Patents by Inventor Simone Zonta

Simone Zonta 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: 20250075853
    Abstract: A handle safety assembly comprises a safety switch (2), an actuator device (4) comprising a slide (7) to be mounted on the access in a sliding manner along an 5 actuation direction (X) and having actuator means (5) suitable for interacting with the safety switch (2) upon the approaching/departing movement of the slide (7) with respect to the safety switch (2), an anchoring bracket (6) for mounting the safety switch (2) to the fixed part of the access and provided with fixing means (11, 12) for the safety switch (2). The anchoring bracket (6) has a front face (14) lying on a frontal plane (F) 10 parallel to the actuation direction (X) and on which the fixing means (11, 12) are made. The slide (7) is symmetrical with respect to a first symmetry plane (S1) containing the actuation direction (X) and orthogonal to the frontal plane (F).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone Zonta
  • Publication number: 20250069828
    Abstract: An emergency stop device for a machine or industrial plant comprises an emergency button, a rigid protective element close to the emergency button and light signalling means designed to generate a light signal associated with said protective element, wherein the protective element comprises at least one signalling portion which is transparent or translucent with respect to the light signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventor: Simone Zonta
  • Patent number: 12180747
    Abstract: A safety switch comprises a switching device having a casing housing electric and/or electronic control means adapted to be connected with one or more circuits, an operating device adapted to be anchored to a movable part of the access to interact with the switching means when the access is opened/closed for the opening/closure of the circuits, means for detecting the opening of the access associated with the switching device and with the operating device for sending a stop command of the machine or plant upon the detection or request for the opening of the access, driving means for sending activation/deactivation and/or signalling controls and that comprise a touch monitor provided with one or more virtual controls and at least one microprocessor suitable for associating the virtual controls with a control and/or signalling function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: PIZZATO ELETTRICA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone Zonta
  • Publication number: 20240410524
    Abstract: An electronically operated actuator device for safety assemblies comprises an anchoring body (2), anchoring means adapted to be removably inserted in said anchoring body (2), an actuator pin (3) projecting from the anchoring body (2) along a predetermined development axis (A) and having a first anchoring end (4) inside the anchoring body (2) and a second outer end (5) adapted to interact with a switching device following the approach of the actuator device. The actuator pin (3) is adapted to be oriented about the development axis (A) to be positioned according to at least two positions mutually rotated by 90° around said development axis (A), the anchoring body (2) being designed to block the rotation of the actuator pin (3) around the development axis (A), or to limit it to a value lower than 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Marco PIZZATO, Simone ZONTA
  • Publication number: 20240355560
    Abstract: A safety switch for guarding access comprises a case housing switching means suitable for being connected to one or more power and/or service circuits of the machine or plant for their opening and/or closing upon interaction with an actuating device, a locking/unlocking mechanism of the actuating device housed in the case and provided with a movable locking/unlocking pin along a longitudinal direction to protrude at least partially with one of its ends from the case, a head fixed to the case and configured to allow the interaction of the locking/unlocking pin with the actuating device, mutual coupling means between the case and the head suitable to allow their mutual stable fixing by relative sliding along at least one sliding direction transverse to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Marco PIZZATO, Simone ZONTA
  • Publication number: 20240355561
    Abstract: A safety switch for guarding accesses to industrial machines or plants comprises a case which extends along a main dimension defining a longitudinal axis of development, control means housed in the case and suitable for receiving and exchanging signals with the actuating device and/or with the machine or plant and provide with a first PCB, a head connected to the case and adapted to interact with the actuating device upon the opening/closing of the access and wherein the first PCB comprises a first longitudinal portion housed in the case and a second longitudinal portion housed in the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Marco PIZZATO, Simone ZONTA
  • Patent number: 12046096
    Abstract: A switch monitors an access (A) to a machine or plant. The switch has a switching device (3) housing switching mechanism, an actuator device (2), and a push-button panel (12). The housing switching mechanism operatively connects to one or more circuits of the machine or plant. The actuator device (2) interacts with the switching mechanism at the opening/closing of the access (A). The push-button panel (12) has a shell (14) provided with controls (13) designed to operate on one or more of the circuits of the machine or plant. The shell anchors to a fixed part (F) of the access (A) to allow the rotation of the shell (14) around a rotation axis (R), so as to vary an orientation of the shell (14) with respect to the switching device (3) and/or to control and/or service circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: PIZZATO ELETTRICA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone Zonta
