Patents by Inventor Franco Pertusi

Franco Pertusi 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).

  • Control and steering device for a crawler vehicle
    Patent number: 9857826
    Abstract: A control device for a crawler vehicle comprises a control lever activated by an operator about a fulcrum and having a free end, the control lever being displaceable along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle between a proximal position closer to the operator and a distal position further from the operator in order to control a main clutch of the vehicle, the control device further comprising a support element suitable for being fixed to a body of the vehicle in order to support an operator's hand when the hand acts on the control lever, the control lever having an intermediate portion interposed between the free end and the fulcrum, the intermediate portion being so shaped as to partially embrace the support element in the proximal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Enrico Conti, Sergio Magrini, Franco Pertusi, Lorenzo Sghedoni, Ivano Resca
  • CONTROL AND STEERING DEVICE FOR A CRAWLER VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140013896
    Abstract: A control device for a crawler vehicle comprises a control lever activated by an operator about a fulcrum and having a free end, the control lever being displaceable along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle between a proximal position closer to the operator and a distal position further from the operator in order to control a main clutch of the vehicle, the control device further comprising a support element suitable for being fixed to a body of the vehicle in order to support an operator's hand when the hand acts on the control lever, the control lever having an intermediate portion interposed between the free end and the fulcrum, the intermediate portion being so shaped as to partially embrace the support element in the proximal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Enrico Conti, Sergio Magrini, Franco Pertusi, Lorenzo Sghedoni, Ivano Resca
  • Crawler vehicle drive control system
    Patent number: 8517157
    Abstract: A drive control system of a crawler vehicle has a lever, a hydraulic distributor for feeding pressurized oil over a feed line to a hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic actuator can engage and release a central clutch. A cable has a first end fixed to a rod of the hydraulic actuator, and a second end connected to the hydraulic distributor. The cable activates and deactivates the hydraulic distributor, depending on the position of the rod. A main pulley is integral with the lever about which the cable is wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: CNH America, LLC
    Inventors: Lorenzo Sghedoni, Franco Pertusi
  • Crawler Vehicle Drive Control System
    Publication number: 20130111889
    Abstract: A drive control system of a crawler vehicle has a lever, a hydraulic distributor for feeding pressurized oil over a feed line to a hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic actuator can engage and release a central clutch. A cable has a first end fixed to a rod of the hydraulic actuator, and a second end connected to the hydraulic distributor. The cable activates and deactivates the hydraulic distributor, depending on the position of the rod. A main pulley is integral with the lever about which the cable is wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Lorenzo Sghedoni, Franco Pertusi
  • Crawler vehicle drive control system
    Patent number: 8196727
    Abstract: A drive control system of a crawler vehicle has a lever, a hydraulic distributor for feeding pressurized oil over a feed line to a hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic actuator can engage and release a central clutch. A cable has a first end fixed to a rod of the hydraulic actuator, and a second end connected to the hydraulic distributor. The cable activates and deactivates the hydraulic distributor, depending on the position of the rod. A main pulley is integral with the lever about which the cable is wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Lorenzo Sghedoni, Franco Pertusi
  • CRAWLER VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090090594
    Abstract: A drive control system of a crawler vehicle has a lever, a hydraulic distributor for feeding pressurized oil over a feed line to a hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic actuator can engage and release a central clutch. A cable has a first end fixed to a rod of the hydraulic actuator, and a second end connected to the hydraulic distributor. The cable activates and deactivates the hydraulic distributor, depending on the position of the rod. A main pulley is integral with the lever about which the cable is wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Lorenzo Sghedoni, Franco Pertusi