Patents by Inventor Carlo Viappiani

Carlo Viappiani 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: 7168360
    Abstract: A linear actuator for vehicle power steering systems with at least three steered wheels of a double-acting type that comprises a cylindrical body, closed at opposite ends; a piston, accommodated inside the cylindrical body axially slideable between the ends; and a stem, rigidly associated with the piston, coaxial to the cylindrical body, and protruding from at least one of the ends, the piston dividing the cylindrical body into two chambers, each provided with an inflow/outflow opening formed at the two opposite ends; and at least one pair of one-way valves, provided in the piston with a respective inlet connected to a respective chamber and outlets mutually connected, each valve having a stem slideably accommodated in the respective inlet with one end associated with a respective flow control element and the opposite end that protrudes externally from the piston, so as to open a respective valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Comer Industries S.P.A.
    Inventors: Gianni Massaccesi, Renzo Cuppi, Carlo Viappiani
  • Publication number: 20050166585
    Abstract: A linear actuator for vehicle power steering systems with at least three steered wheels of a double-acting type that comprises a cylindrical body, closed at opposite ends; a piston, accommodated inside the cylindrical body axially slideable between the ends; and a stem, rigidly associated with the piston, coaxial to the cylindrical body, and protruding from at least one of the ends, the piston dividing the cylindrical body into two chambers, each provided with an inflow/outflow opening formed at the two opposite ends; and at least one pair of one-way valves, provided in the piston with a respective inlet connected to a respective chamber and outlets mutually connected, each valve having a stem slideably accommodated in the respective inlet with one end associated with a respective flow control element and the opposite end that protrudes externally from the piston, so as to open a respective valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Gianni Massaccesi, Renzo Cuppi, Carlo Viappiani