Patents by Inventor Fulvio Cascio

Fulvio Cascio 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).

  • Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of an at least partially deflated tire on a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5929756
    Abstract: The method of detecting a partially deflated tire includes the steps of detecting the angular velocity of each wheel and generating corresponding velocity signals or data, processing the velocity signals or data in a processing unit arranged for calculating the value of a predetermined function of the ratio or of the difference between the product of the angular velocities of two diagonally opposed wheels and the product of the angular velocities of the other two wheels, and generating a warning signal when the difference between the values of this function and a first static reference value corresponding to a normal inflation condition of the tires exceeds a predetermined value, or when the difference between the values of this function and a second reference value determined upon each departure of the motor vehicle and corresponding to the actual inflation condition of the tires upon departure of the motor vehicle exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Fiat Auto S.p.A.
    Inventors: Cristina Randazzo, Stefano Re Fiorentin, Fulvio Cascio