Patents by Inventor Massimiliano Presta

Massimiliano Presta 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).

  • Selective compliance hinge
    Patent number: 8191204
    Abstract: A selective compliance hinge, apt to define a turning pair with a default axis of rotation (A), allows to obtain a selective compliance turning pair, hence with the advantages typical of such applications but providing the best precision and movement repeatability, and comprises a connecting element (3) compliant between a first and a second body (1, 2), and characterized by that each of said bodies (1, 2) has a first and a second extension (11, 21), respectively, said extensions (11, 21) comprising respective surfaces (111, 211) conjugate therebetween, so that said surfaces (111, 211) slide one relative the other remaining adjacent therebetween and defining a rotary motion taking place substantially about said default axis of rotation (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Universita' Degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
    Inventors: Nicola Plo Belfiore, Massimiliano Scaccia, Francesco Ianniello, Massimiliano Presta
  • SELECTIVE COMPLIANCE HINGE
    Publication number: 20100325840
    Abstract: A selective compliance hinge, apt to define a turning pair with a default axis of rotation (A), allows to obtain a selective compliance turning pair, hence with the advantages typical of such applications but providing the best precision and movement repeatability, and comprises a connecting element (3) compliant between a first and a second body (1, 2), and characterized by that each of said bodies (1, 2) has a first and a second extension (11, 21), respectively, said extensions (11, 21) comprising respective surfaces (111, 211) conjugate therebetween, so that said surfaces (111, 211) slide one relative the other remaining adjacent therebetween and defining a rotary motion taking place substantially about said default axis of rotation (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Nicola Pio Belfiore, Massimiliano Scaccia, Francesco Ianniello, Massimiliano Presta