Patents Assigned to Prinoth S.p.A.
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Patent number: 12646362Abstract: Tracked vehicle, such as a snow groomer for preparing ski slopes, including a plurality of devices, a vehicle control device coupled to the plurality of devices, a human machine interface, an asynchronous communication network; and a first synchronous communication bus assembly in particular comprising at least one synchronous communication bus, such as of the CAN-bus type. The human machine interface and the network device are coupled together via the asynchronous communication network. Additionally, the vehicle control device, the human machine interface and the devices are linked in communication with each other via the first synchronous communication bus assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2024Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Alberto Paoletti, Francesco Salis
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Patent number: 12577745Abstract: A snow groomer vehicle includes an implement such as a blade and a tiller assembly, a first detection device configured to define data by processing areas of an environment behind the snow groomer; a satellite navigation device and/or a second detection device to define data by processing the areas of the environment in front of the snow groomer vehicle and framed by the second detection device; and a control system including a processing unit to process data from the satellite navigation device and/or the second detection device to define an objective map of a desired snow treatment. The processing unit defines a first desired implement configuration based on the objective map, determines a second optimal implement configuration based on the first desired configuration and a defined snow quality value. The processing unit further displays information, or operates, or makes the implement work based on the second determined optimal configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Francesco Salis, Martin Kirchmair, Richard Casartelli, Alberto Paoletti
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Patent number: 12509832Abstract: A snow tooth for a snow tiller for preparing the snowpack of ski slopes; the snow tooth comprising a first projection having a first height and a second projection having a second height, the first height and the second height; the snow tooth being shaped so as to be connected to a rotating shaft and have, in use, a main direction of rotation. The first projection is arranged along the snow tooth so that, in use, the first projection sinks into the snowpack before the second projection in particular when, in use, the snow tooth is attached to a shaft of the snow tiller and the shaft rotates in the main direction of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Markus Unterholzner, Mirko Insam
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Patent number: 12486630Abstract: A tracked vehicle for finishing the ground, in particular a snow grooming vehicle for finishing ski slopes; the vehicle comprising: a main supporting frame configured for supporting side tracks and an upper cabin; at least one working assembly, such as a tiller assembly, frontally and posteriorly coupled to the main frame and configured for finishing the ground during the movement of the vehicle; a lifting device for the working assembly and configured for selectively switching the working assembly between a first lowered working position, wherein it is in contact with the ground, and a second raised inactive position, wherein it is not in contact with the ground; at least one hydraulic stabilizing device acting on the working assembly and configured so that in the first lowered working position it does not inhibit the movement of the working assembly with respect to the main supporting frame, and in the second raised inactive position it stabilizes the working assembly with greater resistance to movement witType: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 2, 2025Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Markus Unterholzner
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Patent number: 12441399Abstract: A tracked vehicle for preparing ski slopes has a chassis extending along a longitudinal axis; a winch mounted on the chassis; a boom pivoting about a pivot axis to guide and orientate the cable of the winch between the chassis and the cable anchor point; an actuation system for rotating the boom about the pivot axis relative to the chassis in a first and second direction; and a user interface comprising a first and a second switch arranged in front of an operator and to the right and left of each other and configured to rotate the boom so as to steer the tracked vehicle to the right and to the left respectively when the cable is anchored to the cable anchor point.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: October 14, 2025Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Alberto Paoletti, Francesco Salis
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Patent number: 12345004Abstract: A crawler vehicle has a frame; a working tool hinged at the back of the frame around a yaw axis; and actuation system, which is configured to act between the working tool and the frame; and a control device, which is configured to calculate a value of the steering radius of the crawler vehicle and to control the actuation system so as to selectively: enable the working tool to freely oscillate about the yaw axis when the calculated value of the steering radius is comprised within a reference interval; keep the position of the working tool blocked with respect to the frame when the calculated value of the steering radius is outside the reference interval.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Alberto Paoletti, Alex Wood, Jean Francois Labbe
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Patent number: 12320085Abstract: A snow groomer vehicle includes a frame, a tool connected to the frame through a front connecting device equipped with an actuator assembly operable to determine a relative position of the tool with respect to the frame, a satellite navigation device and a control system. The control system includes a processing unit and a memory device, containing a target map representing a desired surface to be obtained by processing the snowpack over a region. The processing unit determines a position and orientation of the frame from the data provided with satellite navigation device and determines a configuration of the tool as a function of the position and orientation of the frame and of the target map, so that the passage of the tool causes a removal of the snowpack that conforms the snowpack to the target map. The actuator assembly is operated so as to bring the tool into the determined configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Alberto Paoletti, Richard Casartelli
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Patent number: 12263808Abstract: A tracked vehicle comprising a first and a second track, a mechanical power generator assembly; an assembly of operating devices coupled to the generator assembly; a first and a second drive wheel coupled respectively to the first and to the second track, and to the generator assembly; a user interface to receive inputs from an operator; and a control unit coupled to the user interface to receive inputs; the control unit being coupled to the mechanical power generator assembly and being configured to enable or disable starting of the mechanical power generator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Richard Casartelli
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Patent number: 12252063Abstract: A crawler vehicle for ski runs has a frame; a cab; two tracks; a user interface located in the cab; a plurality of sensors configured to acquire signals correlated to the operation of the crawler vehicle, to the weather and/or snow conditions, and to the position of the crawler vehicle in relation to reference points and/or possible obstacles; a control unit for processing said signals and providing additional signals; and at least one projector for projecting on surfaces outside the cab, in particular on the ski run, at least one contoured beam as a function of at least one of the additional signals to provide one piece of information to the driver and/or human beings in the vicinity of the crawler vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Andreas Muigg, Richard Casartelli, Alberto Paoletti