  • Patent number: 12024923
    Abstract: A safety handle for the control of access to machines or industrial plants comprises a main body (3, 4) adapted to be gripped by a user for moving the movable part (M) of the access (A), fixing means for fixing the main body (3, 4) to the movable part (M), an actuator (2) suitable to be associated with the main body (3, 4) to interact with control means associated with the access (A) upon closure thereof for enabling the machine or industrial plant to be controlled. The main body (3, 4) houses thereinside one or more signalling and/or control devices (25, 26) provided with electrical connection means for connection to one or more power and/or service circuits of the machine or industrial plant, at least one of the signalling and/or control devices comprising one or more light sources (25) adapted to emit a light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: PIZZATO ELETTRICA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone Zonta
  • Publication number: 20240153723
    Abstract: A safety switch comprises a switching device (2) and a driving device (3), wherein the switching device houses locking/releasing means (23) of the driving device (3) to prevent unauthorized opening of the access. The driving device (3) comprises an interaction element (17) adapted to interact with the locking/releasing means (23), these latter being provided with a locking pin (24) movable between an inoperative unlocking position and an operative locking position, the interaction element (17) being provided with a seat (25) for the insertion of one end of the locking pin (24). The locking/releasing means (23) comprises a locking element (40) adapted to translate to engage the interaction element (17) in a locking position wherein the interaction element (17) is locked on the switching device (2) and in a holding position wherein the interaction element (17) is removable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Marostica PIZZATO, Simone ZONTA
  • Publication number: 20240142053
    Abstract: A safety switch for guarding access to industrial machines and plants comprises a switching device (2) provide with first anchoring means (9) to a fixed part of the access to be guarded, a driving device (3) adapted to be anchored to the movable part of the access and to interact with the switching means upon the opening/closing the access for opening/closing one or more circuits, signaling means comprising one or more sources of light signals adapted to emit one or more light and/or visible signals representative of the state of said one or more circuits and wherein the switching device (2) has at least one portion or cap (6) made of a transparent or translucent material which encloses one or more of sources of light signals to make them visible from the outside at least in the powered condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Marco PIZZATO, Simone ZONTA
  • Patent number: 11959591
    Abstract: A safety handle for the control of access for machines or industrial plants comprises a main body (3, 4) adapted to be anchored to the movable part (M) of the access (A) to be controlled and adapted to be gripped by a user for moving the movable part (M) of the access (A), fixing means for fixing the main body (3, 4) to the movable part (M) of the access (A), an actuator (2) to be associated with the main body (3, 4) and adapted to interact with control means associated with the fixed part (F) of the access (A) upon closure thereof for enabling the machine or industrial plant to be controlled, sealing means (11) suitable for covering the fixing means to prevent access from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PIZZATO ELETTRICA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone Zonta
  • Publication number: 20230392748
    Abstract: A handle actuator device for barriers or protection panels comprises a shell (3) having means for anchoring to the access (A) and provided with a handle portion (4) adapted to be grasped by a user for moving the access (A), an actuator (5) associated with the shell (3) and provided with a first transmitting or receiving element (6) adapted to interact with the fixed receiving or transmitting device (2) placed on the fixed frame (T) of the access (A) at the closing thereof to enable/disable one or more operations of the machine or plant to be monitored, wherein the shell (3) comprises a housing (7) shaped to accommodate said actuator (5) according to at least two configurations wherein the first element (6) is oriented according to at least two different positions and is facing two different faces (8, 9) of the housing (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Marco PIZZATO, Simone ZONTA
  • Publication number: 20230139838
    Abstract: A remote safety release comprises an actuator (13) adapted to move between a inoperative position wherein it does not interact with the locking mechanism of a switch and at least one operative position wherein it interacts with the locking mechanism, a remote control device (14) adapted to promote the movement of the actuator from the inoperative position to an operative position, a transfer mechanism (15) adapted to transfer a force from the remote control device (14) to the actuator (13) following the command given by the operator to promote the movement of the actuator (13) and adapted to exert a first solicitation on the actuator (13) to promote its automatic passage from the inoperative position to an operative position, while the remote control device (14) constantly exerts on the actuator (13) a second contrast solicitation opposite to the first solicitation and having at least equal value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone ZONTA
