Patents by Inventor Alessandro FIORE

Alessandro FIORE 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: 11774035
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tripod comprising a connecting element, at least three legs coupled to said connecting element, each leg being divided into at least two sections able to slide with respect to each other. Each leg provides locking and unlocking means of the sliding movement between the sections of the respective leg. Said tripod further provides an actuation element of said locking and unlocking means. Said tripod is characterized in that said actuation element is arranged on said connecting element, and in comprising transmission means arranged on the connecting element connected to said actuation element and to said locking/unlocking means of each leg and in that said tripod is configured so that by acting on said actuation element said transmission means act simultaneously on said locking/unlocking means of each leg preventing/allowing the sliding movement between said sections of each leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: CARTONI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Fiore, Filippo Nalli
  • Publication number: 20230022365
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tripod comprising a connecting element, at least three legs coupled to said connecting element, each leg being divided into at least two sections able to slide with respect to each other. Each leg provides locking and unlocking means of the sliding movement between the sections of the respective leg. Said tripod further provides an actuation element of said locking and unlocking means. Said tripod is characterized in that said actuation element is arranged on said connecting element, and in comprising transmission means arranged on the connecting element connected to said actuation element and to said locking/unlocking means of each leg and in that said tripod is configured so that by acting on said actuation element said transmission means act simultaneously on said locking/unlocking means of each leg preventing/allowing the sliding movement between said sections of each leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Alessandro FIORE, Filippo NALLI
  • Patent number: 11002404
    Abstract: Described is a system for supporting a camera, said camera being fixed on an articulated head which allows the homogeneous movement along axes Zpan and Ytilt, said articulated head being equipped with variable fluid dampening means and counterbalancing means, for annulling the weight of the camera when rotated about the Ytilt axis, aid system being equipped with a structure for the rotation of the camera about a third Xroll axis, said structure being interposed between said head, above the same, and said camera, below the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CARTONI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Maria Elisabetta Cartoni, Alessandro Fiore, Domenico Macchia
  • Patent number: 10788158
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spreader for video-photographic tripods comprising at least three arms pivoted, at one end, on a central spider, and provided, on the other end, with coupling means with the tripod, each one of the arms of said spreader being comprised of a housing or casing, within which there are slidably provided two telescopic stages, extendable in opposite directions relative to one another, said telescopicity stage extending far from said central spider providing, on its end outer with respect to said casing, said coupling means with the tripod, between said housing and said two telescopic stages being provided a mechanism for actuating the extension and retraction of said two telescopicity stages, said actuating mechanism being so realized that, for the extension of said two stages, it is required an action by an operator, while the retraction of said two stages is free as a result of a simple action of compression of said two telescopic stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: CARTONI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Fiore
  • Publication number: 20200026162
    Abstract: Described is a system for supporting a camera, said camera being fixed on an articulated head which allows the homogeneous movement along axes Zpan and Ytilt, said articulated head being equipped with variable fluid dampening means and counterbalancing means, for annulling the weight of the camera when rotated about the Ytilt axis, aid system being equipped with a structure for the rotation of the camera about a third Xroll axis, said structure being interposed between said head, above the same, and said camera, below the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Domenico MACCHIA, Alessandro FIORE
  • Publication number: 20190195419
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spreader for video-photographic tripods comprising at least three arms pivoted, at one end, on a central spider, and provided, on the other end, with coupling means with the tripod, each one of the arms of said spreader being comprised of a housing or casing, within which there are slidably provided two telescopic stages, extendable in opposite directions relative to one another, said telescopicity stage extending far from said central spider providing, on its end outer with respect to said casing, said coupling means with the tripod, between said housing and said two telescopic stages being provided a mechanism for actuating the extension and retraction of said two telescopicity stages, said actuating mechanism being so realized that, for the extension of said two stages, it is required an action by an operator, while the retraction of said two stages is free as a result of a simple action of compression of said two telescopic stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Alessandro Fiore
  • Patent number: 9568142
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a counterbalancing structure (1) for counterbalancing a load, where the counterbalancing structure (1) has support means (3) for the support of the load, said support means (3) being able to rotate along a plane or vertical plane (?) with respect to a first axis or vertical axis (y) laying on said plane (?), a first movable pulley group (2) having at least a first upper pulley (4, 5), precompressed elastic means (10), and at least a rope or line (11, 12) fixed at a first end to said elastic means (10) and at the second end to the support means (3), the at least a rope (11, 12) passing at least on at least a first upper pulley (4, 5) such to act in compression on the elastic means (10) when the load is coupled to the support means (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: CARTONI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Domenico Macchia, Alessandro Fiore
  • Publication number: 20160169440
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a counterbalancing structure (1) for counterbalancing a load, where the counterbalancing structure (1) has support means (3) for the support of the load, said support means (3) being able to rotate along a plane or vertical plane (?) with respect to a first axis or vertical axis (y) laying on said plane (?), a first movable pulley group (2) having at least a first upper pulley (4, 5), precompressed elastic means (10), and at least a rope or line (11, 12) fixed at a first end to said elastic means (10) and at the second end to the support means (3), the at least a rope (11, 12) passing at least on at least a first upper pulley (4, 5) such to act in compression on the elastic means (10) when the load is coupled to the support means (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Domenico MACCHIA, Alessandro FIORE