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Patent number: 12221755Abstract: A snow tiller for the preparation of ski runs, has a frame extending symmetrically on opposite sides with respect to a longitudinal axis; a tiller module coupled to the frame and having a shaft; and a casing, which is arranged around the shaft; a finisher, which has a flexible mat with one end coupled to the casing; and a pressure bar that is fixed to the flexible mat; and an adjusting assembly connected to the pressure bar and to the frame and/or to the casing and configured to enable a free oscillation of the pressure bar around an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the snow tiller and to selectively actuate a controlled adjustment of the distance between the pressure bar and the casing.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Markus Unterholzner, Stefan Hochrainer
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Patent number: 11879221Abstract: A snow tiller for grooming the snow cover of ski slopes comprises: a frame, which comprises at least one front attachment configured to connect the snow tiller to a hitch device of the tracked vehicle; at least one tiller module having a shaft, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and is provided with a plurality of tools configured to penetrate the snow cover, a hood, which is arranged about the shaft, and is supported by the frame, and an adjusting device, which is configured to adjust the position of the shaft with respect to the hood; and a finisher, having a flexible mat, which is configured to compact the snow cover and to define a support zone of the snow tiller on the snow cover.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Prinoth S.P.A.Inventor: Sebastian Rapp
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Publication number: 20230366160Abstract: A snow groomer vehicle comprising: a frame (2) extending along a longitudinal axis (70); a tiller assembly (9) connected to the frame (2) by a connecting device (21), preferably the tiller assembly (9) comprising a tiller (9a) and a finisher (9b); at least one control device (17) coupled to the tiller assembly (9) and configured to control at least two parameters of the tiller assembly the control device (17) comprising a memory configured to store at least two groups of values (N, M), preferably four groups of values (N, M, P, Q), relating to the at least two parameters (A, B), wherein each group of values (N, M) includes at least one value for each of the at least two parameters (A, B); the control device (17) being configured to receive the selection of a group of values of the at least two groups of values (N, M) and control the at least two parameters of the tiller assembly (9) according to the values of the selected group of values (N; M).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Stephan Muehlsteiger, Andreas Silbernagl, Alberto Paoletti
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Patent number: 11753283Abstract: A winch assembly comprising a support structure, a drum revolving about an axis; a cable wound around the drum; an actuator assembly coupled to the drum to wind or unwind the cable and configured to receive a first control signal, indicative of a desired pressure of a pump of the actuator assembly, and/or a second control signal, indicative of a desired displacement of the pump; and a winch control device coupled to the actuator assembly to control the winding and unwinding of the cable and configured to determine the first control signal and/or the second control signal according to a measured speed of travel signal indicating the measured speed of travel of the tracked vehicle, a measured pulling force signal indicating the pulling force measured on the winch assembly, and one or more signals selected from the following group of signals: cable speed signal, wound cable length signal, desired pulling force signal set manually by an operator, signal from the measured angle of the arm of the winch assembly witType: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventor: Alberto Paoletti
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Publication number: 20230228050Abstract: A snow groomer vehicle comprising: at least one implement selected from: a blade and a tiller assembly; at least one first detection device configured to define data by processing the areas of the environment behind the snow groomer and framed by said first detection device; at least one satellite navigation device and/or a second detection device; wherein the second detection device is configured to define data by processing the areas of the environment in front of the snow groomer vehicle and framed by said device; a control system including a processing unit configured to process the data from the satellite navigation device and/or from at least the second detection device and to define an objective map of a desired snow treatment; the processing unit being configured to define at least one first desired implement configuration defined on the basis of an objective map in such a way that the passage of the implement causes the snowpack to change according to a desired conformation; the processing unit beType: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: PRINOTH S.p.A.Inventors: Francesco Salis, Martin Kirchmair, Richard Casartelli, Alberto Paoletti
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Patent number: 11702156Abstract: A driving system for a tracked vehicle, in particular a tracked vehicle used for the preparation of ski slopes, features a driving wheel rotatable about a first axis of rotation; an idle wheel rotatable about a second axis of rotation parallel to the first axis of rotation; and a track looped around the driving wheel and the idle wheel, and comprising a plurality of strips made of elastomeric material, and a plurality of metal grousers, fixed to the strips; wherein at least one strip has at least one continuous toothed strip, which extends along the inner face of the strip and is configured to engage with the driving wheel.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Gregor Maurer, Martin Franz
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Patent number: 11643051Abstract: Heated wiper device for a vehicle, in particular for a snowgroomer, the wiper device comprising: a wiper blade configured for being springily against the windscreen's outer surface of the vehicle; a wiper blade carrier; wherein the wiper blade carrier supports and at least partially houses the wiper blade; a box supporting and at least partially housing the wiper blade carrier; a wiper arm comprising a first end coupled to the box and a second end configured for being rotatably coupled to the vehicle to enable the wiper blade to move on the windscreen; and an electrical heating device coupled to the box in a position such that the electrical heating device is facing the wiper blade carrier.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Günther Steiner, Jamie Simon Thom
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Patent number: D983219Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Stephan Mühlsteiger, Martin Kirchmair
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Patent number: D1003316Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Stephan Mühlsteiger, Martin Kirchmair
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Patent number: D1020791Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Stephan Mühlsteiger, Martin Kirchmair
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Patent number: D1040863Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Markus Unterholzner, Mirko Insam