Patents by Inventor Bruno Sponga

Bruno Sponga 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).

  • Patent number: 11666146
    Abstract: A sliding drawer or shelf (12) of a piece of furniture, comprising: a perimeter frame defined by the union of a front segment (14) and three C-connected segments (16, 18); a telescopic guide (20) for linearly moving the drawer or shelf with respect to the piece of furniture, the guide comprising a part (22) that can be fixed on the piece of furniture, and a part (24) longitudinally translatable with respect to the fixed part, the translatable part comprising an arm (26) which is adapted to support the drawer or shelf and on which there is mounted an adjustment element (80) for the inclination of the drawer or shelf with respect to the fixed part, wherein the front segment comprises a stop element (50) by which a free end of the arm can be engaged, so that the free end of the arm opposes to a lifting of the drawer or shelf by abutting against a part of the stop element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: BORTOLUZZI SISTEMI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Bruno Sponga, Marco Pianca
  • Publication number: 20220151382
    Abstract: A front part (30) of a shelf or drawer applicable to other three sides to form a rectangular frame is described, comprising a surface in use facing the center of the drawer or shelf, an elongated support (60) protruding from the surface adapted to support a bottom plane of the shelf or drawer, the surface comprising a projecting element (54) coupled to the elongated support through the insertion of the protruding element into a complementary longitudinal cavity (58) present in the protruding support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Bruno SPONGA
  • Publication number: 20220151383
    Abstract: A mounting device (30) is described for a first (12) and second (10) linear hollow frame segment that make up the frame of a shelf, wherein the frame is provided with a lighting LED strip (20). The device comprises a third portion (72) comprising a flat face (72) of dimensions corresponding to the width of the surface groove (22) so that it can be inserted into the surface groove and fill the portion of the surface groove closest to the angled surface of the first segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Bruno SPONGA
  • Publication number: 20220079337
    Abstract: A telescopic sliding guide (20) for linearly and horizontally moving a drawer or shelf (12) with respect to a furniture item, the guide comprises a first part (22) fixable on the furniture item, and a second part (24) which is elongated along a longitudinal axis (X), is translatable with respect to said fixable part along said axis, and comprises a free end (28), adapted to support the drawer or shelf, on the free end being mounted a first adjustment means (80) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer or shelf with respect to the first part, and a second adjustment means (90) for adjusting the horizontal position of the drawer or shelf with respect to the first part, wherein the first means (80) is arranged substantially along said axis (X).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno SPONGA, Marco PIANCA
  • Publication number: 20220061531
    Abstract: To lock a shelf (12) of a furniture item or of a shelving unit to a fixed element (50) projecting from the wall of the furniture item or shelving unit, on the sides (18) of the shelf a superficial groove (20) is made which is formed by the junction of at least a first segment (22) which is—in use—vertical and a second segment (24) which is angled with respect to the first one and has a blind end, so that the groove can be coupled to the fixed element thereby bringing the latter to the blind end by travelling the first and second segments in sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno SPONGA, Marco PIANCA
  • Publication number: 20220061527
    Abstract: A sliding drawer or shelf (12) of a piece of furniture, comprising: a perimeter frame defined by the union of a front segment (14) and three C-connected segments (16, 18); a telescopic guide (20) for linearly moving the drawer or shelf with respect to the piece of furniture, the guide comprising a part (22) that can be fixed on the piece of furniture, and a part (24) longitudinally translatable with respect to the fixed part, the translatable part comprising an arm (26) which is adapted to support the drawer or shelf and on which there is mounted an adjustment element (80) for the inclination of the drawer or shelf with respect to the fixed part, wherein the front segment comprises a stop element (50) by which a free end of the arm can be engaged, so that the free end of the arm opposes to a lifting of the drawer or shelf by abutting against a part of the stop element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Bruno SPONGA, Marco PIANCA
  • Patent number: 10221605
