Patents by Inventor Antonio Piccinini

Antonio Piccinini 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).

  • Electronic system to induce the occupants of a vehicle to fasten seat belts
    Patent number: 8417421
    Abstract: An electronic system to induce the occupants of a vehicle to fasten seat belts is described. The electronic system is configured to determine an alert condition indicating that a seat belt of at least one occupant of the vehicle is not fastened or is not properly fastened. The electronic system is also configured to allow the car radio to operate even when said alert condition is present, and to control the volume of the car radio for as long as said alert condition persists, preventing it from exceeding a low volume level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Di Lago, Antonio Piccinini
  • Adjustable-springing mattress
    Patent number: 7661165
    Abstract: An adjustable spring mattress includes a plurality of parallelepipedal bodies made of a synthetic elastic material and being mutually coupled together. Each body houses an inner coil spring, and is separated from adjoining bodies through a throughgoing hole. The bodies are partially separated by V-shaped separating slots which longitudinally and transversely traverse the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: New Wind S.r.l.
    Inventors: Antonio Piccinini, Filippo Piccinini
  • ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO INDUCE THE OCCUPANTS OF A VEHICLE TO FASTEN SEAT BELTS
    Publication number: 20090312915
    Abstract: An electronic system to induce the occupants of a vehicle to fasten seat belts is described. The electronic system is configured to determine an alert condition indicating that a seat belt of at least one occupant of the vehicle is not fastened or is not properly fastened. The electronic system is also configured to allow the car radio to operate even when said alert condition is present, and to control the volume of the car radio for as long as said alert condition persists, preventing it from exceeding a low volume level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Vincenzo DI LAGO, Antonio PICCININI
  • Adjustable-springing mattress
    Publication number: 20080276376
    Abstract: In an adjustable springing mattress, including a plurality of parallelepipedal bodies made of a synthetic elastic material and being mutually coupled, each synthetic elastic material body houses an inner coil spring, each spring housing body being separated from adjoining bodies through a throughgoing hole, and on each side of the mattress, the corresponding spring housing bodies are partially separated by V-shape separating slots which longitudinally and transversely extends with respect to the mattress forming body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Antonio Piccinini, Filippo Piccinini