Patents by Inventor Gian P. Rolfo

Gian P. Rolfo 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).

  • Retaining clamp for an adjustable steering column
    Patent number: 4240305
    Abstract: A retaining clamp for an adjustable steering column of a motor vehicle comprises a bracket for mounting beneath the vehicle instrument panel, and a resilient seat member defining a seat for the column having two spaced apart arms extending towards the bracket and engaged between two bracket plates, the arms being tubular and formed with coaxial frusto-conical surfaces about an axis perpendicular to the steering column axis, each surface being engaged with a cooperating frusto-conical surface associated with a respective bracket plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Assignee: Fiat Veicoli Industriali S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ermanno Denaldi, Gian P. Rolfo