 7794005
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat assembly has a longitudinally movable rear seat and a load floor, which is height-adjustable, can be placed in a boot and has a front portion coupled to a lever member in a rotational manner about a horizontal axis; the lever member can swing about a further horizontal axis, which is fixed with respect to the rear seat during the longitudinal movement of the rear seat; the load floor has a substantially flat rear panel, which is coupled in a sliding manner to the front portion so as to vary the length of the load floor depending on the longitudinal position of the rear seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Angelo Storgato, Giorgio Masoero
  • Publication number: 20100026034
    Abstract: A dashboard for a motor vehicle is prearranged in such a way that the air for ventilation of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle that exits from a top opening of the dashboard is deviated, by the Coanda effect, along the top surface of the dashboard and beyond the dashboard in the direction of the occupants of the passenger compartment. The dashboard is moreover provided with at least one flow-perturbing element, which can be brought into an active position thereof, in which it projects above the top surface of the dashboard, in an area immediately downstream of the aforesaid top opening, with reference to the direction of the flow of air coming out of the top opening. In the active position of the flow-perturbing element, the flow of air coming out of the top opening is deviated towards the windscreen of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Angelo Storgato, Giovanni Boreanaz, Giorgio Masoero
  • Publication number: 20090167045
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat assembly has a longitudinally movable rear seat and a load floor, which is height-adjustable, can be placed in a boot and has a front portion coupled to a lever member in a rotational manner about a horizontal axis; the lever member can swing about a further horizontal axis, which is fixed with respect to the rear seat during the longitudinal movement of the rear seat; the load floor has a substantially flat rear panel, which is coupled in a sliding manner to the front portion so as to vary the length of the load floor depending on the longitudinal position of the rear seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Angelo Storgato, Giorgio Masoero
  • Publication number: 20090134649
    Abstract: A console of a tunnel for the passenger compartment of a vehicle has an outer structure that houses, in a fixed position, a glove compartment fitted with a hatch; the console has a wall, which is positioned outside of said compartment and is movable, in response to an action by the user, with respect to an upper surface of the structure, between a lowered position and a raised position, so as to project upwards with respect to this upper surface and define an outer compartment when located in the raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Giovanni Boreanaz, Federica Fino, Angelo Storgato
  • 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