Patents by Inventor Luciano Salice

Luciano Salice 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: 10914106
    Abstract: An actuation device for a lifting system for door leaves of furniture, the actuation device comprising a fixing plate that can be connected to the body of the piece of furniture, a supporting lever for the door leaf, which is connected, so that it can oscillate, to the fixing plate at a fulcrum and comprises, at the fulcrum, a connecting portion that extends eccentrically with respect to the fulcrum, and elastic means that comprise a body for accommodating at least one elastic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20200329865
    Abstract: An extraction guide for drawers or the like, comprising a fixed part that is adapted to be connected to a respective side wall of a piece of furniture, and a movable part that is adapted to be fixed to a drawer, the movable part of the guide having, at a front end, first fixing elements that can be engaged at the front part of the drawer and at a rear end, which lies opposite the first front end, second fixing elements that can be engaged at the rear part of the drawer; the second fixing elements comprise an elastically flexible part and the movable part of the guide comprises, at the rear end, vertical adjustment elements for the rear part of the drawer, which are separate from the second fixing elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Patent number: 10808442
    Abstract: A decelerated hinge for pieces of furniture, including a fixed part which can be connected to the body of a piece of furniture and a moveable part, which is constituted by a box with side walls and a bottom and can be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, a deceleration device which includes at least one linear decelerator and actuation elements for the linear decelerator; the at least one linear decelerator and the actuation elements being accommodated in an accommodation body which can be coupled to the side walls and the bottom of the hinge box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 10767407
    Abstract: A hinge for door leaves of furniture and the like, which comprises a fixed part that can be connected to a body of a piece of furniture and a movable part that can be connected to a door leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the movable part being mutually connected in an oscillating manner by way of an articulation system that comprises at least one articulation axis and a rocker, the hinge comprising elastic means for opening the hinge which are functionally connected to the at least one rocker; the fixed part of the hinge is shaped so that it can be inserted into a seat defined within the thickness of an upper or lower wall of a piece of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 10731392
    Abstract: A lifting system for door leaves of furniture that swing about at least one horizontal axis between a closed position and a raised open position, the lifting system comprising a supporting body which can be connected to a fixed portion of the item of furniture, a system of articulated levers which are connected to the supporting body and to a door leaf of the item of furniture, the system of levers comprising a first lever which has an end connected rotatably to the supporting body and a second lever, the first lever and the second lever being mutually articulated at the respective other ends, and elastic actuation means, which are functionally connected to the system of articulated levers in order to generate a rotation torque for the system of levers, and further comprising elastic initial opening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 10590688
    Abstract: A lifting system for leaves of furniture that oscillate about at least one horizontal axis comprises a supporting body which can be connected to a fixed portion of the piece of furniture, a system of articulated levers with a first lever and a second lever which connect the supporting body to a leaf of the piece of furniture, and elastic actuation elements which are functionally connected to the system of articulated levers in order to generate a rotation torque for the system of levers; the lifting system further comprises elements for increasing the rotation torque which cooperate with the elastic actuation elements in order to increase the rotation torque at least along a portion of the oscillation in the direction for opening the leaf that includes the raised position of the leaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 10526827
    Abstract: A hinge for leaves of furniture that open downwardly, which comprises a fixed part which can be connected to a back wall or a horizontal wall of the piece of furniture, and a moveable part which can be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the moveable part being mutually connected so as to allow oscillation by way of articulation means which comprise at least one oscillation axis so that they can move between a closed position and an open position, in which the leaf lies substantially on the same plane of arrangement as the back wall or horizontal wall of the piece of furniture, and articulated supporting levers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 10407963
    Abstract: A hinge for leaves of furniture and the like, which comprises a fixed part which is shaped to be inserted in a seat provided within the thickness of an upper or lower wall of a piece of furniture and a moveable part which can be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the moveable part being mutually connected so as to oscillate by way of an articulation system which comprises at least one articulation axis and a rocker, the hinge further comprising elastic elements for closing the hinge which are functionally connected to the at least one rocker, and a deceleration device which is adapted to decelerate at least part of the closing and/or opening motion of the hinge, the deceleration device being actuated by actuation elements which are entirely concealed within the fixed part of the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20190242167
    Abstract: An actuation device for a lifting system for door leaves of furniture, the actuation device comprising a fixing plate that can be connected to the body of the piece of furniture, a supporting lever for the door leaf, which is connected, so that it can oscillate, to the fixing plate at a fulcrum and comprises, at the fulcrum, a connecting portion that extends eccentrically with respect to the fulcrum, and elastic means that comprise a body for accommodating at least one elastic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Publication number: 20190178016
    Abstract: A lifting system for door leaves of furniture that swing about at least one horizontal axis between a closed position and a raised open position, the lifting system comprising a supporting body which can be connected to a fixed portion of the item of furniture, a system of articulated levers which are connected to the supporting body and to a door leaf of the item of furniture, the system of levers comprising a first lever which has an end connected rotatably to the supporting body and a second lever, the first lever and the second lever being mutually articulated at the respective other ends, and elastic actuation means, which are functionally connected to the system of articulated levers in order to generate a rotation torque for the system of levers, and further comprising elastic initial opening means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Patent number: 10240379
