Patents by Inventor Federico Ghirardi

Federico Ghirardi 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: 11639081
    Abstract: A device for the height adjustment of a road vehicle interposed between a frame and a suspension of the road vehicle so as to allow the vehicle to shift from a road configuration to a race configuration and vice versa. The device comprises a base body provided with a first end, which can mechanically be connected to the frame of the road vehicle; a first mass, which can be connected to the base body so as to be movable along a sliding axis; a second mass, which is connected to the first mass so as to be movable along the sliding axis as well and is configured to be able to be connected to a suspension of the road vehicle and to change the stroke of the suspension depending on the position of the second movable mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Federico Ghirardi, Thierry Annequin-Digond
  • Publication number: 20220032713
    Abstract: A device for the height adjustment of a road vehicle interposed between a frame and a suspension of the road vehicle so as to allow the vehicle to shift from a road configuration to a race configuration and vice versa. The device comprises a base body provided with a first end, which can mechanically be connected to the frame of the road vehicle; a first mass, which can be connected to the base body so as to be movable along a sliding axis; a second mass, which is connected to the first mass so as to be movable along the sliding axis as well and is configured to be able to be connected to a suspension of the road vehicle and to change the stroke of the suspension depending on the position of the second movable mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Federico GHIRARDI, Thierry ANNEQUIN-DIGOND
  • Patent number: 6575522
    Abstract: A vehicle with movable spoilers, the vehicle having at least one spoiler movable between a minimum-angle position producing a minimum increase in vertical load, and a maximum-angle position producing a maximum increase in vertical load; and a spoiler actuating device for adjusting the position of the spoiler between the minimum-angle position and maximum-angle position as a function of the speed of the vehicle; the spoiler actuating device providing, up to a given maximum speed, for adjusting the position of the spoiler to increase the vertical load as speed increases, and for maintaining the vertical load at a substantially constant given value as long as the speed of the vehicle exceeds the maximum speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Ferrari S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Borghi, Stefano Carmassi, Federico Ghirardi, Franco Zambelli
  • Patent number: 6533293
    Abstract: A device for controlling the attitude of a vehicle and having a number of electronically controlled shock absorbers and an electronic central control unit for driving the electronically controlled shock absorbers in such a manner as to regulate, instant by instant, the damping capacity of each; the electronic central control unit having a control circuit for determining when a gear shift is about to be made, a selection circuit for determining a shock absorber regulation strategy best suited to counteract the onset of attitude variations produced by the pending gear shift, and a shock absorber drive circuit for controlling the electronically controlled shock absorbers in such a manner as to implement the shock absorber regulation strategy selected by the selection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Ferrari S.p.A.
    Inventors: Federico Ghirardi, Alberto Longhi
  • Publication number: 20020093220
    Abstract: A vehicle with movable spoilers, the vehicle having at least one spoiler movable between a minimum-angle position producing a minimum increase in vertical load, and a maximum-angle position producing a maximum increase in vertical load; and a spoiler actuating device for adjusting the position of the spoiler between the minimum-angle position and maximum-angle position as a function of the speed of the vehicle; the spoiler actuating device providing, up to a given maximum speed, for adjusting the position of the spoiler to increase the vertical load as speed increases, and for maintaining the vertical load at a substantially constant given value as long as the speed of the vehicle exceeds the maximum speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: FERRARI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Borghi, Stefano Carmassi, Federico Ghirardi, Franco Zambelli
  • Publication number: 20020024186
    Abstract: A device for controlling the attitude of a vehicle and having a number of electronically controlled shock absorbers and an electronic central control unit for driving the electronically controlled shock absorbers in such a manner as to regulate, instant by instant, the damping capacity of each; the electronic central control unit having a control circuit for determining when a gear shift is about to be made, a selection circuit for determining a shock absorber regulation strategy best suited to counteract the onset of attitude variations produced by the pending gear shift, and a shock absorber drive circuit for controlling the electronically controlled shock absorbers in such a manner as to implement the shock absorber regulation strategy selected by the selection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Federico Ghirardi, Alberto Longhi