Patents by Inventor Arianna VALENTE

Arianna VALENTE 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).

  • Suspension provided with a load responsive device
    Patent number: 11059340
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension comprises a hub carrier on which a wheel hub is suitable for being mounted, a suspension arm having an outer end connected to the hub carrier by a ball joint and an inner end suitable for being attached to a suspended structure of the vehicle, and a shock absorber. At least one load responsive device is arranged on the suspension arm, the load responsive device comprising a sensor able to generate an output signal in response to a load applied to the suspension arm, wherein a control unit is configured to receive the output signal generated by the sensor and to adjust the stiffness of the shock absorber through a valve adapted to vary passage cross-sections of the fluid contained in the shock absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: ARI—AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH INNOVATION S.A.S. DI FRANCESCA BIANCO & C.
    Inventors: Francesca Bianco, Arianna Valente
  • A SUSPENSION PROVIDED WITH A LOAD RESPONSIVE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200198430
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension comprises a hub carrier on which a wheel hub is suitable for being mounted, a suspension arm having an outer end connected to the hub carrier by a ball joint and an inner end suitable for being attached to a suspended structure of the vehicle, and a shock absorber. At least one load responsive device is arranged on the suspension arm, the load responsive device comprising a sensor able to generate an output signal in response to a load applied to the suspension arm, wherein a control unit is configured to receive the output signal generated by the sensor and to adjust the stiffness of the shock absorber through a valve adapted to vary passage cross-sections of the fluid contained in the shock absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Francesca BIANCO, Arianna VALENTE