    Abstract: An abutment element (B1, B2) is described adapted to be arranged on a profile (10) mounted on a furniture item, on the profile being able to slide a shock-absorber that is integral with a door and which is mounted to meet the abutment element to activate. The element has a portion (32, 52) slidably couplable to the profile so that the abutment element can slide on the profile without detaching; and a modifiable structure for creating a constraint to the sliding of the abutment element so as to make it integral with the profile. Thereby easy assembly and lack of screw-hole are assured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BORTOLUZZI SISTEMI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Guido Bortoluzzi, Bruno Sponga, Adriano Girotto, Lucio Moliner
  • Patent number: 9752367
    Abstract: A damping or return device for sliding door leaves, particularly for furniture, is provided. The device includes a rectilinear hollow body made of plastic material, which is slideably associated with a profile that is integral with the top of the piece of furniture and can be coupled automatically and with a snap action to an entrainer. The entainer is fixed to one of the door leaves by way of an adapted carriage. The rectilinear hollow body accommodates a bidirectional shock absorber and interacts selectively with a first or a second magnetized stroke limiting pivot which are associated with a first guide or with a second guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: BORTOLUZZI SISTEMI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Adriano Girotto, Bruno Sponga, Lucio Moliner
  • Publication number: 20170074018
    Abstract: An abutment element (B1, B2) is described adapted to be arranged on a profile (10) mounted on a furniture item, on the profile being able to slide a shock-absorber that is integral with a door and which is mounted to meet the abutment element to activate. The element has a portion (32, 52) slidably couplable to the profile so that the abutment element can slide on the profile without detaching; and a modifiable structure for creating a constraint to the sliding of the abutment element so as to make it integral with the profile. Thereby easy assembly and lack of screw-hole are assured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Guido BORTOLUZZI, Bruno SPONGA, Adriano GIROTTO, Lucio MOLINER
  • Publication number: 20160090770
    Abstract: A damping or return device for sliding door leaves, particularly for furniture, is provided. The device includes a rectilinear hollow body made of plastic material, which is slideably associated with a profile that is integral with the top of the piece of furniture and can be coupled automatically and with a snap action to an entrainer. The entainer is fixed to one of the door leaves by way of an adapted carriage. The rectilinear hollow body accommodates a bidirectional shock absorber and interacts selectively with a first or a second magnetized stroke limiting pivot which are associated with a first guide or with a second guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Adriano GIROTTO, Bruno SPONGA, Lucio MOLINER
  • Patent number: 9157264
    Abstract: A device for sliding door leaves with co-planar closure, particularly for furniture, includes a bracket system for connection with each one of the door leaves. A first pair of wheels is associated with the bracket system in a downward region. The device includes elements adapted to force the closure arrangement of at least one of the door leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: BORTOLUZZI LAB S.R.L.
    Inventors: Guido Bortoluzzi, Adriano Girotto, Bruno Sponga, Rodolfo Dal Castel
  • Patent number: 8984810
    Abstract: A device for sliding door leaves with co-planar closure, particularly for furniture and the like, including a bracket system for connection to each one of the door leaves and with which a first pair of wheels is associated in a lower region. The device includes a second pair of wheels which are, together with the first pair of wheels, slideably engaged with the head respectively of a first guide and of a second guide which are T-shaped in cross-section, arc-shaped in plan view and the stem of which protrudes from the top of the piece of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Bortoluzzi Lab S.R.L.
    Inventors: Guido Bortoluzzi, Adriano Girotto, Bruno Sponga, Rodolfo Dal Castel
  • Publication number: 20140182212
    Abstract: A device for sliding door leaves with co-planar closure, particularly for furniture and the like, including a bracket system for connection to each one of the door leaves and with which a first pair of wheels is associated in a lower region. The device includes a second pair of wheels which are, together with the first pair of wheels, slideably engaged with the head respectively of a first guide and of a second guide which are T-shaped in cross-section, arc-shaped in plan view and the stem of which protrudes from the top of the piece of furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: BORTOLUZZI LAB S.R.L.
    Inventors: Guido Bortoluzzi, Adriano Girotto, Bruno Sponga, Rodolfo Dal Castel
  • Publication number: 20140082886
    Abstract: A device for sliding door leaves with co-planar closure, particularly for furniture and the like, including a bracket system, for connection with each one of said door leaves and with which a first pair of wheels is associated in a downward region. The device includes elements adapted to force the closure arrangement of at least one of said door leaves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: BORTOLUZZI LAB S.R.L.
    Inventors: Guido Bortoluzzi, Adriano Girotto, Bruno Sponga, Rodolfo Dal Castel