Patents by Inventor Giancarlo Francone

Giancarlo Francone 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).

  • Side impact guard device for industrial vehicles, particularly trailers or semi-trailers
    Patent number: 7967349
    Abstract: An industrial vehicle, in particular a trailer or semi-trailer, comprises on its two sides two side-impact guard devices each comprising at least one bar extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and connected to the frame of the vehicle. Set between the bars of the two side-impact guard devices is a housing structure for one or more spare wheels, in such a way that said housing structure and the spare wheel or wheels housed therein contribute, together with the aforesaid bars, to absorbing the energy of a lateral impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Roberto Puppini, Giancarlo Francone
  • SIDE IMPACT GUARD DEVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY TRAILERS OR SEMI-TRAILERS
    Publication number: 20090267365
    Abstract: An industrial vehicle, in particular a trailer or semi-trailer, comprises on its two sides two side-impact guard devices each comprising at least one bar extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and connected to the frame of the vehicle. Set between the bars of the two side-impact guard devices is a housing structure for one or more spare wheels, in such a way that said housing structure and the spare wheel or wheels housed therein contribute, together with the aforesaid bars, to absorbing the energy of a lateral impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Roberto PUPPINI, Giancarlo FRANCONE