Patents by Inventor Sergio SALICE

Sergio SALICE 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: 11946304
    Abstract: A hinge for furniture or the like, which comprises a hinge arm, a hinge box that can be fixed to a door and connected, so that it can oscillate, to the hinge arm by an articulation system, that comprises a first, inner rocker which is connected, so that it can oscillate, with the hinge arm and with the hinge box by a first and a second articulation axis respectively and a second, outer rocker which is connected, so that it can oscillate, with the hinge arm and with the hinge box by a third and a fourth articulation axis respectively; the hinge further comprises a stressing lever supported so that it can oscillate by the first articulation axis of the first rocker and functionally connected to the first rocker, or supported so that it can oscillate by the third articulation axis of the second rocker and functionally connected to the second rocker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio Salice
  • Publication number: 20230349216
    Abstract: The hinge (1) for furniture comprises a substantially flat-shaped fixed part (2) conformed to be inserted in a seat (3) provided within the thickness of a horizontal wall (4) of the piece of furniture and a movable part (5) connectable to a door (7); the hinge (1) comprises a movement control device (43, 47) for controlling the closing/opening movement of the hinge (1), completely arranged within the fixed part (2) or movable part (5) of the hinge, and a drive member (44, 48) for driving the movement control device (43, 47), movably supported by the same hinge part (2, 5) in which the movement control device (43, 47) is arranged and is operatively connected or actuated by the other of said fixed part (2) or movable part (5) of the hinge cooperating with the movement control device (43, 47) independently from the articulation device (11-14, 54) of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Publication number: 20230349213
    Abstract: The hinge (1) for furniture comprises a substantially flat-shaped fixed part (2) conformed to be inserted in a seat (3) provided within the thickness of a horizontal wall (4) of the piece of furniture and a movable part (5) connectable to a door (7); the hinge (1)comprises a movement control device (39) for controlling the closing/opening movement of the hinge (1) completely arranged within said fixed part (2) or movable part (5) of the hinge, and a drive member (40) for driving the movement control device (39), movably supported by the other of said fixed part (2) and movable part (5) of the hinge and operatively connected or actuated by the hinge part (2, 5) in which the movement control device (39) is arranged, said drive member (40) cooperating with the movement control device (39) independently from the articulation device (11-14, 54) of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Publication number: 20230346122
    Abstract: The hooking device (10) for drawers (11) comprises a body (16) having a resting base (16?) fixable under the bottom wall (13) of a drawer (11), a hooking member (17) engageable with an engagement element of a pull-out guide (15) for the drawer, and a front fixing element (19) having a front resting surface (20) for the front wall (12) of the drawer (11) and at least a hole (21) for inserting a screw (22) engageable in the same front wall (12) of the drawer (11); the front fixing element (19) has a portion (19?) prolonging beyond the overall height dimension of the hooking device (10) with respect to the resting base (16?) of the body (16), wherein the at least one hole (21) for inserting the screw (22) is provided at least partially at said portion (19?) of the front fixing element (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Publication number: 20230340822
    Abstract: The hinge (1) for furniture comprises a substantially flat-shaped fixed part (2) conformed to be inserted in a seat (3) within the thickness of a horizontal wall (4) of the piece of furniture, and a movable part (5) connectable to a door (7); the hinge (1) comprises a movement control device (25, 32, 39, 43, 47, 55) within said fixed part (2) or movable part (5) of the hinge for controlling the closing/opening movement of the hinge (1) and a drive member (26, 33, 40, 44, 48, 56) for the movement control device (25, 32, 39, 43, 48, 55), movably supported by the other of fixed part (2) and movable part (5) of the hinge and operatively connected with the same hinge part (2, 5), said drive member (26, 33, 56) cooperating with the movement control device (25, 32, 55) independently from the articulation device (11-14, 54) of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Publication number: 20230304343
    Abstract: A decelerated hinge for furniture, which comprises a hinge arm, a hinge box fixable to a door and swingably connected to the hinge arm by an articulation axis at a rear wall of the hinge box, elastic closing means for closing the hinge and a linear-type decelerating device comprising a housing body, a slider, a fluid damper and elastic return means, wherein the hinge box has at least one opening in at least one of a front and/or side walls, and wherein the housing body has at least a retaining protrusion conformed and arranged to be inserted in the at least one opening in such a way to be protruding outside the hinge box, wherein the retaining protrusion inserted in the opening cooperates with fixing means by which the housing body is fixed in the hinge box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Patent number: 11583077
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for drawers, comprising a fixed guide part which can be anchored to the body of an item of furniture and a movable guide part on which a drawer or the like can be fastened, an adjustment device being provided comprising a guide element for a movable support member, the guide element of the adjustment device being separated from the movable guide part and provided in a single piece with the front stop element and/or the front centering element, the guide element extending inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the movable guide part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio Salice
  • Publication number: 20220298839
    Abstract: A hinge for furniture or the like, which comprises a hinge arm, a hinge box that can be fixed to a door and connected, so that it can oscillate, to the hinge arm by an articulation system, that comprises a first, inner rocker which is connected, so that it can oscillate, with the hinge arm and with the hinge box by a first and a second articulation axis respectively and a second, outer rocker which is connected, so that it can oscillate, with the hinge arm and with the hinge box by a third and a fourth articulation axis respectively; the hinge further comprises a stressing lever supported so that it can oscillate by the first articulation axis of the first rocker and functionally connected to the first rocker, or supported so that it can oscillate by the third articulation axis of the second rocker and functionally connected to the second rocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Publication number: 20220275671
    Abstract: A hinge for door leaves of furniture which comprises a fixed part which is connectable to a side wall of the item of furniture and a movable part which is connectable to a door leaf, which are mutually connected so as to oscillate by at least one articulation axis; and a movement control device for controlling a closing/opening movement of the hinge, in the form of a damping device for damping the closing movement of the hinge or of an elastic opening device for opening the hinge. The fixed part of the hinge has a flat housing body that extends along a plane parallel to or passing through the articulation axis, the body of the fixed part being shaped so as to be insertable and fixable in a flat seat which is provided in a thickness of the side wall of the item of furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Patent number: 11414908
