Patents by Inventor Francesco Salis

Francesco Salis 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: 20240060258
    Abstract: A snow groomer vehicle including a frame, two tracks, and a drive unit connected to the two tracks to move the snow groomer vehicle. The snow groomer vehicles includes at least one working device selected from the group of working devices including: a winch, a tiller assembly, and a shovel, in particular the working device being connected to the frame by a connecting device. The snow groomer vehicle includes at least one control device configured to control at least one parameter of the snow groomer vehicle, preferably relating to the tracks or to the at least one working device, the control device being configured to control in a first operating mode the at least one parameter based on the operator's control instructions received via the user interface, on the data received via the radio communication unit, and on the position detected via the position detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Francesco Salis, Alberto Paoletti
  • Publication number: 20240010477
    Abstract: A crawler vehicle for the preparation of ski runs; the crawler vehicle comprising: a frame; a winch mounted on the frame for selectively unwinding and winding a cable that can be anchored to a point outside the crawler vehicle; an arm, which is mounted swivelling with respect to the frame around a determined axis, and is configured to guide the cable; an actuating system of the arm around the determined axis; a control device of the actuating system of the arm for selectively setting one of the following operating modes when the cable is under tension: enabling the free rotation of the arm around the determined axis; rotating the arm around the determined axis; locking the position of the arm with respect to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Alberto Paoletti, Markus Unterholzner, Gregor Maurer, Francesco Salis
  • Publication number: 20230278626
    Abstract: A tracked vehicle for preparing ski slopes has a chassis extending along a longitudinal axis; a winch mounted on the chassis; a boom pivoting about a pivot axis to guide and orientate the cable of the winch between the chassis and the cable anchor point; an actuation system for rotating the boom about the pivot axis relative to the chassis in a first and second direction; and a user interface comprising a first and a second switch arranged in front of an operator and to the right and left of each other and configured to rotate the boom so as to steer the tracked vehicle to the right and to the left respectively when the cable is anchored to the cable anchor point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Kirchmair, Alberto Paoletti, Francesco Salis
  • Publication number: 20230259154
    Abstract: Tracked vehicle comprising: a frame extending along a longitudinal axis; a plurality of tracks; at least an accessory device selected from a group comprising a blade, a tiller assembly and a winch assembly; and a user interface comprising a control device coupled to the plurality of tracks to drive the advance of the tracked vehicle; and a joystick coupled to the at least accessory device to drive the movements of the at least accessory device; wherein the joystick comprises a lever configured so that it can be move in any direction with respect to a rest position; wherein the joystick comprises a detector assembly to detect a movement of the lever with respect to the rest position and to emit an output signal based on the detected movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Casartelli, Martin Kirchmair, Alberto Paoletti, Francesco Salis
  • Publication number: 20230228050
    Abstract: A snow groomer vehicle comprising: at least one implement selected from: a blade and a tiller assembly; at least one first detection device configured to define data by processing the areas of the environment behind the snow groomer and framed by said first detection device; at least one satellite navigation device and/or a second detection device; wherein the second detection device is configured to define data by processing the areas of the environment in front of the snow groomer vehicle and framed by said device; a control system including a processing unit configured to process the data from the satellite navigation device and/or from at least the second detection device and to define an objective map of a desired snow treatment; the processing unit being configured to define at least one first desired implement configuration defined on the basis of an objective map in such a way that the passage of the implement causes the snowpack to change according to a desired conformation; the processing unit be
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: PRINOTH S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Salis, Martin Kirchmair, Richard Casartelli, Alberto Paoletti
  • Patent number: 11473514
    Abstract: A crawled vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine; an engine compartment wherein the internal combustion engine is housed; an air inlet opening to catch air from the outside of the crawled vehicle; a first channel, for cold air, connected and fed by the air inlet opening with air coming from outside the crawled vehicle; a second channel to be fed with hot air coming from the internal combustion engine; a third channel for air, coupled to the internal combustion engine to feed the internal combustion engine with air; an air filter arranged along the third channel and upstream of the internal combustion engine; a connection element connected to the first channel, to the second channel and third channel; and an air adjusting device to adjust the air temperature in the third channel and comprising a shutter coupled to the first channel and/or to the second channel and/or to the connection element; and a control device controlling a position of the shutter to adjust the temperature of the air entering th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.
    Inventors: Samuel Willems, Richard Casartelli, Georg Lentsch, Francesco Salis
  • Publication number: 20200248639
    Abstract: A crawled vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine; an engine compartment wherein the internal combustion engine is housed; an air inlet opening to catch air from the outside of the crawled vehicle; a first channel, for cold air, connected and fed by the air inlet opening with air coming from outside the crawled vehicle; a second channel to be fed with hot air coming from the internal combustion engine; a third channel for air, coupled to the internal combustion engine to feed the internal combustion engine with air; an air filter arranged along the third channel and upstream of the internal combustion engine; a connection element connected to the first channel, to the second channel and third channel; and an air adjusting device to adjust the air temperature in the third channel and comprising a shutter coupled to the first channel and/or to the second channel and/or to the connection element; and a control device controlling a position of the shutter to adjust the temperature of the air entering th
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Willems, Richard Casartelli, Georg Lentsch, Francesco Salis