Patents by Inventor Nicoletta Niccolai

Nicoletta Niccolai 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: 6789662
    Abstract: A modular and removable track placed on the ground, comprises a succession of panels, supplied with at least one longitudinal guiding, groove which allows at least one beak, tightly connected to the load to be dragged, to penetrate inside it, to interact with the series of towing elements, one for each panel, and to be guided in running along the track; each towing element being constituted of a longitudinal ring like element, stretched between two spools and furnished with dragging elements, of at least one switch and of the motor connected to one of the spools and activated/deactivated by the switch. Each panel furthermore comprises at least the ducts and for the connections of the switch to the motor and with the fluid dynamic circuit connected at the start of the track with a primary motor, through which at least one motor is activated in one of the panels of the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Inventor: Nicoletta Niccolai
  • Publication number: 20040050669
    Abstract: A modular and removable track placed on the ground, comprising a succession of panels (1), supplied with at least one longitudinal guiding groove (2) by means of which to allow at least one beak (3), tightly connected to the load (4) to be dragged, to penetrate inside it, to interact with the series of towing means (6), one for each panel (1), and to be guided in running along the track; each towing means (6) being constituted of a longitudinal ring like element (7), stretched between two spools (8) and (9) and furnished with dragging means (10), of at least one switch (11) and of the motor (12) connected to one of the said spools and activated/deactivated by said switch. Each panel (1) furthermore comprises at least the ducts (13) and (19) for the connections of said switch (11) to said motor (12) and with the fluid dynamic circuit (14, 15) connected at the start of the track with a primary motor, through which at least one motor (12) is activated in one of the panels (1) of the said track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: Nicoletta Niccolai