Patents by Inventor Massimo Torda

Massimo Torda 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).

  • Device and method of characterization of the elastic properties of a friction material
    Patent number: 9689784
    Abstract: A device (100) of characterization of the elastic properties of a friction material, comprising: —a support yoke (1) having a body (2) with a monoblock structure surrounding an inner chamber (3); —said inner chamber (3) being defined superiorly by a first monoblock body portion (2) or upper crossbar (4); —said inner chamber (3) being defined inferiorly by a second monoblock body portion (2) or lower crossbar (5); —said upper (4) and lower (5) crossbars being mutually connected by two side columns (6, 7) formed by a third and a fourth monoblock body portions (2); —said monoblock body comprising at least one access opening (8) to the inner chamber (3); —said upper crossbar comprising a threaded through hole (9) defining a device axis (X-X) arranged substantially orthogonal to said upper crossbar (4) and said lower crossbar (5) fully passing through the inner chamber (3); —said support yoke <(1) houses, substantially completely in said inner chamber (3), a measuring column (10); said measuring column (10) com
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Cerutti, Cristian Malmassari, Pietro Barale, Francesco Cucchi, Massimo Torda
  • A DEVICE AND METHOD OF CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF A FRICTION MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20160245733
    Abstract: A device (100) of characterization of the elastic properties of a friction material, comprising: —a support yoke (1) having a body (2) with a monoblock structure surrounding an inner chamber (3); —said inner chamber (3) being defined superiorly by a first monoblock body portion (2) or upper crossbar (4); —said inner chamber (3) being defined inferiorly by a second monoblock body portion (2) or lower crossbar (5); —said upper (4) and lower (5) crossbars being mutually connected by two side columns (6, 7) formed by a third and a fourth monoblock body portions (2); —said monoblock body comprising at least one access opening (8) to the inner chamber (3); —said upper crossbar comprising a threaded through hole (9) defining a device axis (X-X) arranged substantially orthogonal to said upper crossbar (4) and said lower crossbar (5) fully passing through the inner chamber (3); —said support yoke <(1) houses, substantially completely in said inner chamber (3), a measuring column (10); said measuring column (10) com
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Andrea Cerutti, Cristian Malmassari, Pietro Barale, Francesco Cucchi, Massimo Torda