Patents by Inventor Gaetano Mercante

Gaetano Mercante 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).

  • Patent number: 6761254
    Abstract: Brake assembly for cyclists' training device, provided with a support structure (7) on which there is rotatably mounted a shaft (10) having, keyed thereto, a roller (6) rotating in contact with the rear wheel of a bicycle. An end portion (12) of the shaft (10) is provided for this purpose with magnetic elements (13) able to exert a resistive torque and provided with a rotor (17) keyed onto the shaft (10) and carrying, fixed thereon, one or more permanent magnets (18) and a stator (19) mounted on the support structure (7) in the vicinity of the rotor (17). The stator (19) is composed of a disk of ferromagnetic material (20) and a shaped plate (21) of substantially conductive and non-magnetic material fixed to the ferromagnetic disk (20) on the side where the rotor (17) is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Elite Srl
    Inventor: Gaetano Mercante
  • Publication number: 20030051952
    Abstract: Brake assembly for cyclists' training device, provided with a support structure (7) on which there is rotatably mounted a shaft (10) having, keyed thereto, a roller (6) rotating in contact with the rear wheel of a bicycle which will thus be braked by the brake assembly (2) itself so as to simulate the resistance to forward movement experienced by a normal cyclist. An end portion (12) of the shaft (10) is provided for this purpose with magnetic means (13) able to exert a resistive torque. Said magnetic means are provided with a rotor (17) keyed onto the shaft (10) and carrying, fixed thereon, one or more permanent magnets (18) and a stator (19) mounted on the support structure (7) in the vicinity of the rotor (17). The stator (19) is composed of a disk of ferromagnetic material (20) and a shaped plate (21) of substantially conductive and non-magnetic material fixed to the ferromagnetic disk (20) on the side where the rotor (17) is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventor: Gaetano Mercante