Patents by Inventor Oreste Lanzani

Oreste Lanzani 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: 8938854
    Abstract: Hinge, to connect flat closing element to household appliance body in correspondence to a body opening, including: first supporting structure to bind to structure or front bearing wall of the body, second supporting structure to bind to flat closing element, first and second connecting elements to connect the first and second supporting structure, and elastically deformable member interacting with at least one of the two connecting elements, to push the closing element against the body opening. The first and second connecting elements and at least first and second portions respectively of the first and second supporting structure form sides of an articulated quadrilateral lying in one or more planes, perpendicular to the flat closing element. The quadrilateral for opening and closing the closing element between operative positions has hinge elements of external portions of the first and second connecting elements to the first and second portions of the supporting structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventor: Oreste Lanzani
  • Publication number: 20130212835
    Abstract: Hinge, to connect flat closing element to household appliance body in correspondence to a body opening, including: first supporting structure to bind to structure or front bearing wall of the body, second supporting structure to bind to flat closing element, first and second connecting elements to connect the first and second supporting structure, and elastically deformable member interacting with at least one of the two connecting elements, to push the closing element against the body opening. The first and second connecting elements and at least first and second portions respectively of the first and second supporting structure form sides of an articulated quadrilateral lying in one or more planes, perpendicular to the flat closing element. The quadrilateral for opening and closing the closing element between operative positions has hinge elements of external portions of the first and second connecting elements to the first and second portions of the supporting structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventor: Oreste LANZANI
  • Publication number: 20110000050
    Abstract: A hinge for a domestic appliance, in particular a refrigerator, of the type adapted to be built-into a furnishing element comprising a body having a seat adapted to contain said domestic appliance and an opening for insertion of said domestic appliance adapted to be closed at least partially by a panel, said hinge being adapted to mutually connect at least one door of said domestic appliance to a body of said domestic appliance, and said door to said panel, so that by closing the door of the domestic appliance also said panel is closed and closes the seat of the furnishing element into which said domestic appliance is built.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventor: Oreste Lanzani
  • Patent number: 6079164
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns a connecting device for connecting a first panel onto a second panel, the connecting device having a substantially plate-like connecting element including an aperture therein, where the connecting element has a first flat part structured and arranged to engage an inner face of the first panel and a second flat part structured and arranged to engage an inner face of the second panel, and wherein the second part is located in a different plane from and is substantially parallel to the first flat part. The disclosure also describes a device having an adjuster element disposed within the aperture of the connecting element, the adjuster element including a horizontally elongated slot and a means for moving the adjustable element within the aperture for adjustable movement in a vertical direction with respect to the connecting element in order to provide independent adjustment in either the horizontal or vertical directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Inventor: Oreste Lanzani