    Abstract: A decelerated hinge for supporting, so as to oscillate, a door of an item of furniture, which comprises a first hinge part which can be affixed to a fixed part of the item of furniture, a second hinge part which can be affixed to a door of the item of furniture and connected to the first hinge part by way of an articulation system which comprises a plurality of connecting levers and at least five articulation axes, and a deceleration device which comprises an actuating member that is moveably arranged in a first connecting lever of the articulation system, and at least one actuation surface for the actuating member of the deceleration device is provided inside a second connecting lever which is adjacent to the first connecting lever of the articulation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio Salice
  • Patent number: 11377891
    Abstract: A hinge for mounting a door on a piece of furniture or the like comprises a hinge arm, a box connected to the hinge arm by an articulation system comprising a plurality of movable connecting levers and seven articulation axes, spring means acting in closing direction of the hinge, and a damping device having an actuation member linearly movable according to a longitudinal axis; the damping device is at least partially enclosed between the side walls of the hinge arm, and the actuation member of the damping device extends at a front end of the hinge arm facing the hinge box for contacting thrust element of one of the connecting levers of the articulation system or integral with one of the connecting levers or with the hinge box at least in a range near the closing position of the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio Salice
  • Patent number: 11241091
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for drawers or the like comprising a fixed guide part fastenable to the body of a piece of furniture, a movable guide part fixable to a drawer or the like, an intermediate guide part between the fixed guide part and the movable guide part, wherein at least one first sliding carriage is interposed between the fixed guide part and the intermediate guide part and at least one second carriage is interposed between the movable guide part and the intermediate guide part; means of synchronizing the pull-out guide is further provided which comprise at least one synchronization element arranged on the intermediate guide part and contoured to functionally connect the fixed guide part and the movable guide part to each other during the pull-out or retraction movement of the pull-out guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio Salice
  • Publication number: 20210330079
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for drawers, comprising a fixed guide part which can be anchored to the body of an item of furniture and a movable guide part on which a drawer or the like can be fastened, an adjustment device being provided comprising a guide element for a movable support member, the guide element of the adjustment device being separated from the movable guide part and provided in a single piece with the front stop element and/or the front centering element, the guide element extending inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the movable guide part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Publication number: 20210270071
    Abstract: A decelerated hinge for supporting, so as to oscillate, a door of an item of furniture, which comprises a first hinge part which can be affixed to a fixed part of the item of furniture, a second hinge part which can be affixed to a door of the item of furniture and connected to the first hinge part by way of an articulation system which comprises a plurality of connecting levers and at least five articulation axes, and a deceleration device which comprises an actuating member that is moveably arranged in a first connecting lever of the articulation system, and at least one actuation surface for the actuating member of the deceleration device is provided inside a second connecting lever which is adjacent to the first connecting lever of the articulation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Patent number: 11078705
    Abstract: A hinge for assembling a door on a piece of furniture comprises a first hinge element fastenable to a fixed part of the piece of furniture, a second hinge element fixable to a door of the piece of furniture and swingably connected to the first hinge element, and at least one spring element for generating a force in the opening direction for the door at least near the closing position of the door; the at least one spring opening element is housed in an opening device disposed in or on one of the first and second hinge elements, wherein the opening device is conformed and arranged for exerting said opening force directly or indirectly on the other of said first and second hinge elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio Salice
  • Publication number: 20210230922
    Abstract: A hinge for mounting a door on a piece of furniture or the like comprises a hinge arm, a box connected to the hinge arm by an articulation system comprising a plurality of movable connecting levers and seven articulation axes, spring means acting in closing direction of the hinge, and a damping device having an actuation member linearly movable according to a longitudinal axis; the damping device is at least partially enclosed between the side walls of the hinge arm, and the actuation member of the damping device extends at a front end of the hinge arm facing the hinge box for contacting thrust element of one of the connecting levers of the articulation system or integral with one of the connecting levers or with the hinge box at least in a range near the closing position of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Publication number: 20200275777
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for drawers or the like comprising a fixed guide part fastenable to the body of a piece of furniture, a movable guide part fixable to a drawer or the like, an intermediate guide part between the fixed guide part and the movable guide part, wherein at least one first sliding carriage is interposed between the fixed guide part and the intermediate guide part and at least one second carriage is interposed between the movable guide part and the intermediate guide part; means of synchronizing the pull-out guide is further provided which comprise at least one synchronization element arranged on the intermediate guide part and contoured to functionally connect the fixed guide part and the movable guide part to each other during the pull-out or retraction movement of the pull-out guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE
  • Publication number: 20200173216
    Abstract: A hinge for assembling a door on a piece of furniture comprises a first hinge element fastenable to a fixed part of the piece of furniture, a second hinge element fixable to a door of the piece of furniture and swingably connected to the first hinge element, and at least one spring element for generating a force in the opening direction for the door at least near the closing position of the door; the at least one spring opening element is housed in an opening device disposed in or on one of the first and second hinge elements, wherein the opening device is conformed and arranged for exerting said opening force directly or indirectly on the other of said first and second hinge elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Sergio SALICE