Patents by Inventor Stefano GALAFASSI

Stefano GALAFASSI 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: 20240149716
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a rechargeable power source, a body portion, a charging compartment on the body portion, a charge port arranged inside the charging compartment and connected to the rechargeable power source, a door having a first and a second face opposite one another according to the direction of a thickness of the door, the door being coupled to the body portion in a movable manner between a closing position, in which the door closes the charging compartment with the first face facing the charging compartment, and an opening position, in which the charging compartment can be accessed from the outside, so that an outer charging source can be connected to the charge port in order to enable a charging process of the rechargeable power source, and a screen to display one or more items of information relating to the charging process, wherein the screen is placed in a position so as to be covered by the door in the closing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan P. IVE, Eugene WHANG, Jeremy BATAILLOU, Anthony ASHCROFT, Suhang ZHOU, Benoit LOUZAOUEN, Jemima KISS, Christopher WILSON, Wan Si WAN, Biotz NATERA, James MCGRATH, Roger GUYETT, Joseph LUXTON, Michael MATAS, Patrick KESSLER, Stefano GALAFASSI, Vito CONIGLIARO
  • Publication number: 20230313591
    Abstract: A method for controlling a movement of a hood or of an outer body panel of a motor vehicle, includes the steps of acquiring a first input signal relating to a first quantity indicative of a current position of the hood or of the outer body panel, determining a first reference signal corresponding to a target speed for the movement of the hood or of the outer body panel, determining a first control signal as a function of the determined first reference signal, updating the first control signal as a function of the acquired first input signal, thereby obtaining a second control signal for controlling the actuator device, and controlling the actuator device with the second control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Stefano GALAFASSI