Patents by Inventor Ruggero Giusti

Ruggero Giusti 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).

  • Publication number: 20230256825
    Abstract: A display assembly, in particular for a motor vehicle dashboard, is provided with a display having a rear surface, on which a carrier is arranged; the assembly is further provided with a rear covering element and with a main printed circuit board, which is coupled to the carrier by a centering system and is arranged between the carrier and the rear covering element; the latter is fixed to the carrier so as to hold the main printed circuit board in position; the carrier is fixed to the rear surface of the display by means of adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: MARELLI EUROPE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Ruggero Giusti, Jerome Forest, Mohamed Gammoune, Mishra Navaneetham
  • Patent number: 11685318
    Abstract: A fixing assembly has a support element adapted to be fixed to a component of a vehicle, and a frame adapted to support an accessory in a fixed relative position and connected to the support element in a fixed position; the support element has two openings which are engaged by respective protruding pins of the frame so as to allow a rotation of the frame towards the support element during a mounting step in which the protruding pins are inserted in the openings; a snap fitting prevents the displacement of the frame at the end of the aforementioned rotation, and then blocking devices, of the screw type, secure the frame in a stable position; the snap fitting has an elastically deformable element which is snap-fitted to a retention shoulder and forms part of a portion made of polymeric or elastomeric material of one between the support element and the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: MARELLI EUROPE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ruggero Giusti, Pietro Elia
  • Publication number: 20220185198
    Abstract: A fixing assembly has a support element adapted to be fixed to a component of a vehicle, and a frame adapted to support an accessory in a fixed relative position and connected to the support element in a fixed position; the support element has two openings which are engaged by respective protruding pins of the frame so as to allow a rotation of the frame towards the support element during a mounting step in which the protruding pins are inserted in the openings; a snap fitting prevents the displacement of the frame at the end of the aforementioned rotation, and then blocking devices, of the screw type, secure the frame in a stable position; the snap fitting has an elastically deformable element which is snap-fitted to a retention shoulder and forms part of a portion made of polymeric or elastomeric material of one between the support element and the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: MARELLI EUROPE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ruggero Giusti, Pietro Elia
  • Patent number: 11326912
    Abstract: A pointer device for an indicator instrument, in particular for a vehicle, is provided with a light-guide body defined by a single piece, which, in use, receives light from a light source and has a hub and a pointer radially protruding from the hub; the hub has a surface covered by a shield and a light transmission portion, which, on the opposite side, ends with at least one light emission area; the device is provided with a cap defined by a single piece, which is separate from said light-guide body and has an intermediate portion and a lateral portion arranged in an inner and outer radial position, respectively, relative to the light transmission portion; the cap has at least one through opening aligned with the light emission area and connection portions extending radially and joining the intermediate portion to the lateral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Marelli Europe S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ruggero Giusti, Sylvain Mouard, Luca Carlone
  • Publication number: 20190310114
    Abstract: A pointer device for an indicator instrument, in particular for a vehicle, is provided with a light-guide body defined by a single piece, which, in use, receives light from a light source and has a hub and a pointer radially protruding from the hub; the hub has a surface covered by a shield and a light transmission portion, which, on the opposite side, ends with at least one light emission area; the device is provided with a cap defined by a single piece, which is separate from said light-guide body and has an intermediate portion and a lateral portion arranged in an inner and outer radial position, respectively, relative to the light transmission portion; the cap has at least one through opening aligned with the light emission area and connection portions extending radially and joining the intermediate portion to the lateral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ruggero Giusti, Sylvain Mouard, Luca Carlone