Patents by Inventor Biancuzzi Giovanni

Biancuzzi Giovanni 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).

  • Method for controlling an actuator
    Patent number: 11218095
    Abstract: A method of controlling an actuator comprising an electric motor and an actuator coupled to the electric motor, the method comprising controlling the electric motor to move the actuator in a direction towards an absolute mechanical end stop until a last registered soft reference position has been reached and then to overtravel the last registered soft reference position by a predetermined distance, detecting the load of the actuator, and updating the registered soft reference position on the basis of the detected load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Nickel, Ullrich Kreiensen, Biancuzzi Giovanni, Fabian Armbruster, Florian Bayer
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20200153369
    Abstract: A method of controlling an actuator comprising an electric motor and an actuator coupled to the electric motor, the method comprising controlling the electric motor to move the actuator in a direction towards an absolute mechanical end stop until a last registered soft reference position has been reached and then to overtravel the last registered soft reference position by a predetermined distance, detecting the load of the actuator, and updating the registered soft reference position on the basis of the detected load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel NICKEL, Ullrich Kreiensen, Biancuzzi Giovanni, Fabian Armbruster, Florian Bayer