Patents by Inventor Giovanni Papola

Giovanni Papola 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).

  • Brake system test device and brake system test method of two-wheeled motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7784335
    Abstract: Wheels of a two-wheeled motor vehicle are supported by support rollers corresponding to each wheel, respectively, and an antilock brake system is operated for each wheel. Measuring means 20 and 31 measure values related to the rotation speed of rollers supporting the wheel for which the antilock brake system operates. Based on the values obtained by the measuring means 20 and 31, the waveform accompanying the change in rotation speed of the wheel that occurs by the operation of the antilock brake system is computed by a computing means 44 based on the values obtained by the measuring means 20 and 31. A determination means 45 determines whether or not a portion of the waveform obtained by the computing means 44 falls within a predetermined range or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Masahiko Kaneko, Giuseppe Madonna, Nicola Perretti, Giovanni Papola
  • BRAKE SYSTEM TEST DEVICE AND BRAKE SYSTEM TEST METHOD OF TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20090049901
    Abstract: Wheels of a two-wheeled motor vehicle are supported by support rollers corresponding to each wheel, respectively, and an antilock brake system is operated for each wheel. Measuring means 20 and 31 measure values related to the rotation speed of rollers supporting the wheel for which the antilock brake system operates. Based on the values obtained by the measuring means 20 and 31, the waveform accompanying the change in rotation speed of the wheel that occurs by the operation of the antilock brake system is computed by a computing means 44 based on the values obtained by the measuring means 20 and 31. A determination means 45 determines whether or not a portion of the waveform obtained by the computing means 44 falls within a predetermined range or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Fukamachi, Masahiko Kaneko, Giuseppe Madonna, Nicola Perretti, Giovanni Papola