Patents by Inventor Piero Molteni

Piero Molteni 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: 9506252
    Abstract: An extruded connection profile for connecting to each other an upper portion and a lower portion of a fitted panel adapted to be hung to a wall and comprising a panel slot for receiving and hooking an object hung on said panel, a coupling portion which extends transversely from said abutment surface, and an anchoring rib (20) for hanging the panel (1) to a wall. The invention also relates to a fitted panel comprising such an extruded profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: UNIFOR S.p.A.
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Publication number: 20160081468
    Abstract: A height-adjustable support structure for a worktop of an item of furniture, in particular for a table, comprising at least one first telescopic leg having a lower end and at least one second telescopic leg having a lower end; a base member suitable to be rested on a floor, said base member rigidly connecting said lower end of said at least one first leg and said lower end of said at least one second leg; wherein said base member comprises a first resting portion, a second resting portion and a third resting portion, which are suitable to be rested on the floor; said base member comprises a first arm portion which rigidly connects the first resting portion with the second resting portion, and a second arm portion which rigidly connects the first resting portion with the third resting portion; wherein the first resting portion, the second resting portion and the third resting portion lie on a same base plane and are arranged according to the vertexes of a triangle; wherein said at least one first leg is secure
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Publication number: 20160040434
    Abstract: An extruded connection profile (1) for connecting to each other an upper portion (50) and a lower portion (60) of a fitted panel (100) adapted to be hung to a wall (101) and comprising a panel slot (102) for receiving and hooking an object hung on said panel, said profile (1) defining a longitudinal direction (L-L) and comprising a plate portion (10) delimited by an abutment surface (13) and by an upper edge (11) parallel to the longitudinal direction and by a lower edge (12) parallel to the upper edge (11); a coupling portion (2) which extends transversely from said abutment surface (13), said coupling portion (2) comprising a longitudinal channel (6) laterally delimited by at least one lip undercut (4, 5) which projects inwardly of the longitudinal channel (3); an anchoring rib (20) for hanging the panel (1) to a wall, said rib extending transversely from said plate portion, on the side opposite to said engagement portion (2). The invention also relates to a fitted panel comprising such an extruded profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: PIERO MOLTENI
  • Patent number: 9254038
    Abstract: Extractable drawer device (1), comprising: a drawer (10) having a front end (15) and a rear end (14) with respect to an extraction direction of the drawer in a sliding direction (S-S); a guide and support system of the drawer (10) connectable to a piece of furniture and configured to permit a displacement of the drawer (10) between a retracted drawer position and an extracted drawer position, wherein, in the extracted drawer position, the drawer (10) is completely outside and distant from the space occupied in the retracted position. Piece of furniture with a top (100) having a visible edge (101), comprising said extractable drawer device (1), wherein said drawer device (1) is mounted at a lower face of said top (100), in a hidden and retracted position with respect to the visible edge (101) and at a distance from the visible edge (101) substantially equal to the distance between the drawer in the extracted position and the space occupied by the drawer (10) in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: UNIFOR S.P.A.
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Publication number: 20150173509
    Abstract: A furniture structure (1) comprising at least one shoulder (2) and a back panel (6) connected to said shoulder (2), said shoulder comprising a surface opposite that of the back panel (6), wherein a decorative panel (30) is connected to at least said shoulder (2) in its surface opposite to that of the back panel (6), and wherein said shoulder comprises an embedding seat (31) which receives said decorative panel (30), by burying it flush with the seat edges, and wherein said decorative panel has a surface facing the shoulder which comprises at least one preferably blind seat (32), and said seat firmly receives a coupling pin (33) having a free end (34) and stop means for elastic means (35) fitted on said coupling pin to affect in pre-load an undercut supporting washer (36), wherein said pin (33) together with said washer (36) pre-loaded by said elastic means (35) are received in a decorative panel seat (37) provided in said shoulder (2) having an inlet opening (38) of a width capable of receiving the pin (33) a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: UNIFOR S.P.A.
