Patents by Inventor Franco Brando

Franco Brando 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).

  • Vehicle door handle and method to assemble such door handle
    Patent number: 10094150
    Abstract: A vehicle door handle includes a lever rotationally mobile between a rest position and a release position, a handle mechanism that allows opening of a vehicle door when actuated by the lever when the lever is in the release position, and an insertable body. The lever and the insertable body include a rolling surface and a pivot forming a hinge around which the lever is rotationally mobile, the lever includes one of the rolling surface and the pivot, and the insertable body includes the other of the rolling surface and the pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Gramaglia, Franco Brando
  • VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE AND METHOD TO ASSEMBLE SUCH DOOR HANDLE
    Publication number: 20150204116
    Abstract: A vehicle door handle includes a lever rotationally mobile between a rest position and a release position, a handle mechanism that allows opening of a vehicle door when actuated by the lever when the lever is in the release position, and an insertable body. The lever and the insertable body include a rolling surface and a pivot forming a hinge around which the lever is rotationally mobile, the lever includes one of the rolling surface and the pivot, and the insertable body includes the other of the rolling surface and the pivot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: VALEO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Gramaglia, Franco Brando