Patents by Inventor Massimo Nardini

Massimo Nardini 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: 11591823
    Abstract: A door-locking device (1) including an actuator (20); a locking pin (11) controllable by the actuator (20) and adapted to cooperate with a movable latching slider (7) to lock a door of an electrical household appliance, the locking pin (11) being movable between a rest position, wherein the locking pin allows the latching slider (7) to move, and a lock position, wherein the locking pin prevents the latching slider (7) from moving; a detection switch (45) able to switch between an open position and a closed position following a movement of the latching slider (7), the detection switch (45) including a fixed contact element (45e) and a movable contact element (45c) resiliently stressed in closure towards the fixed contact element (45e), and a movable control member (46) interacting with the movable contact (45c). The control member (46) is also movable by a movement of the locking pin (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: BITRON S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio Promutico, Massimo Nardini, Marcello Pollastri
  • Patent number: 11299913
    Abstract: Door-locking device (1) comprising an electromechanical control device (10), which includes a locking pin (11) adapted to cooperate with a movable latching slider (7) for locking a door of an electric household appliance. The control device comprises a yoke (21), a magnet part (22) fixed to the yoke (21) and comprising a permanent magnet (23) polarized along a direction substantially perpendicular to the yoke (21), two electromagnets (26) arranged on opposite sides of the magnet part (22), and a rocking keeper (29) comprising two arms (29a, 29b) connected at an angle to each other, the keeper resting on a supporting surface (25) of the magnet part (22) so as to be able to rock between a first and a second position respectively in contact with one or the other of the cores (27) of the electromagnets (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: BITRON S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio Promutico, Massimo Nardini, Marcello Pollastri
  • Publication number: 20210102403
    Abstract: Door-locking device (1) comprising an electromechanical control device (10), which includes a locking pin (11) adapted to cooperate with a movable latching slider (7) for locking a door of an electric household appliance. The control device comprises a yoke (21), a magnet part (22) fixed to the yoke (21) and comprising a permanent magnet (23) polarized along a direction substantially perpendicular to the yoke (21), two electromagnets (26) arranged on opposite sides of the magnet part (22), and a rocking keeper (29) comprising two arms (29a, 29b) connected at an angle to each other, the keeper resting on a supporting surface (25) of the magnet part (22) so as to be able to rock between a first and a second position respectively in contact with one or the other of the cores (27) of the electromagnets (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: BITRON S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio PROMUTICO, Massimo NARDINI, Marcello POLLASTRI
  • Publication number: 20210102408
    Abstract: A door-locking device (1) including an actuator (20); a locking pin (11) controllable by the actuator (20) and adapted to cooperate with a movable latching slider (7) to lock a door of an electrical household appliance, the locking pin (11) being movable between a rest position, wherein the locking pin allows the latching slider (7) to move, and a lock position, wherein the locking pin prevents the latching slider (7) from moving; a detection switch (45) able to switch between an open position and a closed position following a movement of the latching slider (7), the detection switch (45) including a fixed contact element (45e) and a movable contact element (45c) resiliently stressed in closure towards the fixed contact element (45e), and a movable control member (46) interacting with the movable contact (45c). The control member (46) is also movable by a movement of the locking pin (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: BITRON S.P.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio PROMUTICO, Massimo NARDINI, Marcello POLLASTRI
  • Patent number: 8364168
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for computing the geographical location of a mobile terminal (MT) in a cellular telecommunications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Vodafone Group PLC, Vodafone Omnitel N.V.
    Inventor: Massimo Nardini
  • Publication number: 20100222077
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for computing the geographical location of a mobile terminal (MT) in a cellular telecommunications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Massimo Nardini