Patents by Inventor Daniele Testa

Daniele Testa 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).

  • Publication number: 20240425114
    Abstract: A frame for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The frame includes a body cell, a front suspension attachment structure, an engine compartment structure comprising a lower portion and an upper portion, a rear suspension attachment structure, a front absorption element, a rear absorption element, wherein the front absorption element and the rear absorption element comprise aluminium, wherein the front suspension attachment structure and the rear suspension attachment structure comprise aluminium, wherein the lower portion comprises aluminium and the upper portion comprises carbon fibre, wherein the body cell comprises a carbon fibre shell and at least two first walls facing one another so as to define a cavity between the first walls and one or more carbon fibre partitions arranged inside the cavity and extending transversely to the first walls between two ends respectively connected to the first walls seamlessly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: FERRARI S.P.A
    Inventors: Daniele TESTA, Roberto Fulvio MUCI, Suni PAI SRINGERI
  • Patent number: 12168382
    Abstract: A front frame assembly for a motor vehicle includes a suspension attachment structure fixable to a body cell, one or more attachment elements fixed relative to the suspension attachment structure to allow a suspension of the motor vehicle to be coupled to the suspension attachment structure, and an absorption element to absorb a front crash of the motor vehicle, the absorption element being fixed relative to the suspension attachment structure and extending in a projecting manner relative to the suspension attachment structure along a first straight axis until ending with one end opposite the suspension attachment structure, wherein the assembly comprises a channel extending with continuity through the absorption element and the suspension attachment structure between an inlet opening obtained at the end along the first axis and an outlet opening obtained in the suspension attachment structure along a second axis transversal to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Daniele Testa
  • Publication number: 20230399055
    Abstract: A chassis cell for a motor vehicle defines a passenger compartment for the motor vehicle and comprises at least one shell comprising carbon fibre and at least two first walls facing one another so as to define a cavity between the first walls, characterized in that it further comprises one or more partitions comprising carbon fibre, arranged inside the cavity according to an arrangement, and each extending transversally to the first walls between two first ends respectively connected to the first walls seamlessly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventor: Daniele TESTA
  • Publication number: 20230303178
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a forward moving direction, a rear frame having a front end and a rear end according to the forward moving direction, a driving unit comprising an engine and a gearbox, elastic suspension devices which couple the driving unit to the rear frame in an elastically oscillating manner relative to the rear frame around an equilibrium position, and a crash body for absorbing a rear crash along the forward moving direction, the crash body being fixed to the driving unit so as to project in a cantilever manner from a back of the driving unit according to the forward moving direction beyond said rear end along the forward moving direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Daniele TESTA
  • Publication number: 20230264745
    Abstract: A front frame assembly for a motor vehicle includes a suspension attachment structure with an attachment portion fixable to a body cell of the motor vehicle, one or more attachment elements fixed relative to the suspension attachment structure to allow a suspension of the motor vehicle to be coupled to the attachment portion, and an absorption element to absorb a front crash of the motor vehicle, wherein the absorption element is distinct from the suspension attachment structure, is fixed relative to the suspension attachment structure, and extends along a first straight axis, wherein the suspension attachment structure further comprises a collapsible portion between the absorption element and the attachment portion along the first straight axis, the collapsible portion having a first compression stiffness equal to or greater than a second stiffness of the absorption element and smaller than a third stiffness of the attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Daniele TESTA
  • Publication number: 20230264743
    Abstract: A front frame assembly for a motor vehicle includes a suspension attachment structure comprising an attachment portion fixable to a bodywork cell defining a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, one or more attachment elements fixed with respect to the suspension attachment structure and configured to permit a coupling of a suspension of the motor vehicle to the attachment portion, and a steering box comprising a steering tie rod for steering a wheel hub of the motor vehicle, a tubular casing extending along a first straight axis, and a transmission element coupled to the steering tie rod and to the tubular casing in an axially movable manner along the first axis inside the casing, wherein the tubular casing is rigidly fixed to the suspension attachment structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Daniele TESTA
  • Publication number: 20230249507
    Abstract: A front frame assembly for a motor vehicle includes a suspension attachment structure fixable to a body cell, one or more attachment elements fixed relative to the suspension attachment structure to allow a suspension of the motor vehicle to be coupled to the suspension attachment structure, and an absorption element to absorb a front crash of the motor vehicle, the absorption element being fixed relative to the suspension attachment structure and extending in a projecting manner relative to the suspension attachment structure along a first straight axis until ending with one end opposite the suspension attachment structure, wherein the assembly comprises a channel extending with continuity through the absorption element and the suspension attachment structure between an inlet opening obtained at the end along the first axis and an outlet opening obtained in the suspension attachment structure along a second axis transversal to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventor: Daniele TESTA
  • Publication number: 20230249754
    Abstract: A bodywork for a motor vehicle includes a frame to fix and surround a windshield of the motor vehicle, wherein the frame comprises a crossbar to constitute a support base for the windshield, and a pair of uprights respectively fixed at opposite ends of the crossbar so as to form an area with a closed contour for placing the windshield, wherein the crossbar comprises a first wall facing away from the opposite side to said area, and wherein a duct extends through the crossbar between a first opening obtained on a second wall of the crossbar and a second opening obtained on the first wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventor: Daniele TESTA
  • Patent number: 11158753
    Abstract: Photovoltaic panel (or solar panel) comprising: at least one luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) having an upper surface, a lower surface and one or more outer sides; at least one photovoltaic cell (or solar cell) placed on the outside of at least one of the outer sides or on the outside of at least one part of the lower surface of said luminescent solar concentrator (LSC); at least one rigid or semi-rigid support placed on the outside of said at least one photovoltaic cell (or solar cell), said at least one rigid or semi-rigid support being placed in direct contact with said at least one photovoltaic cell (or solar cell); at least one transparent frame placed outside said at least one rigid or semi-rigid support, said at least one transparent frame being placed in direct contact with said at least one rigid or semi-rigid support; optionally, at least one transparent protective shell placed between said at least one transparent frame and said at least one rigid or semi-rigid support, said at least one tra
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: ENI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Testa, Lino Carnelli, Luca Panzeri
  • Publication number: 20200083391
    Abstract: Photovoltaic panel (or solar panel) comprising: at least one luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) having an upper surface, a lower surface and one or more outer sides; at least one photovoltaic cell (or solar cell) placed on the outside of at least one of the outer sides or on the outside of at least one part of the lower surface of said luminescent solar concentrator (LSC); at least one rigid or semi-rigid support placed on the outside of said at least one photovoltaic cell (or solar cell), said at least one rigid or semi-rigid support being placed in direct contact with said at least one photovoltaic cell (or solar cell); at least one transparent frame placed outside said at least one rigid or semi-rigid support, said at least one transparent frame being placed in direct contact with said at least one rigid or semi-rigid support; optionally, at least one transparent protective shell placed between said at least one transparent frame and said at least one rigid or semi-rigid support, said at least one tra
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Daniele Testa, Lino Carnelli, Luca Panzeri
  • Patent number: D447139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Olivier Mache, Nicolai Furhmann, Daniele Testa, Luigi Rovere