Patents by Inventor Marco Vaccari

Marco Vaccari 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: 11472521
    Abstract: A control system for boats includes a direction control system of a propulsion unit having a directional control member, and an acceleration/deceleration control system of the propulsion unit having an acceleration/deceleration control member. The directional control member activates a directional unit that generates directional control signals, which set an orientation of the propulsion unit, and the acceleration/deceleration control member activates an acceleration/deceleration unit that generates acceleration/deceleration control signals, which set at least a number of revolutions of the propulsion unit. The control system further includes a display unit provided with a screen, and a camera having a control system that provides images of areas or zones that cannot be observed by an operator of the control system while steering the boat, so as to enable driving the acceleration/deceleration unit and/or the directional unit according to a content of those images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Piero Gai, Marcella Gai, Marco Vaccari
  • Publication number: 20200269962
    Abstract: A control system for boats includes a direction control system of a propulsion unit having a directional control member, and an acceleration/deceleration control system of the propulsion unit having an acceleration/deceleration control member. The directional control member activates a directional unit that generates directional control signals, which set an orientation of the propulsion unit, and the acceleration/deceleration control member activates an acceleration/deceleration unit that generates acceleration/deceleration control signals, which set at least a number of revolutions of the propulsion unit. The control system further includes a display unit provided with a screen, and a camera having a control system that provides images of areas or zones that cannot be observed by an operator of the control system while steering the boat, so as to enable driving the acceleration/deceleration unit and/or the directional unit according to a content of those images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Piero Gai, Marcella Gai, Marco Vaccari
  • Patent number: 10322784
    Abstract: Combination of marine vessel and outboard motor, wherein at least one outboard motor is attached in a predetermined position to the transom of the marine vessel, the motor being mounted so as to translate according to a path with at least one motion component having an orientation parallel to the direction of the transverse axis of the hull and/or parallel to the transom of said hull and alternatively towards one or the other side of the hull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Inventors: Marcella Gai, Enrico Pagani, Marco Vaccari, Matteo Del Turco
  • Publication number: 20180304979
    Abstract: A device for controlling reverse gears, particularly of marine engines, includes a fixed part and a movable part, the movable part being adapted to be rotatably coupled to a control member having at least three operating states corresponding to a first, a second and a third angular position of the movable part of the device. The fixed part includes at least one first and one second sensor, for example of the type generating a voltage when subjected to an external magnetic field due to Hall effect, which are arranged at predetermined distance and configured to detect the presence of a magnetic field. The movable part comprises a magnet with such characteristics to generate a magnetic field detected by the first or second sensors when the movable part is in the first or second positions respectively or vice versa, the third position corresponding to a situation of absence of magnetic field detectable by the sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Marcella Gai, Marco Campagna, Marco Vaccari
  • Publication number: 20170320554
    Abstract: Combination of marine vessel and outboard motor, wherein at least one outboard motor is attached in a predetermined position to the transom of the marine vessel, the motor being mounted so as to translate according to a path with at least one motion component having an orientation parallel to the direction of the transverse axis of the hull and/or parallel to the transom of said hull and alternatively towards one or the other side of the hull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Marcella Gai, Enrico Pagani, Marco Vaccari, Matteo Del Turco
  • Patent number: 8467944
    Abstract: A single lever control for combined control of the throttle of one or more engines, for example of boats, and of a reversing gear mechanism includes a system that alternately couples and uncouples the motion of the lever to the reversing gear driving mechanism and to the members controlling the throttle of the one or more engines as a function of the angular position of the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Ultraflex S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giorgio Gai, Marco Campagna, Marco Vaccari
  • Publication number: 20110030492
    Abstract: A single lever control for combined control of the throttle of one or more engines, for example of boats, and of a reversing gear mechanism includes a system that alternately couples and uncouples the motion of the lever to the reversing gear driving mechanism and to the members controlling the throttle of the one or more engines as a function of the angular position of the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: ULTRAFLEX S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giorgio Gai, Marco Campagna, Marco Vaccari