Patents by Inventor Raffaello Cornolti

Raffaello Cornolti 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).

  • Device for adjusting the position of the operating lever of a hydraulic actuator
    Publication number: 20030183038
    Abstract: A device for adjusting the position of the brake lever of a motorcycle comprises a bracket (5) connectable to a handlebar (4), a brake lever (2) extending in an essentially longitudinal direction (X-X), pivotally mounted on the bracket (5) and intended to be moved towards or away from a hydraulic actuator (3), and an adjustment lever (9) pivotally mounted on the bracket (5) and functionally connected to the brake lever (2) in order to operate the hydraulic actuator (3) when the brake lever (2) moves towards the hydraulic actuator (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Raffaello Cornolti, Pierangelo Gherardi
  • Bleed device and kit for hydraulic circuits
    Publication number: 20030141478
    Abstract: A bleed device (10) for hydraulic circuits (2), particularly for brake circuits, comprises a plug designed to be fitted with its first end (13) closing an aperture (3) of the said circuit, and a bleed duct (12) extending in the said plug, and is characterized in that it comprises, in the said bleed duct, a one-way check valve (26) which is normally closed with respect to the exterior of the said circuit and can be opened independently of the removal or slackening of the said plug in the said aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Raffaello Cornolti, Alberto Previtali
  • Articulated pad for disc brakes
    Publication number: 20020170788
    Abstract: Articulated pad for disc brakes comprising two or more brake shoes securely attached together by means of a hinge joint which permits relative movement of the two brake shoes in the direction of the axis of the hinge, located perpendicular to the contact surfaces between the brake shoes and a brake disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Raffaello Cornolti, Aristide Veneziano
  • Disk brake for motor vehicles and the like
    Patent number: 6446766
    Abstract: A functionally excellent and structurally simple disk brake with a caliper body formed as a single part constituted by a hub-side elongate element, by a wheel-side elongate element, and by connecting bridges extending astride a disk, hydraulic pressure pistons housed in the elongate elements and acting on respective pads by way of radiator elements, as well as a duct for the passage of cooling air, formed inside the caliper body and extending between the inlet opening and outlet openings facing these radiator elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Raffaello Cornolti, Alberto Previtali
  • Disc for a ventilated disc brake
    Patent number: 5810123
    Abstract: A disc for a ventilated disc brake, particularly for racing cars, which has the advantage of exceptional resistance to both thermal and mechanical stresses, comprising a brake ring and a bell-shape support, in which the brake ring is structurally independent from the bell and is formed from two ring elements separated by an air space and connected by spacer elements, and is attached to the bell by way of the spacer elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Freni Brembo S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Giorgetti, Raffaello Cornolti