Patents by Inventor Rafael Ortiz Ontoria

Rafael Ortiz Ontoria 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).

  • Control system and method for electric toy vehicles
    Patent number: 7833080
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control system and method for electric toy vehicles. The invention is suitable for vehicles which are controlled using a control element, which are actuated by an electric micromotor and which move on tracks comprising a guide groove which is flanked by electronductive tracks. Moreover, each vehicle is provided with a dynamic current collector and guide assembly comprising a guide flange which keeps the vehicle on the track. The inventive system comprises a transmitting control device which is associated with the above-mentioned control element in order to transmit signals in the form of digital waves which control the operation of the vehicle, a control device which receives the aforementioned signals and which is built into the vehicle, and actuation means which are connected to said receiving device. According to the invention, the signals are applied to at least one electronductive track which can be shared temporarily by at least two vehicles equipped with respective receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Winkler International, SA
    Inventors: Luis M. Arnaumanresa, Ignacio Domingo Garcia, Rafael Ortiz Ontoria, Andrés Lopez Saiz
  • Control system and method for electric toy vehicles
    Publication number: 20060148579
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control system and method for electric toy vehicles. The invention is suitable for vehicles which are controlled using a control element, which are actuated by an electric micromotor and which move on tracks comprising a guide groove which is flanked by electronductive tracks. Moreover, each vehicle is provided with a dynamic current collector and guide assembly comprising a guide flange which keeps the vehicle on the track. The inventive system comprises a transmitting control device which is associated with the above-mentioned control element in order to transmit signals in the form of digital waves which control the operation of the vehicle, a control device which receives the aforementioned signals and which is built into the vehicle, and actuation means which are connected to said receiving device. According to the invention, the signals are applied to at least one electronductive track which can be shared temporarily by at least two vehicles equipped with respective receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Luis Arnaum Manresa, Ignacio Domingo Garcia, Rafael Ortiz Ontoria, Andreas Lopez Saiz