    Inventors: Cesare Picchio, Piero Molteni
  • Publication number: 20150144035
    Abstract: Extractable drawer device (1), comprising: a drawer (10) having a front end (15) and a rear end (14) with respect to an extraction direction of the drawer in a sliding direction (S-S); a guide and support system of the drawer (10) connectable to a piece of furniture and configured to permit a displacement of the drawer (10) between a retracted drawer position and an extracted drawer position, wherein, in the extracted drawer position, the drawer (10) is completely outside and distant from the space occupied in the retracted position. Piece of furniture with a top (100) having a visible edge (101), comprising said extractable drawer device (1), wherein said drawer device (1) is mounted at a lower face of said top (100), in a hidden and retracted position with respect to the visible edge (101) and at a distance from the visible edge (101) substantially equal to the distance between the drawer in the extracted position and the space occupied by the drawer (10) in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Publication number: 20150145395
    Abstract: A furniture structure (1) comprising: at least one shoulder (2) having a shoulder body (3) of a preset height (H), said shoulder body (3) having at least one wall (4) which delimits said shoulder body (3); said shoulder body (3) comprising at least one shoulder slit (5) forming an opening through said at least one wall (4) having a preset longitudinal extension and preset transverse dimension or width (s1); said furniture structure (1) further comprising a back panel (6) having a substantially plate-shaped back panel body (7) of a preset thickness (r) transverse in relation to said plate-shaped back panel body (7); said back panel body (7) comprising at least one back panel edge (8) suitable to cooperate with said at least one shoulder (2) to form said furniture structure (1); wherein said back panel edge (8) has at least one tenon portion or tenon (9) comprising a tenon neck (10) and a tenon projection (11); and wherein said tenon neck (10) has a preset neck dimension (s) transverse to said plate-shaped back
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Cesare Picchio, Piero Molteni
  • Patent number: 8973643
    Abstract: The multipanel sliding door comprises at least two panels which are supported for travel in substantially parallel planes along runners, and is characterized in that a rack and wheelwork arrangement is provided for the movement of the door panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Unifor S.p.A.
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Patent number: 8230658
    Abstract: The post assembly comprises a pair of juxtaposed and spaced apart post sections, the facing sides of which are provided internally with a longitudinal groove, the longitudinal grooves ] being arranged in alignment with one another and forming in co-operation, in their respective positions, a recess for receiving a longitudinal support rack member for supporting overhanging removable elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Unifor S.p.A.
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Publication number: 20090272038
    Abstract: The multipanel sliding door comprises at least two panels which are supported for travel in substantially parallel planes along runners, and is characterised in that a rack and wheelwork arrangement is provided for the movement of the door panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventor: Piero MOLTENI
  • Publication number: 20090223138
    Abstract: The post assembly comprises a pair of juxtaposed and spaced apart post sections, the facing sides of which are provided internally with a longitudinal groove, the longitudinal grooves ] being arranged in alignment with one another and forming in co-operation, in their respective positions, a recess for receiving a longitudinal support rack member for supporting overhanging removable elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: UNIFOR S.P.A.
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Patent number: 7386960
    Abstract: A modular supporting structure is intended to support juxtaposed panels in order to form a modular partition wall adapted to subdivide and define a space to be used as an office into independent working zones. The modular supporting structure comprises a lower cross member, a plurality of intermediate cross members, an upper cross member and a plurality of upright spacers, with each upright spacer interconnecting a pair of adjacently arranged cross members. Only one joining element is provided for interconnection of each intermediate cross member to a pair of lower and upper upright spacers, respectively, at their point of concurrence, in order to form a supporting structure consisting of a framework of rectangular elementary cells intended to frame the juxtaposed panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Unifor S.p.A.
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Publication number: 20070107309
    Abstract: The multipanel sliding door comprises at least two panels which are supported for travel in substantially parallel planes along runners, and is characterised in that a rack and wheelwork arrangement is provided for the movement of the door panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Publication number: 20030192261
    Abstract: The modular supporting structure is intended to support juxtaposed panels in order to form a modular partition wall adapted to subdivide and define a space to be used as office into independent working zones. The modular supporting structure comprises a lower cross member, a plurality of intermediate cross members, an upper cross member and a plurality of upright spacers, each upright spacer connecting a pair of adjacently arranged cross members. Only one joining element is provided for the interconnection of each intermediate cross members to a pair of lower and upper upright spacers, respectively, at their point of concurrence, in order to form a supporting structure consisting of a framework of rectangular elementary cells intended to frame the juxtaposed panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Patent number: D760522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Unifor S.p.A.
    Inventors: Dante Bonuccelli, Piero Molteni
  • Patent number: D760523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Unifor S.p.A.
    Inventors: Dante Bonuccelli, Piero Molteni
  • Patent number: D760524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Unifor S.p.A.
    Inventors: Dante Bonuccelli, Piero Molteni
  • Patent number: D767787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: UNIFOR S.p.A.
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Patent number: D790268
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: UNIFOR S.p.A.
    Inventor: Piero Molteni
  • Patent number: D815477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: UNIFOR S.p.A.
    Inventor: Piero Molteni