Patents by Inventor Federica Fino

Federica Fino 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: 11667065
    Abstract: A finishing/covering element for a component in a vehicle passenger compartment has a front surface facing, in use, the inside of the passenger compartment and a rear surface facing, in use, the component on which the finishing/covering element is fitted; the finishing/covering element is manufactured by moulding a thermoplastic material in a mould, which has a first and a second forming surface facing one another; the first forming surface forms the outline of the front surface and is embossed so as to form a corresponding embossing on the front surface, without further treatments and/or coating operations and/or processing on the front surface after the moulding; at the same time, the moulded thermoplastic material comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane reinforced by reinforcement fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: FCA ITALY S.p.A.
    Inventors: Federica Fino, Martino L'Altrella, Matteo Strumia, Elena Bergadano, Maurizio Servetti, Fabio Massolo
  • Publication number: 20200114554
    Abstract: A finishing/covering element for a component in a vehicle passenger compartment has a front surface facing, in use, the inside of the passenger compartment and a rear surface facing, in use, the component on which the finishing/covering element is fitted; the finishing/covering element is manufactured by moulding a thermoplastic material in a mould, which has a first and a second forming surface facing one another; the first forming surface forms the outline of the front surface and is embossed so as to form a corresponding embossing on the front surface, without further treatments and/or coating operations and/or processing on the front surface after the moulding; at the same time, the moulded thermoplastic material comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane reinforced by reinforcement fibres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Federica Fino, Martino L'Altrella, Matteo Strumia, Elena Bergadano, Maurizio Servetti, Fabio Massolo
  • Patent number: 9037990
    Abstract: An automotive user interface for controlling the temperature, the distribution and of the air flow rate in a ventilation system of a motor vehicle. The automotive user interface comprises: a touch-sensitive control display unit, which comprises light-emitter diodes structured for providing a visual representation of temperatures that can be set by a user according to a generally circular arrangement; an optically semitransparent touch-sensitive control panel superimposed on the light-emitter diodes in a position corresponding to an area for setting the temperature; and an electronic control unit connected to the light-emitter diodes and to the control panel for controlling the temperature of the air in the ventilation system and the light-emitter-diode means in response to an action of touch contact by a user on the area for setting the temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societá Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Federica Fino, Diego Marzorati, Giovanni Boreanaz
  • Patent number: 8469562
    Abstract: An interior aesthetic/decorative element for passenger compartments of vehicles, in particular, for the cab of a lorry, having a visible semitransparent surface with a metallic appearance, associated to the back of which are backlighting means that can be activated for providing emission of suffused light through the semitransparent surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Diego Marzorati, Giovanni Boreanaz, Federica Fino, Stefano Bernard
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20100095245
    Abstract: An automotive user interface for controlling the temperature, the distribution and of the air flow rate in a ventilation system of a motor vehicle. The automotive user interface comprises: a touch-sensitive control display unit, which comprises light-emitter diodes structured for providing a visual representation of temperatures that can be set by a user according to a generally circular arrangement; an optically semitransparent touch-sensitive control panel superimposed on the light-emitter diodes in a position corresponding to an area for setting the temperature; and an electronic control unit connected to the light-emitter diodes and to the control panel for controlling the temperature of the air in the ventilation system and the light-emitter-diode means in response to an action of touch contact by a user on the area for setting the temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Federica Fino, Diego Marzorati, Giovanni Boreanaz
  • Publication number: 20100073953
    Abstract: An interior aesthetic/decorative element for passenger compartments of vehicles, in particular for the cab of a lorry, having a visible semitransparent surface with a metallic appearance, associated to the back of which are backlighting means that can be activated for providing emission of suffused light through said semitransparent surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Diego Marzorati, Giovanni Boreanaz, Federica Fino, Stefano Bernard
  • 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