Patents by Inventor Elena PETTINATO

Elena PETTINATO 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).

  • Four-point seat belt and relative road vehicle
    Patent number: 11958434
    Abstract: Four-point seat belt comprising two thoracic branches configured to anchor the chest of a user to a backrest of a vehicular seat; two abdominal branches configured to girdle and anchor the waist of the user to the vehicular seat; at least one damping device configured to be activated upon exceeding a first predetermined value of a tension force imparted by the user to the belt; wherein the damping device is configured to cause, upon its activation, a controlled advancement of the chest of the user while limiting the acceleration of the head of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: FERRARI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gianluca Fumarola, Elena Pettinato
  • FOUR-POINT SEAT BELT AND RELATIVE ROAD VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230226994
    Abstract: Four-point seat belt comprising two thoracic branches configured to anchor the chest of a user to a backrest of a vehicular seat; two abdominal branches configured to girdle and anchor the waist of the user to the vehicular seat; at least one damping device configured to be activated upon exceeding a first predetermined value of a tension force imparted by the user to the belt; wherein the damping device is configured to cause, upon its activation, a controlled advancement of the chest of the user while limiting the acceleration of the head of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Gianluca FUMAROLA, Elena PETTINATO