    Abstract: A hinge for pieces of furniture with deceleration device, comprising a fixed part which is adapted to be connected to the body of a piece of furniture, a moveable part which is adapted to be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the movable part being mutually articulated by way of at least one connecting oscillating rocker, a decelerator being further provided; the decelerator comprises elements for at least partial deactivation of deceleration, which are adapted to uncouple the rocker from the decelerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20190071908
    Abstract: A hinge for door leaves of furniture and the like, which comprises a fixed part that can be connected to a body of a piece of furniture and a movable part that can be connected to a door leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the movable part being mutually connected in an oscillating manner by way of an articulation system that comprises at least one articulation axis and a rocker, the hinge comprising elastic means for opening the hinge which are functionally connected to the at least one rocker; the fixed part of the hinge is shaped so that it can be inserted into a seat defined within the thickness of an upper or lower wall of a piece of furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Publication number: 20180298661
    Abstract: A hinge for furniture leaves that swing about at least one horizontal axis, which comprises a supporting body which is adapted to be applied inside a piece of furniture, at least one oscillating lever adapted to be connected to the supporting body at one end and, at the opposite end, to an anchoring element which is fixed to a leaf, the at least one lever being applied so as to oscillate to an intermediate body that is separate from the supporting body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Publication number: 20180252010
    Abstract: A hinge for leaves of furniture that open downwardly, which comprises a fixed part which can be connected to a back wall or a horizontal wall of the piece of furniture, and a moveable part which can be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the moveable part being mutually connected so as to allow oscillation by way of articulation means which comprise at least one oscillation axis so that they can move between a closed position and an open position, in which the leaf lies substantially on the same plane of arrangement as the back wall or horizontal wall of the piece of furniture, and articulated supporting levers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Publication number: 20180252016
    Abstract: A hinge for leaves of furniture and the like, which comprises a fixed part which is shaped to be inserted in a seat provided within the thickness of an upper or lower wall of a piece of furniture and a moveable part which can be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the moveable part being mutually connected so as to oscillate by way of an articulation system which comprises at least one articulation axis and a rocker, the hinge further comprising elastic elements for closing the hinge which are functionally connected to the at least one rocker, and a deceleration device which is adapted to decelerate at least part of the closing and/or opening motion of the hinge, the deceleration device being actuated by actuation elements which are entirely concealed within the fixed part of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Publication number: 20180132616
    Abstract: An assemblable drawer for furniture, comprising a pair of side walls, a rear wall, a bottom, and a front panel; the side walls and the rear wall are provided with end openings which are adapted to allow the coupling of coupling elements which in turn are adapted to be locked within the end openings by engagement elements which can move for forced or shape coupling of the moveable engagement elements in the end openings of the side walls and of the rear wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Publication number: 20180058123
    Abstract: A lifting system for leaves of furniture that oscillate about at least one horizontal axis comprises a supporting body which can be connected to a fixed portion of the piece of furniture, a system of articulated levers with a first lever and a second lever which connect the supporting body to a leaf of the piece of furniture, and elastic actuation elements which are functionally connected to the system of articulated levers in order to generate a rotation torque for the system of levers; the lifting system further comprises elements for increasing the rotation torque which cooperate with the elastic actuation elements in order to increase the rotation torque at least along a portion of the oscillation in the direction for opening the leaf that includes the raised position of the leaf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Publication number: 20180010378
    Abstract: A hinge for pieces of furniture with deceleration device, comprising a fixed part which is adapted to be connected to the body of a piece of furniture, a moveable part which is adapted to be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the movable part being mutually articulated by way of at least one connecting oscillating rocker, a decelerator being further provided; the decelerator comprises elements for at least partial deactivation of deceleration, which are adapted to uncouple the rocker from the decelerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Publication number: 20170350179
    Abstract: A decelerated hinge for pieces of furniture, comprising a fixed part which can be connected to the body of a piece of furniture and a moveable part, which is constituted by a box with side walls and a bottom and can be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the moveable part being mutually articulated in an oscillating manner, there being further a deceleration device which comprises at least one linear decelerator and actuation elements for the linear decelerator; the at least one linear decelerator can be coupled to the actuation elements in the condition in which the deceleration device is disassembled from the hinge, the at least one linear decelerator and the actuation elements being accommodated in an accommodation body which can be coupled to the side walls and the bottom of the hinge box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano SALICE
  • Patent number: 9777525
    Abstract: A hinge (10) for mounting a door on a piece of furniture or the like comprises a hinge arm (11) securable to a fixed part (12) of the piece of furniture, a box (14) securable to a door of the piece of furniture and connected to the hinge arm (11) by an articulation system (15) comprising a plurality of swinging connecting levers and spring means (27) acting in the closing direction of the hinge (10); the hinge (10) further comprises a decelerating device (29) comprising a housing body (30), supported and configured in such a way so as to be disposed at one of the front or side walls (11?, 11?) of the hinge arm (11), and a linearly movable actuating member (31) actuatable by one (18) of the swinging connecting levers of the articulation system (15) of the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice