Patents by Inventor Anthony A. PACELLA
Anthony A. PACELLA 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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Publication number: 20220379791Abstract: A trailer is provided with a frame to connect to an off-road vehicle. A body is pivotally connected relative to the frame and includes a bed and a side panel extending transversely from the bed to define a cargo area. A pitch actuator assembly is coupled between the frame and the body to pivot the body between a storage position and an elevated position. A bracket is connected to a rearward end of the side panel. A tailgate is pivotally connected to a lower portion of the bracket about a first horizontal axis to adjust between a closed position and an open-downward position, and pivotally connected to an upper portion of the bracket about a second horizontal axis to adjust between the closed position and an open-upward position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: MAHINDRA VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS LTD.Inventors: Tony BULCHAK, Anthony PACELLA, Mark LEBLANC, Aaron CARLSON, Jasneet JHITA, Timothy SHELDON, Robert MOONEY
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Patent number: 11377001Abstract: A removable seat for a vehicle that includes a roll over protection system. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back assembly. The seat bottom adapted to be removably coupled to the vehicle. The seat back assembly is spaced apart from the seat bottom and adapted to be fixed by a bracket or removably coupled to first and second posts of the roll over protection system. The seat back assembly includes a seat back, a beam and saddles. The seat back is longitudinally oriented and parallel to a forward direction of vehicle travel. The beam includes a tube, a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket being fixed to a first end of the tube and the second bracket being fixed to a second end of the tube. The saddles fixing the tube to the seat back and includes a curved portion fixed to the tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Mahindra N.A. Tech CenterInventors: Richard P. Haas, Robert B. Mooney, Anthony A. Pacella, Owen T. Smith, Robert Fehan, Anthony Laudicina, Kenneth R. Elliott
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Publication number: 20220063734Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body with a passenger compartment and a cargo compartment adjacent to, and rearward of, the passenger compartment. A base is supported by the vehicle body and disposed over the cargo compartment, the base having a forward end, a rearward end, a first side, and a second side. A partition extends from the forward end of the base. A side panel is pivotally attached to the first side of the base about a longitudinal axis and attachable to the partition in a first configuration to facilitate storage, and moveable in an outward direction to provide a raised platform with the base in a second configuration. A rear panel is pivotally attached to the side panel about a transverse axis and connectable to the vehicle body in the second configuration to support the side panel without engaging an underlying external surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: MAHINDRA AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA INC.Inventors: John P. PACELLA, Anthony A. PACELLA, Timothy L. SHELDON, Robert B. GEORGEFF
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Publication number: 20210078466Abstract: A removable seat for a vehicle that includes a roll over protection system. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back assembly. The seat bottom adapted to be removably coupled to the vehicle. The seat back assembly is spaced apart from the seat bottom and adapted to be fixed by a bracket or removably coupled to first and second posts of the roll over protection system. The seat back assembly includes a seat back, a beam and saddles. The seat back is longitudinally oriented and parallel to a forward direction of vehicle travel. The beam includes a tube, a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket being fixed to a first end of the tube and the second bracket being fixed to a second end of the tube. The saddles fixing the tube to the seat back and includes a curved portion fixed to the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Richard P. HAAS, Robert B. MOONEY, Anthony A. PACELLA, Owen T. SMITH, Robert FEHAN, Anthony LAUDICINA, Kenneth R. ELLIOTT
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Patent number: 9746295Abstract: An extended range, enhanced lethality 40 mm ammunition round. The round features controlled guidance and camera front end, which can be fired as fin stabilized with no appreciable spin, from an M320 grenade launcher. The round has a launching sleeve with an oversized propellant cup, to essentially double or triple conventional range, with sharp accuracy provided by the guidance system.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Leon Manole, Wilfredo Toledo, Arthur Ricardo Pizza, Ronny Alzamora, Gary Anthony Pacella
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Patent number: 9194675Abstract: Shown is a family of low spin and essentially no spin, full in-bore 40 mm projectiles which can be fired from a standard M203 or M320 grenade gun launcher. The projectiles have extended range through over 1000 meters and also have the capability for adding on guidance-navigation and control features/components for great accuracy. Increased accuracy is also provided by another, rear fin type projectile embodiment. The projectiles can be lengthened to accommodate more lethal fragments, and increased amount of explosive and energetic. At the same time, there is provided a training round of analogous performance for all these tactical projectiles.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Leon Manole, Arthur Ricardo Pizza, Ernest Lee Logsdon, Gary Anthony Pacella, Anthony J. Sebasto, Wilfredo Toledo, John Shelp
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Patent number: 9021961Abstract: A cartridge launched in an M203/M320 gun launcher device, which cartridge has fins of 1-5 inches in length to insure flight stability without spinning the cartridge. The non spin makes the cartridge capable of having a guidance navigation and control, canard actuating system added between the body and nose. The guidance navigation and control, canard actuating system features now make the cartridge suitable for successfully attacking stationary and moving targets not heretofore possible.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Leon Manole, Arthur Ricardo Pizza, Ernest Lee Logsdon, Gary Anthony Pacella, Anthony J. Sebasto, Wilfredo Toledo, John Shelp
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Patent number: 9010248Abstract: A non-spinning 40 mm ammunition round for firing in an M320 grenade launcher. The round includes a cylindrical shaped gun sleeve cartridge case, which covers the standard rifling inside the M320, and thus presents a smooth bore surface to the fired ammunition. Because the ammunition is not launched in a spinning mode, it may now comprise those guidance and camera components as may be desired which components would not have been possible to employ on a round that is spinning.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Leon Manole, Arthur Ricardo Pizza, Ernest Lee Logsdon, Gary Anthony Pacella, Anthony J. Sebasto
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Patent number: 8887641Abstract: A 40 mm ammunition projectile for firing without significant spin in an M203 or an M320 grenade launcher. The ammunition includes a projectile body having hollow inner cavity therein for an explosive warhead; a projectile fin assembly; a projectile nose element having a conically shaped front area thereon; a decoupled projectile sabot in two or more joining sabot petals enclosing the body; a base cartridge case having vent holes, a bowl area for placement of a copper closure cup containing propellant therein, and a closure plug for threading into the rear of said cartridge case. The projectile fin assembly may provide a canted angle on each fin blade to (relatively very slowly) spin up the round at less than 30 Hz. Projectiles with body length less than five inches may be launched in an M203 grenade launcher while projectiles with body length up to eight inches may be launched in an M320 grenade launcher.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Leon Manole, Arthur Ricardo Pizza, Ernest Lee Logsdon, Gary Anthony Pacella, Anthony J. Sebasto, Wilfredo Toledo