Patents by Inventor Damiano Valfredini

Damiano Valfredini 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: 8193462
    Abstract: A release device, particularly for a motor vehicle door, comprises a base body intended to be applied on the outer face of a door, having an axial appendage that can be inserted in a corresponding opening of the door. The axial appendage includes a tubular portion provided with a bottom wall having a hole intended to be slidably engaged by a cylindrical member projecting axially from a button to be associated with the base body with a possibility of a relative movement. The tubular portion has connection means for allowing a switch unit to be removably fastened, which switch unit can be operated as a result of an axial movement of a free end of the cylindrical member of the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Zanini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Zanini, Damiano Valfredini
  • Publication number: 20110024271
    Abstract: Release device, particularly for a motor vehicle door A release device, particularly for a motor vehicle door, comprises a base body intended to be applied on the outer face of a door, having an axial appendage that can be inserted in a corresponding opening of the door. The axial appendage includes a tubular portion provided with a bottom wall having a hole intended to be slidably engaged by a cylindrical member projecting axially from a button to be associated with the base body with a possibility of a relative movement. The tubular portion has connection means for allowing a switch unit to be removably fastened, which switch unit can be operated as a result of an axial movement of a free end of the cylindrical member of the button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Paolo Zanini, Damiano Valfredini