Patents by Inventor Luca Marano

Luca Marano 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: 10239377
    Abstract: A vehicle with 3 or more wheels includes at least two wheels aligned on the same axis. The vehicle has an intermediate centerline plane between the wheels parallel to a direction of movement, including a mass suspended in relation to the wheels defining a passenger or containment compartment, and two suspension groups kinematically connecting the suspended mass to the two aligned wheels. An anti-roll stabilizer device has at least one compensation mass kinematically connected to the suspended mass via a guide and movable in relation thereto. The anti-roll stabilizer device has a drive of the compensation mass to distance or bring the compensation mass closer to the centerline plane on the side opposite the displacement of a barycenter of the suspended mass with respect to the same centerline plane, to oppose the displacement with respect to the centerline plane of the position of the barycenter of the suspended mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: PIAGGIO & C. S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luca Marano
  • Publication number: 20170210190
    Abstract: A vehicle with 3 or more wheels includes at least two wheels aligned on the same axis. The vehicle has an intermediate centreline plane between the wheels parallel to a direction of movement, including a mass suspended in relation to the wheels defining a passenger or containment compartment, and two suspension groups kinematically connecting the suspended mass to the two aligned wheels. An anti-roll stabiliser device has at least one compensation mass kinematically connected to the suspended mass via a guide and movable in relation thereto. The anti-roll stabiliser device has a drive of the compensation mass to distance or bring the compensation mass closer to the centreline plane on the side opposite the displacement of a barycentre of the suspended mass with respect to the same centreline plane, to oppose the displacement with respect to the centreline plane of the position of the barycentre of the suspended mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Luca MARANO
  • Patent number: 8807262
    Abstract: A vehicle (10) having a bearing frame (12) of the tubular trestle type, two front steered wheels (14, 16), two rear wheels (18, 20) with fixed axis (144), an engine unit (22), steering means (24), a front suspension unit (26), connecting the frame (12) to the front wheels (14, 16), a rear suspension unit (28), connecting the frame (12) to the rear wheels (18, 20), a transmission unit, interposed between the engine unit (22) and the axle shafts of the rear wheels (18, 20), a seat (44) for the driver of the vehicle (10), arranged at a central position with respect to such vehicle (10), and at least two seats (44?) for the passengers of the vehicle (10) adjacent to each other, arranged laterally and receded according to a predefined distance with respect to the seat (44) for the driver of the vehicle (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Piaggio & C.S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco Lambri, Luca Marano, Davide Fabio Scotti
  • Publication number: 20120305327
    Abstract: A vehicle (10) having a bearing frame (12) of the tubular trestle type, two front steered wheels (14, 16), two rear wheels (18, 20) with fixed axis (144), an engine unit (22), steering means (24) a front suspension unit (26), connecting the frame (12) to the front wheels (14, 16), a rear suspension unit (28), connecting the frame (12) to the rear wheels (18, 20), a transmission unit, interposed between the engine unit (22) and the axle shafts of the rear wheels (18, 20), a seat (44) for the driver of the vehicle (10), arranged at a central position with respect to such vehicle (10), and at least two seats (44?) for the passengers of the vehicle (10) adjacent to each other, arranged laterally and receded according to a predefined distance with respect to the seat (44) for the driver of the vehicle (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: PIAGGIO & C. S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco Lambri, Luca Marano, Davide Fabio Scotti