Patents by Inventor Gerardo Acocella

Gerardo Acocella 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 controlling a semi-active suspension system for motorcycles
    Patent number: 8972108
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a semi-active suspension system (1) for motorcycles are described. According to the present invention, the damping forces applied to controllable force generators (2, 3), such as controllable shock absorbers, provided to the front and the rear semi-active suspensions of a motorcycle are jointly controlled. In particular, the pitch velocity (Vp) of the suspended mass (Ms) is taken into account so as to jointly control the front and rear suspension systems of a motorcycle. The present invention allows the optimization of the global adherence of the motorcycle to the road surface and of the driving and the travelling comfort of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Spring Off S.R.L.
    Inventor: Gerardo Acocella
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SEMI-ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR MOTORCYCLES
    Publication number: 20110153158
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a semi-active suspension system (1) for motorcycles are described. According to the present invention, the damping forces applied to controllable force generators (2, 3), such as controllable shock absorbers, provided to the front and the rear semi-active suspensions of a motorcycle are jointly controlled. In particular, the pitch velocity (Vp) of the suspended mass (Ms) is taken into account so as to jointly control the front and rear suspension systems of a motorcycle. The present invention allows the optimization of the global adherence of the motorcycle to the road surface and of the driving and the travelling comfort of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Gerardo Acocella