Patents by Inventor Thomas GRANJARD

Thomas GRANJARD 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: 12668128
    Abstract: Road vehicle having a longitudinal direction parallel to the direction of travel and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; the road vehicle comprises a steering wheel inside the passenger compartment on the driver's side; a dashboard and a steering column on one side connected to the steering wheel and on the opposite side connected to the dashboard; wherein the dashboard comprises: a supporting plate behind the steering wheel that supports human-vehicle interface controls and a first information display screen; a central information display screen along the transverse direction at the side of the supporting plate toward the passenger; wherein the plate and the central screen are integrated with each other in a single structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Vito Conigliaro, Thierry Annequin-Digond, Thomas Granjard
  • Publication number: 20260034943
    Abstract: A road car has a support frame; a passenger compartment configured to accommodate, on the inside, at least a pair of seats and a luggage compartment obtained behind the seats; at least two access doors to access the passenger compartment; at least one luggage item configured to be stored in the luggage compartment; and a coupling unit to connect the luggage item and a backrest of a relative seat to one another in a releasable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Vito CONIGLIARO, Thomas GRANJARD
  • Publication number: 20250276731
    Abstract: A steering system for a motor vehicle comprising a steering wheel capable of rotating about a first rotational axis, a sensory system adapted to detect a physical quantity associated with the angular position of the steering wheel about the first rotational axis, actuator devices adapted to rotate one or more wheels of the motor vehicle about respective steering axes, and an electronic control unit operatively connected to the sensory system and to the actuator devices is disclosed. The steering system further comprises a frame operatively connected to the motor vehicle, a body supported by the frame and capable of sliding with respect thereto parallel to the first rotational axis, and a steering shaft to which the steering wheel is fixed and which is supported by the body. The frame can rotate with respect to the motor vehicle about a second rotational axis which is transverse to the first rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Applicant: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Thierry ANNEQUIN-DIGOND, Thomas GRANJARD
  • Publication number: 20250206139
    Abstract: Road vehicle having a longitudinal direction parallel to the direction of travel and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; the road vehicle comprises a steering wheel inside the passenger compartment on the driver's side; a dashboard and a steering column on one side connected to the steering wheel and on the opposite side connected to the dashboard; wherein the dashboard comprises: a supporting plate behind the steering wheel that supports human-vehicle interface controls and a first information display screen; a central information display screen along the transverse direction at the side of the supporting plate toward the passenger; wherein the plate and the central screen are integrated with each other in a single structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Vito CONIGLIARO, Thierry ANNEQUIN-DIGOND, Thomas GRANJARD
  • Publication number: 20250026251
    Abstract: A cockpit for a motor vehicle is described, with a support structure; a first side and a second, third, and fourth side mounted on the support structure in a sliding manner along the first axis and movable between a respective first and second position spaced apart from one another relative to the first axis; the first side and second side are opposite one another with reference to the first axis; the third side is interposed between the first side and the fourth side along the first axis; the fourth side is interposed between the third side and the second side along the first axis; the cockpit is available in a first, two-seater configuration, in which it comprises a first seat laterally delimited by the first side and third side arranged in the respective first positions; and a second seat laterally delimited by the fourth side and second side arranged in the respective first positions; the cockpit is available in a second single-seater configuration, in which it comprises a single third seat laterally deli
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Vito CONIGLIARO, Alessandro Paolo DE PAOLI, Thomas GRANJARD, Daniel Martin TAYLOR
  • Publication number: 20250026253
    Abstract: A cockpit for a motor vehicle is described, comprising: a first seat comprising a first seat cushion and a first backrest; and a second seat comprising a second seat cushion and a second backrest; the cockpit can be shifted into a two-seater configuration, in which the first seat is in a first position, in which it is next to the second seat along a first axis and in which the second seat cushion and the second backrest are arranged in a second and a third position; the first seat can be moved along the first axis between the first position and a fourth position, the second seat cushion can be moved between the second position and a fifth position, and the second backrest can be moved between the third position and a sixth position parallel to a second axis, which is transverse to the first axis; the cockpit is selectively movable to a single-seater configuration, in which the first seat is in the fourth position, the second seat cushion is in the fifth position and the second backrest is in the sixth positio
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Vito CONIGLIARO, Alessandro Paolo DE PAOLI, Thomas GRANJARD, Daniel Martin TAYLOR
  • Publication number: 20250026249
    Abstract: A cockpit for a motor vehicle is described, comprising: a frame, which can be fixed to the motor vehicle; a first and a second seat cushion; a first and a second backrest and a central tunnel; the cockpit is available in a first configuration, in which the first seat cushion and the first backrest define a first seat for a driver; and the second seat cushion and the second backrest define a second seat for a passenger; the cockpit can be shifted to a second configuration, in which it defines a single third seat for a driver with a third cushion and a third backrest; the central tunnel comprises a support structure and an arm, which is movable between a first position in which it is folded on the support structure and defines an armrest shared by the first and second seats; and a second position in which it is spaced apart from the support structure and defines the third backrest of the third seat; the support structure defines a third seat cushion of the third seat, when the cockpit is in the second configura
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Vito CONIGLIARO, Alessandro Paolo DE PAOLI, Thomas GRANJARD, Daniel Martin TAYLOR
  • Publication number: 20250026244
    Abstract: A cockpit for a motor vehicle is described, comprising: a frame, a first and a second seat cushion; a first and a second backrest; and a first and a second side; the cockpit can be arranged to a first configuration, in which the first seat cushion, the first backrest and the first side define a first seat for a passenger; and the second seat cushion, the second backrest, and said second side define a second seat for a driver; the cockpit can be movable to a second configuration, in which a third seat cushion, a third backrest, the first side and second side define one single third seat for a driver; said first side and second side being interposed between said first seat and said third seat and between said third seat and said second seat, respectively; the first side and the second side diverge in the second configuration of said cockpit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Vito CONIGLIARO, Alessandro Paolo DE PAOLI, Thomas GRANJARD, Daniel Martin TAYLOR