Patents by Inventor Giovanni Foggini

Giovanni Foggini 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: 4807490
    Abstract: The coating comprises a center sheath enclosing the lever and terminated at one end with a knob grip which includes a lever end check seat, and at the other end with a bellows seal formed with a groove adapted to cooperate with a mating check seat provided on the console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Inventor: Giovanni Foggini
  • Patent number: 4617834
    Abstract: The coating comprises a center sheath enclosing the lever and terminated at one end with a knob grip which includes a lever end check seat, and at the other end with a bellows seal formed with a groove adapted to cooperate with a mating check seat provided on the console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Inventor: Giovanni Foggini
  • Patent number: 4598606
    Abstract: The lever comprises an integral covering which includes the handgrip knob and protective bellows for the swivel joint and incorporates, as a unitary construction, the lever load bearing rod which lever is formed by a co-molding process, whereby the load-bearing rod is incorporated to the covering during the injection molding of the covering itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1986
    Assignee: Lear S.n.c. di Foggini & C.
    Inventor: Giovanni Foggini
  • Patent number: 4533275
    Abstract: The connector comprises a base of acetalic resin and a metal pivot pin connected together for mutual rotation under the braking effect of a frictional couple; the pivot pin being force fitted into a corresponding seat in the base and the ratio of the coupling axial extension to the pin diameter being no less than 4:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1985
    Assignee: Lear S.n.c.
    Inventor: Giovanni Foggini
  • Patent number: 4525008
    Abstract: The attachment comprises a body of polymeric material wherein a through socket is formed rotatively holding one end of the visor suspension rod, which end is formed with a cranked portion engaged by two opposite cheeks of the supporting body, extending through an arc at least as wide as the adjustment angle of the suspension rod, and effective to limit the angular travel range of the visor suspension rod cranked portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Assignee: Lear S.n.c. di Foggini & C.
    Inventor: Giovanni Foggini
  • Patent number: 4521046
    Abstract: The sun visor comprises a load-bearing structure including a shaped element die-cut from a sheet of a cell polymeric material having straight parallel channel-like cells, and a suspension and securing rod engaged in one of the cells, the cell engaging with the rod, or alternatively an insert intervening between the rod and cell having at least one raised rib formed thereon which is adapted to engage with the rod surface for frictional retention, and at least one longitudinal groove in the rod adapted for releasably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1985
    Assignee: Lear S.n.c. di Foggini & C.
    Inventor: Giovanni Foggini
  • Patent number: 4435009
    Abstract: The sun visor is of the type which comprises a load bearing structure including a shaped element formed from a straight cell polymeric material, the cells extending parallel to one another and having a trough-like shape, and a suspension and pivot rod accommodated for rotation within one of the cell. At least one portion of the rod is formed with a crank-like eccentric shape engaging in the cell of a corresponding movable portion of the structure, which is partially separated therefrom by cuts, for the purpose of obtaining at least two stable tilted positions which the sun visor will occupy with a snap movement, one position being selected to coincide with the home position of the sun visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: Lear S.n.c. di Foggini & C.
    Inventor: Giovanni Foggini