Patents by Inventor Pier Giorgio Tronville

Pier Giorgio Tronville 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).

  • Motor vehicle having a modular structure and a method for assembling it
    Patent number: 7140640
    Abstract: A motor vehicle comprises a pre-assembled front module (1) including a support structure (2); a propulsion unit (14); a steerable front wheel assembly (17); an intermediate support structure (20) for housing and supporting a windscreen; a planar load-bearing floor structure (30); a pre-assembled intermediate module (40) including a firewall (41), instrument panel (42), steering column (43, 44) and a control pedal assembly (45); a rear pre-assembled module (50) including a support frame (51), at least one pair of rear wheels (55); an annular rear structure (60); and two side structures (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Fiat Auto S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pier Giorgio Tronville, Giorgio Cornacchia
  • Motor vehicle having a modular structure and a method for assembling it
    Publication number: 20040104568
    Abstract: A motor vehicle comprises a pre-assembled front module (1) including a support structure (2); a propulsion unit (14); a steerable front wheel assembly (17); an intermediate support structure (20) for housing and supporting a windscreen; a planar load-bearing floor structure (30); a pre-assembled intermediate module (40) including a firewall (41), instrument panel (42), steering column (43, 44) and a control pedal assembly (45); a rear pre-assembled module (50) including a support frame (51), at least one pair of rear wheels (55); an annular rear structure (60); and two side structures (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Pier Giorgio Tronville, Giorgio Cornacchia