Patents by Inventor Stefano Besana

Stefano Besana 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: 9406458
    Abstract: An exemplary switching device for an electric circuit, including at least one contact movable between a closed position in which it is coupled to a corresponding fixed contact and an open position in which it is spaced away from said corresponding fixed contact. A main shaft suitable for rotating about an axis and operatively connected to said at least one movable contact so as to cause with its rotation the movement of said at least one movable contact between the open and closed positions. The switching device includes a locking device which has one or more parts coupled to and which is configured for directly acting on the main rotating shaft and locking said at least one movable contact in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Gustavo Brignoli
  • Patent number: 9142375
    Abstract: Switching device comprising: a switching unit comprising, for each electric pole, a first disconnection contact, a second disconnection contact and one or more solid state switches; a supporting frame comprising, for each electric pole, a third disconnection contact and a fourth disconnection contact, which are coupled/separated respectively with/from the first and second disconnection contacts, when the switching unit is in an insertion/withdrawn position with respect to the supporting frame; actuating means for moving the switching unit between the insertion position and said the withdrawn position, and viceversa; a control unit comprising control means that are configured to coordinate the operation of the actuating means and the solid state switches, when an insertion/withdrawn operation of the switching unit has to be performed, so that the actuating means move the switching unit only when the solid state switches are in an off-state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Flavio Pasquale
  • Patent number: 9129767
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a switching device for an electric circuit including at least one contact movable between a closed position in which it is coupled to a corresponding fixed contact and an open position in which it is spaced away from said corresponding fixed contact. The switching device including at least one locking device configured for being actuated between a rest configuration in which said at least one movable contact is free to move and an operative configuration in which it locks said at least one movable contact in the open position. The locking device is configured for outputting one or more electrical signals which are indicative of at least one of the rest configuration, the operative configuration, and an under actuation condition wherein the locking device itself is moving between said rest and operative configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Gustavo Brignoli, Stefano Besana
  • Publication number: 20140029153
    Abstract: Switching device comprising: a switching unit comprising, for each electric pole, a first disconnection contact, a second disconnection contact and one or more solid state switches; a supporting frame comprising, for each electric pole, a third disconnection contact and a fourth disconnection contact, which are coupled/separated respectively with/from the first and second disconnection contacts, when the switching unit is in an insertion/withdrawn position with respect to the supporting frame; actuating means for moving the switching unit between the insertion position and said the withdrawn position, and viceversa; a control unit comprising control means that are configured to coordinate the operation of the actuating means and the solid state switches, when an insertion/withdrawn operation of the switching unit has to be performed, so that the actuating means move the switching unit only when the solid state switches are in an off-state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Flavio Pasquale
  • Publication number: 20130001953
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a switching device for an electric circuit including at least one contact movable between a closed position in which it is coupled to a corresponding fixed contact and an open position in which it is spaced away from said corresponding fixed contact. The switching device including at least one locking device configured for being actuated between a rest configuration in which said at least one movable contact is free to move and an operative configuration in which it locks said at least one movable contact in the open position. The locking device is configured for outputting one or more electrical signals which are indicative of at least one of the rest configuration, the operative configuration, and an under actuation condition wherein the locking device itself is moving between said rest and operative configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gustavo BRIGNOLI, Stefano BESANA
  • Publication number: 20120325628
    Abstract: An exemplary switching device for an electric circuit, including at least one contact movable between a closed position in which it is coupled to a corresponding fixed contact and an open position in which it is spaced away from said corresponding fixed contact. A main shaft suitable for rotating about an axis and operatively connected to said at least one movable contact so as to cause with its rotation the movement of said at least one movable contact between the open and closed positions. The switching device includes a locking device which has one or more parts coupled to and which is configured for directly acting on the main rotating shaft and locking said at least one movable contact in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano BESANA, Gustavo Brignoli
  • Patent number: 8137120
    Abstract: An adapter device (1; 201; 401; 501) for housing a multi-phase low voltage type switch (2) inside a switchboard (100), comprising, for each phase: first and second electric connection means (31, 32) with the switch (2); third and fourth electric connection means (33, 34) with an electric distribution network (4); the adapter device (1; 201; 401; 501) is structured so as to define a connection area (10) housing the first and second electric connection means (31, 32), and also comprising heat removal means (5; 205; 405; 505) which remove heat from the connection area (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario Bortoli, Stefano Besana
  • Patent number: 8110762
    Abstract: A single-pole or multi-pole device for low-voltage systems, in particular a circuit breaker or a disconnector, which comprises: an outer casing containing for each pole at least one fixed contact and at least one mobile contact that can be coupled to/uncoupled from one another; a rotating element, defined by a shaped body comprising at least one seat for each pole of said switch, said seat being designed to house at least one mobile contact of a corresponding pole; a control mechanism operatively connected to said rotating element for enabling movement thereof; reinforcement elements positioned in said at least one seat of said mobile contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Service S.r.l.
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Alessio Bergamini
  • Patent number: 7989721
    Abstract: A single-pole or multi-pole device for low-voltage systems, in particular a circuit breaker or a disconnector, which comprises: an outer casing containing for each pole at least one fixed contact and at least one mobile contact that can be coupled to/uncoupled from one another; a rotating element that comprises a shaped body made of insulating material comprising at least one seat for each pole of said switch, said seat being designed to house at least one mobile contact of a corresponding pole; a control mechanism operatively connected to the rotating element for enabling movement thereof; and one or more elements made of ferromagnetic material set in a position corresponding to at least one portion of the inner surface of said at least one seat of the mobile contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Alessio Bergamini
  • Patent number: D687387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Lucio Azzola
  • Patent number: D707636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Lucio Azzola
  • Patent number: D752524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
  • Patent number: D757659
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Lucio Azzola
  • Patent number: D789895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
  • Patent number: D804430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Lucio Azzola
  • Patent number: D823816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
  • Patent number: D853337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Lucio Azzola
  • Patent number: D858460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
  • Patent number: D883939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Besana, Lucio Azzola
  • Patent number: D883940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana