Patents by Inventor Vincenzo Nuara

Vincenzo Nuara 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: 11125320
    Abstract: A gear lever for a motor-vehicle gearbox includes an elongated body, an actuating member arranged on the elongated body and a transmission member arranged within an inner passage of the elongated body. The transmission member is operatively connected to the actuation member and is configured to transmit movement of the actuation member to a controlled member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Nuara, Dario Luvison, Paolo Mancin
  • Patent number: 11119640
    Abstract: An electronic customization system designed to allow an automotive interior to be customizable via a user terminal. The electronic customization system comprises electronic customization displays integrated in corresponding aesthetic/functional components of the automotive interior, and an electronic control unit configured to communicate and cooperate with the user terminal in order to allow the automotive interior to be customizable via the user terminal. The user terminal is configured to expose a graphical user interface configured to allow digital decorative wallpapers to be selectable for display on the electronic customization displays, and to transmit to the electronic control unit data indicative of the selected digital decorative wallpapers. The electronic control unit is configured to receive data indicative of the selected digital decorative wallpapers from the user terminal, and to cause the selected digital decorative wallpapers to be displayed on the electronic customization displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: FCA ITALY S.p.A.
    Inventors: Silvio Della Vecchia, Taulant Marpepa, Vincenzo Nuara
  • Publication number: 20200355260
    Abstract: A gear lever for a motor-vehicle gearbox includes an elongated body, an actuating member arranged on the elongated body and a transmission member arranged within an inner passage of the elongated body. The transmission member is operatively connected to the actuation member and is configured to transmit the movement of the actuation member to a controlled member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Vincenzo NUARA, Dario LUVISON, Paolo MANCIN
  • Patent number: 10830346
    Abstract: A device for controlling a gearbox includes a transmission member that transmits movement of a control lever to a control cable. A locking member, having a first and second portions for locking the lever in respective park and neutral positions, is mounted in a device casing. An actuator causes the locking member to rotate when the lever must be unlocked from park position and when the lever must be locked in neutral position. The device includes an anti-locking pawl mounted on the transmission member, having an operative position preventing the second portion from being received in a transmission member seat for locking the lever in the neutral position. If the lever is freed from park position and moved through the neutral position while the actuator is active, the pawl is pushed by the locking member into its operative position, thereby preventing unwanted locking of the lever in the neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Nuara, Paolo Mancin
  • Patent number: 10598274
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle gearbox includes a support casing and a control lever pivotally mounted about an oscillation axis within said support casing. A pivoting body is rotatably mounted within the support casing about the oscillation axis of the control lever and is connected in rotation with the control lever. A connecting member for a gearbox control cable is connected to the pivoting body by an adapter element. The adapter element and the pivoting body are configured so they can be coupled with each other in different relative positions, in order to create different positions and/or different orientations of the control cable with respect to the pivoting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Contessa, Dario Luvison, Valter Maggiora, Paolo Mancin, Vincenzo Nuara
  • Publication number: 20190219164
    Abstract: A device for controlling a gearbox includes a transmission member that transmits movement of a control lever to a control cable. A locking member, having a first and second portions for locking the lever in respective park and neutral positions, is mounted in a device casing. An actuator causes the locking member to rotate when the lever must be unlocked from park position and when the lever must be locked in neutral position. The device includes an anti-locking pawl mounted on the transmission member, having an operative position preventing the second portion from being received in a transmission member seat for locking the lever in the neutral position. If the lever is freed from park position and moved through the neutral position while the actuator is active, the pawl is pushed by the locking member into its operative position, thereby preventing unwanted locking of the lever in the neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Vincenzo NUARA, Paolo MANCIN
  • Publication number: 20190220179
    Abstract: An electronic customization system designed to allow an automotive interior to be customizable via a user terminal. The electronic customization system comprises electronic customization displays integrated in corresponding aesthetic/functional components of the automotive interior, and an electronic control unit configured to communicate and cooperate with the user terminal in order to allow the automotive interior to be customizable via the user terminal. The user terminal is configured to expose a graphical user interface configured to allow digital decorative wallpapers to be selectable for display on the electronic customization displays, and to transmit to the electronic control unit data indicative of the selected digital decorative wallpapers. The electronic control unit is configured to receive data indicative of the selected digital decorative wallpapers from the user terminal, and to cause the selected digital decorative wallpapers to be displayed on the electronic customization displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Silvio DELLA VECCHIA, Taulant MARPEPA, Vincenzo NUARA
  • Patent number: 10344849
    Abstract: A selector for an automatically operated gearbox is provided and includes: a casing; a control member mounted within the casing in an oscillating manner around a first axis of rotation, the control member being movable through a plurality of operative positions associated to respective operating conditions of the gearbox; a prevention device of the selection of an undesired operative position of the selector, wherein the prevention device includes a rocker mounted within the casing in a rotatable manner around a second axis of rotation; the rocker being operable in rotation around the second axis of rotation by an actuator member between a resting position and a working position in which it is configured to inhibit the selection of the undesired operative position. The prevention device is configured for enabling, in certain conditions, selection of the undesired operative position even when it is currently inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Cimmino, Marco Montaldo, Francesco Contessa, Valter Eugenio Maggiora, Vincenzo Nuara
  • Patent number: 10330190
    Abstract: A gear lever for motor vehicles is provided, of the type including a lever body, a grip, a block and a rod. The lever body defines a main axis and is configured for being associated to a gearshift device of a motor vehicle. The block is arranged to be displaced between an operative position and an inoperative position, respectively, for blocking and releasing the lever in or from a given gearshift position. The rod is slidably mounted within the lever body, and connected to which is said lever block, and which is arranged to be governed via a control member positioned on the lever body or on the grip for shifting the block from the operative position to the inoperative position. The lever is also height-adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: FCA Italy S.p.A.
    Inventors: Dario Luvison, Valter Maggiora, Paolo Mancin, Vincenzo Nuara
  • Publication number: 20190186625
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle gearbox includes a support casing and a control lever pivotally mounted about an oscillation axis within said support casing. A pivoting body is rotatably mounted within the support casing about the oscillation axis of the control lever and is connected in rotation with the control lever. A connecting member for a gearbox control cable is connected to the pivoting body by an adapter element. The adapter element and the pivoting body are configured so they can be coupled with each other in different relative positions, in order to create different positions and/or different orientations of the control cable with respect to the pivoting body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Francesco CONTESSA, Dario LUVISON, Valter MAGGIORA, Paolo MANCIN, Vincenzo NUARA
  • Publication number: 20170276237
    Abstract: A gear lever for motor vehicles is provided, of the type including a lever body, a grip, a block and a rod. The lever body defines a main axis and is configured for being associated to a gearshift device of a motor vehicle. The block is arranged to be displaced between an operative position and an inoperative position, respectively, for blocking and releasing the lever in or from a given gearshift position. The rod is slidably mounted within the lever body, and connected to which is said lever block, and which is arranged to be governed via a control member positioned on the lever body or on the grip for shifting the block from the operative position to the inoperative position. The lever is also height-adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Dario LUVISON, Valter MAGGIORA, Paolo MANCIN, Vincenzo NUARA
  • Publication number: 20160281841
    Abstract: Described herein is a selector for an automatically operated gearbox, the selector including: a casing; a control member mounted within said casing in an oscillating manner around a first axis of rotation, the control member being movable through a plurality of operative positions associated to respective operating conditions of the gearbox; a prevention device of the selection of an undesired operative position of said selector, wherein the prevention device includes a rocker mounted within said casing in a rotatable manner around a second axis of rotation; said rocker being operable in rotation around said second axis of rotation by an actuator member between a resting position and a working position in which it is configured to inhibit the selection of said undesired operative position. The prevention device is configured for enabling, in certain conditions, selection of the undesired operative position even when it is currently inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Francesco CIMMINO, Marco Montaldo, Francesco Contessa, Valter Eugenio Maggiora, Vincenzo Nuara