Patents by Inventor Onofrio Intini

Onofrio Intini 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: 11193793
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor system (1), and a method for determining an absolute rotation angle (?) of a shaft (10) with a rotation angle range of more than one revolution and to a vehicle fitted with a sensor system (1), wherein the sensor system (1) has a main rotor (2) that can be connected rotationally synchronously to the shaft (10), a first auxiliary rotor (3) which is mechanically coupled to the main rotor (2), a second auxiliary rotor (4) mechanically coupled to the main rotor (2), a first sensor device (SE1) which is assigned to the first auxiliary rotor (3) for generating a first sensor signal dependent on a rotation angle of the first auxiliary rotor (3), a second sensor device (SE2) which is assigned to the second auxiliary rotor (4) for generating a second sensor signal dependent on a rotation angle of the second auxiliary rotor (4), a third sensor device (SE3) which is assigned to the main rotor (2) and which is used for generating a third sensor signal dependent on a relative rotation ang
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Landry Tandjeu-Tchuissi, Onofrio Intini
  • Patent number: 11066091
    Abstract: An operating apparatus for operating at least one electrical appliance in a motor vehicle may include an operating element, a rocker that may actuate a switching element using a rocker movement initiated by an actuation of the operating element, at least one connector between the operating element and the rocker, the at least one connector being a vertical pin connector, and a circuit board which may include a first side and a second side. The first side may include a switching element that switches when the operating element is actuated. The circuit board may be arranged between the operating element and the switching element so that the first side faces away from the operating element and the second side, lying opposite the first side, faces the operating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Onofrio Intini, Norbert Vajda, Jozsef Gelencser
  • Publication number: 20200079416
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating apparatus (3) for operating at least one electrical appliance (6) in a motor vehicle (1), comprising an operating element (4) and comprising a circuit board (11) with a first side (12), on which a switching element (14) is arranged, wherein the switching element (14) is switchable when the operating element (4) is actuated, wherein the circuit board (11) is arranged between the operating element (4) and the switching element (14) such that the first side (12) of the circuit board (11) faces away from the operating element (4) and a second side (13), lying opposite the first side (12), faces the operating element (4), and the operating apparatus (3) has a separate rocker element (20) which, depending on actuation of the operating element (4), is embodied to actuate the switching element (14) by a rocker movement (28) initiated by said actuation of the operating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Onofrio Intini, Norbert Vajda, Jozsef Gelencser
  • Publication number: 20190178681
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor system (1), and a method for determining an absolute rotation angle (?) of a shaft (10) with a rotation angle range of more than one revolution and to a vehicle fitted with a sensor system (1), wherein the sensor system (1) has a main rotor (2) that can be connected rotationally synchronously to the shaft (10), a first auxiliary rotor (3) which is mechanically coupled to the main rotor (2), a second auxiliary rotor (4) mechanically coupled to the main rotor (2), a first sensor device (SE1) which is assigned to the first auxiliary rotor (3) for generating a first sensor signal dependent on a rotation angle of the first auxiliary rotor (3), a second sensor device (SE2) which is assigned to the second auxiliary rotor (4) for generating a second sensor signal dependent on a rotation angle of the second auxiliary rotor (4), a third sensor device (SE3) which is assigned to the main rotor (2) and which is used for generating a third sensor signal dependent on a relative rotation ang
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Landry Tandjeu -Tchuissi, Onofrio Intini
  • Patent number: 10059204
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating device (1) for a motor vehicle, with at least one operating control (3) which can be actuated by an operator (4), and with a symbol bearer (18), separate from the operating control (3), for the graphical identification of the at least one operating control (3), wherein the symbol bearer (18) for the operating element (3) has a first and at least one further graphical symbol (25) different therefrom and can be moved relative to the at least one operating control (3) between a first position in which the operating control (3) is identified with the first symbol (25a) and at least one further position in which the operating control (3) is identified with the further symbol (25b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventor: Onofrio Intini
  • Patent number: 9712163
    Abstract: A manually operated switching device for a vehicle, with a switch lever and at least one touch-sensitive sensor device formed on the switch lever, which is designed for detecting an effect on a sensor surface of the sensor device that leaves the switch lever positionally unchanged and that triggers a switching signal, wherein an activation device is formed, with which the detecting state of the sensor device is activated as defined by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventor: Onofrio Intini
  • Publication number: 20160059699
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operating device (1) for a motor vehicle, with at least one operating control (3) which can be actuated by an operator (4), and with a symbol bearer (18), separate from the operating control (3), for the graphical identification of the at least one operating control (3), wherein the symbol bearer (18) for the operating element (3) has a first and at least one further graphical symbol (25) different therefrom and can be moved relative to the at least one operating control (3) between a first position in which the operating control (3) is identified with the first symbol (25a) and at least one further position in which the operating control (3) is identified with the further symbol (25b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventor: Onofrio Intini
  • Publication number: 20150171862
    Abstract: A manually operated switching device for a vehicle, with a switch lever and at least one touch-sensitive sensor device formed on the switch lever, which is designed for detecting an effect on a sensor surface of the sensor device that leaves the switch lever positionally unchanged and that triggers a switching signal, wherein an activation device is formed, with which the detecting state of the sensor device is activated as defined by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventor: Onofrio Intini