Patents by Inventor Roberto Gorza

Roberto Gorza 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).

  • Publication number: 20030001363
    Abstract: An adjustment and locking device, particularly for ski bindings, comprising a first front plate and a second rear plate for supporting respectively a toe unit and a heel unit, characterized in that a third plate is interposed between said first and second plates and has means, which can be activated by the user, for temporary locking to a mechanism which is suitable to coordinate the mutually opposite manual axial movement of said first and second plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Mirco Battistella, Roberto Gorza, Fabio Alfieri
  • Patent number: 6481726
    Abstract: A skate which includes a shoe having a first frame and a second frame for supporting one or more wheels. The first frame and the second frame, or the sole of the shoe, are articulated in a region which lies approximately below the metatarsus of the foot in order to allow better flexing. An adjustable fork assembly is also provided between the first frame and the sole and is adapted to force the planar arrangement of the shoe once thrusting has ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Benetton Group S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Alfieri, Roberto Gorza, Francesco Caeran
  • Publication number: 20020158427
    Abstract: A braking device, particularly usable for skates comprising a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell associated with a supporting frame for two or more wheels, and comprising at least one traction element which is connected at one end to a tab which protrudes from a braking element which is located in a region which is adjacent to the last wheel and oscillates in contrast with at least one flexible element. In the braking device, the traction element is associated, at its other end, with two levers which operatively interact with the quarter and allow to take up the traction element when the quarter oscillates backward so as to place the braking element in contact with a braking surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: BENETTON GROUP S.P.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Gorza, Nicola Vendramin
  • Publication number: 20020113414
    Abstract: An umbrella-type folding frame (1) particularly for push-chairs and the like, has a pair of front upper (2a′, 2b′) and lower (2a, 2b) struts, a pair of rear struts (3a, 3b), at least one lock/release mechanism (44, 45) between each upper strut (2a′, 2b′) and its respective lower strut (2a, 2b), an articulated connection structure (5) between said rear struts (3a, 3b) and a lifting handle (8), connected to the said articulated structure (5), which is designed, upon being actuated, to cause the frame (1) to set from an open or extended position to a closed or collapsed position and a driving device (9) located on said frame (1) at the said lifting handle (8) for the remote control of said lock/release mechanism (44, 45).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Ivan Tomasi, Nicola Marchiori, Roberto Gorza
  • Publication number: 20020101060
    Abstract: A safety device, particularly usable in ski bindings including a lever-equipped button that is selectively and rotatably associated with a central body, constituted by a lever that has a first end, which is pivoted to the button, and a second free end, which interacts, by abutment, with at least one locator provided in the central body. The lever thus arranged acts as a device for the temporary locking of the rotation of the button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: BENETTON GROUP S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Gorza, Mirco Battistella, Fabio Alfieri
  • Patent number: 6425586
    Abstract: A braking device, particularly usable for skates comprising a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell associated with a supporting frame for two or more wheels, and comprising at least one traction element which is connected at one end to a tab which protrudes from a braking element which is located in a region which is adjacent to the last wheel and oscillates in contrast with at least one flexible element. In the braking device, the traction element is associated, at its other end, with two levers which operatively interact with the quarter and allow to take up the traction element when the quarter oscillates backward so as to place the braking element in contact with a braking surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Benetton Group S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Gorza, Nicola Vendramin
  • Publication number: 20020067010
    Abstract: A braking device for skates having a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell which is associated with a supporting frame for two or more wheels. The device has a traction element which operatively connects the quarter to lever system which actuates the movement of a braking element which is slidingly and freely rotatably associated with the frame in a region located in the interspace between two adjacent wheels. The motion occurs in contrast with a spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: ROBERTO GORZA, WALTER TREVISAN, NATALINO BONATO
  • Publication number: 20010038183
    Abstract: An angular adjustment device particularly for a snowboard binding, comprising a toothed disk which is rigidly connected to the snowboard and a supporting base for a shoe and is constituted by a plate which is slidingly associated with the base. The plate selectively interacts with means for connection to the toothed disk which allow the connection or disconnection of the disk with respect to a complementarily toothed seat formed below the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Roberto Gorza, Flavio Frigo, Pino Tessari
  • Patent number: 6283481
    Abstract: A braking control device for skates including a shoe having a toe portion at a forward location and a heel portion at a rearward location, and a pivoting quarter, and the shoe being connected with a chassis having a plurality of wheels at least one of which interacts with a brake device. The braking control device has structure allowing to transfer a braking force to the at least one wheel up to a presettable value, which is preferably close to the value required to lock the at least one wheel and beyond which an excess force is substantially not transferred to the at least one wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Roman, Alessandro Pozzobon, Roberto Gorza
  • Patent number: 6267411
    Abstract: A skate including a frame provided with a detachable connection to a shoe and with which mutually inline wheels are associated. The skate further includes a device for temporarily supporting the single frame in a stable position when the shoe is not associated with the frame. The device can be deactivated by the engagement of the shoe with the frame, so as to allow the user to use the skate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Benetton Sportsystems S.p.A.
    Inventors: Renzo Balbinot, Nicola Belli, Mario Gonella, Roberto Gorza
  • Publication number: 20010007386
    Abstract: A skate which includes a shoe having a first frame and a second frame for supporting one or more wheels. The first frame and the second frame, or the sole of the shoe, are articulated in a region which lies approximately below the metatarsus of the foot in order to allow better flexing. An adjustable fork means is also provided between the first frame and the sole and is adapted to force the planar arrangement of the shoe once thrusting has ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Applicant: BENETTON GROUP S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Alfieri, Roberto Gorza, Francesco Caeran
  • Publication number: 20010006281
    Abstract: An adjustment device, particularly for adjusting the size of an in-line roller skate composed of a frame provided with means for connection to the wheels and to the heel unit of a shell to which a cuff is articulated. A toe unit for containing an innerboot is slidingly associated with the frame, can be positioned selectively, and can be actuated directly by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Applicant: BENETTON GROUP S. p. A.
    Inventors: Roberto Gorza, Cristiano Benetti
  • Publication number: 20010005071
    Abstract: A frame for skates comprising two bases for supporting a shoe and two blades for the axial support of wheels. At least two contact surfaces for mutual adhesive bonding are formed between the bases and the blades and are arranged on different planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Inventors: Roberto Gorza, Luca Bertolo, Andrea Brait
  • Patent number: 6209889
    Abstract: A skate which includes a shoe having a first frame and a second frame for supporting one or more wheels. The first frame and the second frame, or the sole of the shoe, are articulated in a region which lies approximately below the metatarsus of the foot in order to allow better flexing. An adjustable fork is also provided between the first frame and the sole and is adapted to force the planar arrangement of the shoe once thrusting has ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Benetton Group S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Alfieri, Roberto Gorza, Francesco Caeran
  • Patent number: 6199668
    Abstract: A device for regenerating a brake, particularly for skates having a supporting frame for two or more wheels and a support for a pad which has an initially intact surface which interacts with the ground during braking. A sensor for detecting the degree of wear of the surface of the pad is associated with the support and is connected to a sprocket suitable to modify the initial position of the pad. Advantageously, this modification can be achieved by restoring an intact condition for the surface that interacts with the ground. The device allows to achieve optimum braking without requiring any intervention on the part of the user for pad replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Benetton Group S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Gorza, Luca Bertolo
  • Patent number: 6186519
    Abstract: A device for coupling a shoe to a sports implement, such as a skate frame, includes a first abutment and retention front element for containing the longitudinal, lateral and perpendicular movements of the shoe with respect to the frame, and a second self-fastening rear element which is also articulated to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Benetton Sportsystem S.p.A.
    Inventor: Roberto Gorza
  • Patent number: 6131920
    Abstract: A braking control device for skates including a shoe having a toe portion at a forward location and a heel portion at a rearward location, and a pivoting quarter, and the shoe being connected with a chassis having a plurality of wheels at least one of which interacts with a brake device, The braking control device has structure allowing to transfer a braking force to the at least one wheel up to a presettable value, which is preferably close to the value required to lock the at least one wheel and beyond which an excess force is substantially not transferred to the at least one wheel. The brake device includes: a braking block pivoted to the chassis; and a bar connected at a first end to the quarter and slidingly engaged in a seat of a rearward protrusion of the braking block, and the bar has at a second end thereof a T-shaped tip forming a head abutting against the protrusion of the braking block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Roman, Alessandro Pozzobon, Roberto Gorza
  • Patent number: 5961130
    Abstract: A locking device for skates constituted by a U-shaped frame for supporting a shoe, and including a first wing and a second wing between which two or more wheels are pivoted and arranged mutually in-line. An eccentric lever, arranged outside the first wing, is connected to a pusher which is slidingly associated with the first wing and with a pivot. The pivot is rigidly coupled to the second wing and is arranged in the interspace formed between two of the wheels which are mutually adjacent, the wheels interacting, during compression, with at least one elastically compressible element which is coaxial to the pusher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Benetton Sportsystem S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Gorza, Alan Balzarotti
  • Patent number: 5947488
    Abstract: An angular adjustment device, particularly for a snowboard binding to which a disk is rigidly coupled and comprises a supporting base for a shoe. The device is constituted by first engagement elements, associated with the base, which selectively interact, through second release elements which can be operated by the user, with third coupling elements which are rigidly coupled to the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Gorza, Luca Bertolo
  • Patent number: 5938214
    Abstract: An in-line skate having a shoe connected with a frame having lateral wing pairs rotatably supporting wide tread in-line wheels structured such that when the skate is supported on a planar support surface and the skate is tilted from a vertical position in an inner direction an inner maximum laterally protruding point of an inner lateral surface of the skate shoe will make contact with the planar support surface before contact will be made with the planar support surface by the inner lateral wings, and such that when the skate is supported on the planar support surface and the skate is tilted from a vertical position in an outer direction an outer maximum laterally protruding point of an outer lateral surface of the shoe will make contact with the planar support surface before contact will be made with the planar support surface by the outer lateral wings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Nordica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Roman, Roberto Gorza