Patents by Inventor Fabio BERNARDO

Fabio BERNARDO 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).

  • Electronic tensioner for a short drop window regulator system in a frameless door
    Patent number: 11377896
    Abstract: A window regulator system for a window coupled to a door and movable between fully open and closed positions and a short drop position and method of operation are disclosed. The system includes rails with window regulator lifter plate assemblies being moveable along the rails by cables. A motor winds the cables to move the window. An electronic control unit detects operation of at least one of a door handle and a latch of the door to identify a short drop request corresponding to the door shut or opened. The electronic control unit ensures that no freeplay exists in the window regulator system to provide accurate movement of the window and controls the motor to selectively raise the window to the fully closed position in response to the door being shut and temporarily lower the window to the short drop position in response to identifying the short drop request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
    Inventors: Jacopo Fanucchi, Fabio Bernardo, Antonio Frello
  • ELECTRONIC TENSIONER FOR A SHORT DROP WINDOW REGULATOR SYSTEM IN A FRAMELESS DOOR
    Publication number: 20190257135
    Abstract: A window regulator system for a window coupled to a door and movable between fully open and closed positions and a short drop position and method of operation are disclosed. The system includes rails with window regulator lifter plate assemblies being moveable along the rails by cables. A motor winds the cables to move the window. An electronic control unit detects operation of at least one of a door handle and a latch of the door to identify a short drop request corresponding to the door shut or opened. The electronic control unit ensures that no freeplay exists in the window regulator system to provide accurate movement of the window and controls the motor to selectively raise the window to the fully closed position in response to the door being shut and temporarily lower the window to the short drop position in response to identifying the short drop request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Jacopo FANUCCHI, Fabio BERNARDO, Antonio FRELLO