Patents by Inventor Francesco Pisano

Francesco Pisano 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).

  • Extendable paving screed
    Patent number: 7287931
    Abstract: A screed assembly for a paving machine includes a main screed portion and an extension screed portion longitudinally extendable from the main screed portion. The extension screed portion includes a variable length coupling portion arranged in a manner sufficient to permit modifying the overall length of the extension screed portion such that the screed assembly may be extended to a maximum overall width that is twice that of the minimum retracted width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Bitelli SpA
    Inventors: Simone Anibaldi, Terrence J. Nowak, Francesco Pisano, Federico B. Rio
  • Control for screed heaters
    Patent number: 7217062
    Abstract: A screed for a paving machine has at least a base portion having an associated heating element connected to a heating element controller. An extension screed portion is connector to the base screed portion and has a respective heating element connectable to the heating element controller. A temperature sensor is associated with each of the base and extension screed portions and a device is adapted to controllably connect selected ones of the base and extension screed temperature sensors to the heating element controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc
    Inventors: Francesco Pisano, Federico B. Rio, Davide Govoni, Ezio Martelli, Simone Zaghi
  • Extendable paving screed
    Publication number: 20050249554
    Abstract: A screed assembly for a paving machine includes a main screed portion and an extension screed portion longitudinally extendable from the main screed portion. The extension screed portion includes a variable length coupling portion arranged in a manner sufficient to permit modifying the overall length of the extension screed portion such that the screed assembly may be extended to a maximum overall width that is twice that of the minimum retracted width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Simone Anibaldi, Terrence Nowak, Francesco Pisano, Federico Rio
  • Control for screed heaters
    Publication number: 20050191127
    Abstract: A screed for a paving machine has at least a base portion having an associated heating element connected to a heating element controller. An extension screed portion is connector to the base screed portion and has a respective heating element connectable to the heating element controller. A temperature sensor is associated with each of the base and extension screed portions and a device is adapted to controllably connect selected ones of the base and extension screed temperature sensors to the heating element controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Francesco Pisano, Federico Rio, Davide Govoni, Ezio Martelli, Simone Zaghi