Patents by Inventor Domenico Macchia

Domenico Macchia 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: 11002404
    Abstract: Described is a system for supporting a camera, said camera being fixed on an articulated head which allows the homogeneous movement along axes Zpan and Ytilt, said articulated head being equipped with variable fluid dampening means and counterbalancing means, for annulling the weight of the camera when rotated about the Ytilt axis, aid system being equipped with a structure for the rotation of the camera about a third Xroll axis, said structure being interposed between said head, above the same, and said camera, below the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CARTONI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Maria Elisabetta Cartoni, Alessandro Fiore, Domenico Macchia
  • Publication number: 20200026162
    Abstract: Described is a system for supporting a camera, said camera being fixed on an articulated head which allows the homogeneous movement along axes Zpan and Ytilt, said articulated head being equipped with variable fluid dampening means and counterbalancing means, for annulling the weight of the camera when rotated about the Ytilt axis, aid system being equipped with a structure for the rotation of the camera about a third Xroll axis, said structure being interposed between said head, above the same, and said camera, below the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Domenico MACCHIA, Alessandro FIORE
  • Patent number: 10288023
    Abstract: A pump unit for feeding fuel, preferably diesel fuel, to an internal combustion engine; the pump unit (1) comprising: a head (4) inside which a cylinder (12) extending along an axis (A1) is formed; a pumping piston (5) extending along the axis (A1) and slidingly coupled with the cylinder (12); a through-hole (13) which extends from the cylinder (12) towards the outside of the pump unit (1); an intake chamber (8) communicating with the cylinder (12) via the hole (13); an intake valve (7) which controls the flow of fuel from the intake chamber (8) to the hole (13); a cap (23; 123; 223) which is connected to the head (4), is arranged on the opposite side to the pumping piston (5) and can be selectively fixed along an outer surface (25) of the head (4) so as to close the intake chamber (8) on one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benedetto Loiacono, Domenico Macchia, Luisa Moscarella, Michele Antonio Iannuzzi
  • Publication number: 20170356411
    Abstract: A pump unit for feeding fuel, preferably diesel fuel, to an internal combustion engine; the pump unit (1) comprising: a head (4) inside which a cylinder (12) extending along an axis (A1) is formed; a pumping piston (5) extending along the axis (A1) and slidingly coupled with the cylinder (12); a through-hole (13) which extends from the cylinder (12) towards the outside of the pump unit (1); an intake chamber (8) communicating with the cylinder (12) via the hole (13); an intake valve (7) which controls the flow of fuel from the intake chamber (8) to the hole (13); a cap (23; 123; 223) which is connected to the head (4), is arranged on the opposite side to the pumping piston (5) and can be selectively fixed along an outer surface (25) of the head (4) so as to close the intake chamber (8) on one side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Benedetto Loiacono, Domenico Macchia, Luisa Moscarella, Michele Antonio Iannuzzi
  • Patent number: 9568142
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a counterbalancing structure (1) for counterbalancing a load, where the counterbalancing structure (1) has support means (3) for the support of the load, said support means (3) being able to rotate along a plane or vertical plane (?) with respect to a first axis or vertical axis (y) laying on said plane (?), a first movable pulley group (2) having at least a first upper pulley (4, 5), precompressed elastic means (10), and at least a rope or line (11, 12) fixed at a first end to said elastic means (10) and at the second end to the support means (3), the at least a rope (11, 12) passing at least on at least a first upper pulley (4, 5) such to act in compression on the elastic means (10) when the load is coupled to the support means (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: CARTONI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Domenico Macchia, Alessandro Fiore
  • Publication number: 20160169440
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a counterbalancing structure (1) for counterbalancing a load, where the counterbalancing structure (1) has support means (3) for the support of the load, said support means (3) being able to rotate along a plane or vertical plane (?) with respect to a first axis or vertical axis (y) laying on said plane (?), a first movable pulley group (2) having at least a first upper pulley (4, 5), precompressed elastic means (10), and at least a rope or line (11, 12) fixed at a first end to said elastic means (10) and at the second end to the support means (3), the at least a rope (11, 12) passing at least on at least a first upper pulley (4, 5) such to act in compression on the elastic means (10) when the load is coupled to the support means (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Domenico MACCHIA, Alessandro FIORE
  • Publication number: 20100092165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera support head (1) for motion picture, TV and like shootings, comprising an L shake structure, comprising a first horizontal arm (2), that is rotatably coupled along a 360° arc (pan plane) about a first vertical axis (A), with a support element (3), such as a tripod, a dolly and like, and a second vertical arm (4), coupled at the bottom with said first horizontal arm (2), and bearing above a camera support bracket (5), said camera support bracket (5) being coupled with said second vertical arm (4) so as to be able to rotate along a 360° arc (tilt plane), said support head (1) being characterized in that coupling between said first horizontal arm (2) and said second vertical arm (4) permitting rotation each other along a 360° arc, about a second vertical axis (C), offset and parallel with respect to said first vertical axis (A), said rotation being adjustable and fixable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: CARTONI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Guido Cartoni, Domenico Macchia