Patents by Inventor Luca Destefanis

Luca Destefanis 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: 7017289
    Abstract: An earth-moving vehicle includes a mobile operating arm; at least one actuator for moving the operating arm through a plurality of positions, wherein one of the plurality of positions is a pre-defined reference position; a control for actuating the actuator; and a configuration device. The configuration device includes a sensor designed for detecting at least the pre-defined reference position of the operating arm and for issuing a corresponding position signal, a disabling valve activated automatically according to the position signal to disable actuation of the actuator when the operating arm reaches the predetermined reference position, and a re-enabling switch which can be switched manually by an operator for deactivating the disabling means to enable the actuator to be actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventor: Luca Destefanis
  • Publication number: 20040194981
    Abstract: An earth-moving vehicle includes a mobile operating arm; at least one actuator for moving the operating arm through a plurality of positions, wherein one of the plurality of positions is a pre-defined reference position; a control for actuating the actuator; and a configuration device. The configuration device includes a sensor designed for detecting at least the pre-defined reference position of the operating arm and for issuing a corresponding position signal, a disabling valve activated automatically according to the position signal to disable actuation of the actuator when the operating arm reaches the predetermined reference position, and a re-enabling switch which can be switched manually by an operator for deactivating the disabling means to enable the actuator to be actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventor: Luca Destefanis