Patents by Inventor Luciano TORAZZA

Luciano TORAZZA 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).

  • Bodywork or chassis component for a motor vehicle, particularly a door for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9821641
    Abstract: A bodywork or chassis component for a vehicle includes a first sheet having a first connection flange and a second sheet having a second connection flange, the first and second sheets being joined in correspondence of the respective first and second connection flanges. The first connection flange is a flange folded back towards the first sheet so as to define a valley with the first sheet. The second connection flange is overlapped to said first connection flange for an overlap length and it is at least in part joined to said first connection flange by a welding at that joins a perimeter edge of the second connection flange to a side of the first connection flange external with respect to said valley. The first and second connection flanges are parallel to one another in correspondence of the overlap length. The invention further includes a method for manufacturing of the aforementioned component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Luciano Torazza, Rosanna Brun
  • BODYWORK OR CHASSIS COMPONENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY A DOOR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170166039
    Abstract: A bodywork or chassis component for a vehicle includes a first sheet having a first connection flange and a second sheet having a second connection flange, the first and second sheets being joined in correspondence of the respective first and second connection flanges. The first connection flange is a flange folded back towards the first sheet so as to define a valley with the first sheet. The second connection flange is overlapped to said first connection flange for an overlap length and it is at least in part joined to said first connection flange by a welding at that joins a perimeter edge of the second connection flange to a side of the first connection flange external with respect to said valley. The first and second connection flanges are parallel to one another in correspondence of the overlap length. The invention further includes a method for manufacturing of the aforementioned component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Luciano TORAZZA, Rosanna BRUN