Patents by Inventor Tony Ercolano
Tony Ercolano 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).
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Patent number: 8834240Abstract: An aerator includes a duct (50) defining a chamber in which a portion of the inner surface defines a spherical segment, a profiled body (60) with a holding device (62), and a ring (52) having an outer surface defining a portion of a sphere having the same radius as the spherical segment of the chamber and bearing the profiled body (60) in the duct (50) while allowing the rotational movement thereof relative to the duct (50) and the translation movement thereof relative to the find (22), wherein the profiled body (60) can assume a closing position when in contact with the duct. The profiled body (60) is provided with a member (70) for limiting the translation stroke when the translation axis of the body (60) is very inclined. Application in automotive vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Faurecia Interieur IndustrieInventors: Loys Azzouz, Tony Ercolano, Pierre Guerreiro
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Patent number: 8336841Abstract: A cup holder (1) for receiving a vessel (6) includes a drawer (2) capable of sliding inside a body (3) so as to move identically between a closed position and an open position. The drawer (2) locally includes an outer outline (9) in the shape of an open arc of a circle that engages a partial perimeter (C1) of the vessel (6). The cup holder further includes a stowable front (4) that is flush with a side of the drawer (2) when the drawer (2) is in the closed position, and that is in an inclined position relative to the drawer (2) when the drawer (2) is in the open position in order to hold the base of the vessel (6).Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Faurecia Interieur IndustrieInventor: Tony Ercolano
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Patent number: 7997635Abstract: An opening/closing device includes a bistable device having a fixed member (24) delimiting one side of an opening providing access to a compartment, and a flexible mobile member (18), articulated on the fixed member proximate the ends of the access opening. The fixed and mobile members (24, 18) delimit jointly the entire access opening, and the mobile member (18) has two stable positions, one wherein it is adjacent to the fixed member (24), the other wherein only its ends are adjacent to the fixed member (24). The mobile member (18) is elongated and has naturally two stable positions with opposite convexities. The invention is applicable to vehicle passenger compartments.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2006Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Faurecia Interieur IndustrieInventors: Tony Ercolano, Didier Ponthieu, Pascal Rumigny, Cédric Habert, Pierre Guerreiro, Guy Heriquet, Stéphane Dannenhoffer
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Publication number: 20100276465Abstract: A cup holder (1) for receiving a vessel (6) includes a drawer (2) capable of sliding inside a body (3) so as to move identically between a closed position and an open position. The drawer (2) locally includes an outer outline (9) in the shape of an open arc of a circle that engages a partial perimeter (C1) of the vessel (6). The cup holder further includes a stowable front (4) that is flush with a side of the drawer (2) when the drawer (2) is in the closed position, and that is in an inclined position relative to the drawer (2) when the drawer (2) is in the open position in order to hold the base of the vessel (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIEInventor: Tony Ercolano
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Publication number: 20100044470Abstract: A device for positioning profiled aerator body in a movement range that corresponds to the flow-rate range of the aerator, wherein the profiled body (12) includes a cylindrical member (30) having an axis parallel to the movement direction of the body relative to the holder, the holder (10) includes a cylindrical housing having a section complementary to that of the cylindrical member (30), and the device further includes an O ring (24) provided between the cylindrical member (30) and the cylindrical housing of the holder (10) and maintained on the holder (10) so that it permits a relative movement of the profiled body and of the holder by a sliding movement of the O ring (24) on the profiled body. The device can be used in automobiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIEInventors: Loys Azzouz, Tony Ercolano, Pierre Guerreiro
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Publication number: 20100014959Abstract: An aerator includes a duct (50) defining a chamber in which a portion of the inner surface defines a spherical segment, a profiled body (60) with a holding device (62), and a ring (52) having an outer surface defining a portion of a sphere having the same radius as the spherical segment of the chamber and bearing the profiled body (60) in the duct (50) while allowing the rotational movement thereof relative to the duct (50) and the translation movement thereof relative to the ring (22), wherein the profiled body (60) can assume a closing position when in contact with the duct. The profiled body (60) is provided with a member (70) for limiting the translation stroke when the translation axis of the body (60) is very inclined. Application in automotive vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIEInventors: Loys Azzouz, Tony Ercolano, Pierre Guerreiro
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Patent number: 7475935Abstract: A door inside panel includes a panel body (12) having a first fixing device (18) and an upper pelmet (14) arranged proximate the upper edge of the panel body (12) and housed in a cavity (16) which opens on the visible side of the inside panel, the pelmet (14) including a second fixing device (20). The fixing devices (18, 20) have co-operating positions wherein they cause the pelmet (14) to be fixed to the panel body (12), a first position wherein the entire edge of the pelmet (14) is in contact with the panel body, and a second position wherein the edge of the pelmet (14) is spaced apart from the panel body (12) proximate the upper edge and forms a slot (28). The invention is suitable for an automotive door.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2006Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Faurecia Interieur IndustrieInventor: Tony Ercolano
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Publication number: 20080157559Abstract: A door inside panel includes a panel body (12) having a first fixing device (18) and an upper pelmet (14) arranged proximate the upper edge of the panel body (12) and housed in a cavity (16) which opens on the visible side of the inside panel, the pelmet (14) including a second fixing device (20). The fixing devices (18, 20) have co-operating positions wherein they cause the pelmet (14) to be fixed to the panel body (12), a first position wherein the entire edge of the pelmet (14) is in contact with the panel body, and a second position wherein the edge of the pelmet (14) is spaced apart from the panel body (12) proximate the upper edge and forms a slot (28). The invention is suitable for an automotive door.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIEInventor: Tony Ercolano
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Publication number: 20080001423Abstract: An opening/closing device includes a bistable device having a fixed member (24) delimiting one side of an opening providing access to a compartment, and a flexible mobile member (18), articulated on the fixed member proximate the ends of the access opening. The fixed and mobile members (24, 18) delimit jointly the entire access opening, and the mobile member (18) has two stable positions, one wherein it is adjacent to the fixed member (24), the other wherein only its ends are adjacent to the fixed member (24). The mobile member (18) is elongated and has naturally two stable positions with opposite convexities. The invention is applicable to vehicle passenger compartments.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: Faurecia Interieur IndustrieInventors: Tony Ercolano, Didier Ponthieu, Pascal Rumigny, Cedric Habert, Pierre Guerreiro, Guy Heriquet, Stephane Dannenhoffer
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Patent number: 7300072Abstract: The invention concerns a device for masking clearances between an instrument panel (6) and a covering element (2) linked to an adjustable steering column along a longitudinal direction (10) and a transverse direction (12). The device comprises a relatively rigid intermediate element (4) mobile solely along the longitudinal direction relative to the instrument panel, to remain in contact with said instrument panel, while the covering element moves along the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction, such that it slides along the longitudinal direction relative to the covering element.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2002Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Faurecia Interieur IndustrieInventors: Tony Ercolano, Dominique Leserre
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Publication number: 20050001445Abstract: The invention concerns a device for masking clearances between an instrument panel (6) and a covering element (2) linked to an adjustable steering column along a longitudinal direction (10) and a transverse direction (12). The device comprises a relatively rigid intermediate element (4) mobile solely along the longitudinal direction relative to the instrument panel, to remain in contact with said instrument panel, while the covering element moves along the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction, such that it slides along the longitudinal direction relative to the covering element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2002Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Tony Ercolano, Dominique Leserre