Patents by Inventor Josemir CALCAGNOTTO DA SILVA

Josemir CALCAGNOTTO DA SILVA 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).

  • Vehicle and method of controlling a load distribution of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11433956
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle, in particular an off-highway vehicle, comprising a first axle and a second axle and a sensor unit comprising at least one load sensor configured to produce a load sensor signal indicative of a load on at least one of the first axle and the second axle. The vehicle further comprises a movable weight configured to be moved relative to the first axle and to the second axle, an actuator system configured to move the movable weight relative to the first axle and to the second axle, and a control unit configured to control the actuator system based at least on the load sensor signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Josemir Calcagnotto Da Silva, Lorenzo Serrao
  • VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A LOAD DISTRIBUTION OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210086848
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle, in particular an off-highway vehicle, comprising a first axle and a second axle and a sensor unit comprising at least one load sensor configured to produce a load sensor signal indicative of a load on at least one of the first axle and the second axle. The vehicle further comprises a movable weight configured to be moved relative to the first axle and to the second axle, an actuator system configured to move the movable weight relative to the first axle and to the second axle, and a control unit configured to control the actuator system based at least on the load sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Josemir CALCAGNOTTO DA SILVA, Lorenzo SERRAO