Patents by Inventor Amedeo Visconti

Amedeo Visconti 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: 20040216977
    Abstract: A method and unit for controlling a clutch powered by a hydraulic actuator having a work chamber connected to a solenoid valve; a target value of the pressure of the fluid inside the work chamber is generated, an actual value of the pressure of the fluid inside the work chamber is measured, and a control signal for controlling the solenoid valve is calculated using feedback control of the pressure of the fluid inside the work chamber; and the target value of the pressure of the fluid is generated on the basis of an actual value of the position of the hydraulic actuator, and of a target value of the position of the hydraulic actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Francesco Farachi, Amedeo Visconti, Alberto Tonielli
  • Patent number: 6578916
    Abstract: An adaptable seat having a supporting frame, and one or more supporting cushions appropriately arranged and fixed to the supporting frame to support the occupant; each supporting cushion having an outer shell and a filler; and the adaptable seat being characterized in that the outer shell of each supporting cushion has electrically controlled deforming means for selectively deforming the outer shell to adjust the shape of the supporting cushion; an electronic central control unit being provided to control the electrically controlled deforming means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Ferrari S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Longhi, Amedeo Visconti
  • Publication number: 20020047297
    Abstract: An adaptable seat having a supporting frame, and one or more supporting cushions appropriately arranged and fixed to the supporting frame to support the occupant; each supporting cushion having an outer shell and a filler; and the adaptable seat being characterized in that the outer shell of each supporting cushion has electrically controlled deforming means for selectively deforming the outer shell to adjust the shape of the supporting cushion; an electronic central control unit being provided to control the electrically controlled deforming means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Alberto Longhi, Amedeo Visconti