  • Publication number: 20220262186
    Abstract: A switch comprises a switching device (3) housing switching means adapted to be operatively connected to one or more circuits of the plant, an actuator device (2) to interact with the switching means at the time of opening/closing of the access, a push-button station (12) provided with one or more controls (13) designed to operate on one or more of the circuits of the plant. The push-button panel (12) comprises a shell (14) provided with the controls (13) and means for anchoring to the fixed part (F) of the access (A) adapted to allow the rotation of the shell (14) around a rotation axis (R), so as to vary its orientation with respect to said switching device (3) and/or to control and/or signalling circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone ZONTA
  • Publication number: 20220251876
    Abstract: A safety switch comprises a switching device having a casing housing electric and/or electronic control means adapted to be connected with one or more circuits, an operating device adapted to be anchored to a movable part of the access to interact with the switching means when the access is opened/closed for the opening/closure of the circuits, means for detecting the opening of the access associated with the switching device and with the operating device for sending a stop command of the machine or plant upon the detection or request for the opening of the access, driving means for sending activation/deactivation and/or signalling controls and that comprise a touch monitor provided with one or more virtual controls and at least one microprocessor suitable for associating the virtual controls with a control and/or signalling function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone ZONTA
  • Patent number: 11295877
    Abstract: A potentiometer comprises a cylindrical case (2) having an upper edge portion (3) and housing an electric adjustment device (5) enclosing a variable resistance, means (8) for the electrical connection of the electrical adjustment device (5) to the circuit to be controlled, a knob (9) partially inserted into the case (2), a drive shaft (10) at least partially housed in the case (2) with a first end (11) associated with the knob (9) to be integral in rotation therewith and a second end (12) interacting with the variable resistance to vary the instantaneous value thereof upon the rotation of the shaft (10). The electric adjustment device (5) comprises a box-like housing (14) coupled to the electrical connection means (8) and housing the variable resistance and having a longitudinal passing-through hole (15) suitable for snugly fit the second end (12) of the shaft (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: PIZZATO ELETTRICA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone Zonta
  • Publication number: 20210230904
    Abstract: A safety handle for the control of access to machines or industrial plants comprises a main body (3, 4) adapted to be gripped by a user for moving the movable part (M) of the access (A), fixing means for fixing the main body (3, 4) to the movable part (M), an actuator (2) suitable to be associated with the main body (3, 4) to interact with control means associated with the access (A) upon closure thereof for enabling the machine or industrial plant to be controlled. The main body (3, 4) houses thereinside one or more signalling and/or control devices (25, 26) provided with electrical connection means for connection to one or more power and/or service circuits of the machine or industrial plant, at least one of the signalling and/or control devices comprising one or more light sources (25) adapted to emit a light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone ZONTA
  • Publication number: 20210207769
    Abstract: A safety handle for the control of access for machines or industrial plants comprises a main body (3, 4) adapted to be anchored to the movable part (M) of the access (A) to be controlled and adapted to be gripped by a user for moving the movable part (M) of the access (A), fixing means for fixing the main body (3, 4) to the movable part (M) of the access (A), an actuator (2) to be associated with the main body (3, 4) and adapted to interact with control means associated with the fixed part (F) of the access (A) upon closure thereof for enabling the machine or industrial plant to be controlled, sealing means (11) suitable for covering the fixing means to prevent access from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone ZONTA
  • Publication number: 20210125756
    Abstract: A potentiometer comprises a cylindrical case (2) having an upper edge portion (3) and housing an electric adjustment device (5) enclosing a variable resistance, means (8) for the electrical connection of the electrical adjustment device (5) to the circuit to be controlled, a knob (9) partially inserted into the case (2), a drive shaft (10) at least partially housed in the case (2) with a first end (11) associated with the knob (9) to be integral in rotation therewith and a second end (12) interacting with the variable resistance to vary the instantaneous value thereof upon the rotation of the shaft (10). The electric adjustment device (5) comprises a box-like housing (14) coupled to the electrical connection means (8) and housing the variable resistance and having a longitudinal passing-through hole (15) suitable for snugly fit the second end (12) of the shaft (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Marco Pizzato, Simone ZONTA
  • Patent number: D988106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: PIZZATO ELETTRICA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Simone Zonta, Marco Pizzato