Patents by Inventor Fabrizio Vasta

Fabrizio Vasta 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: 20220363311
    Abstract: A method to control a road vehicle with rear steering wheels and having, while driving along a curve, the steps of: determining a desired steering angle for the rear wheels; comparing the desired steering angle with a threshold value; applying, while driving along a curve and if the desired steering angle is greater than the threshold value, to both rear wheels a same actual steering angle that is equal to the desired steering angle; and applying, while driving along a curve and if the desired steering angle is smaller than the threshold value, to a rear wheel on the outside of the curve an actual steering angle greater than the desired steering angle and applying to a rear wheel on the inside of the curve a zero actual steering angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Alessandro FLUMERI, Fabrizio VASTA
  • Patent number: 10464552
    Abstract: A method to control a road vehicle with an electronically controlled self-locking differential when driving along a curve; the control method includes the steps of: determining an actual attitude angle of the road vehicle; determining a desired attitude angle; and changing the locking of the self-locking differential based on the difference between the actual attitude angle and the desired attitude angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ferrari S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Varisco, Fabrizio Vasta
  • Publication number: 20160355177
    Abstract: A method to control a road vehicle with an electronically controlled self-locking differential when driving along a curve; the control method includes the steps of: determining an actual attitude angle of the road vehicle; determining a desired attitude angle; and changing the locking of the self-locking differential based on the difference between the actual attitude angle and the desired attitude angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Ferrari S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Varisco, Fabrizio Vasta