Patents by Inventor Vito Carrea

Vito Carrea 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: 10199185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric switch including a hollow cylindrical casing delimiting a cavity, and an actuator that can slide inside the cavity along an axial direction defined by the casing, and including at least one upper part positioned at least partially outside the casing and at least one lower part positioned inside the cavity. The electric switch also includes a contact block movable under the action of the actuator along the axial direction between two specific positions, namely upstream and downstream contact positions, with the contact block having at least two conductive areas, namely upstream and downstream conductive areas respectively positioned at the two ends of an oblong opening formed inside the contact block, and with the ends positioned in an offset manner along the axial direction. The electric switch further includes a pair of electrical contacts, namely upstream and downstream electrical contacts respectively projecting into the oblong opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Microprecision Electronics Holding SA
    Inventor: Vito Carrea
  • Publication number: 20170133176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric switch including a hollow cylindrical casing delimiting a cavity, and an actuator that can slide inside the cavity along an axial direction defined by the casing, and including at least one upper part positioned at least partially outside the casing and at least one lower part positioned inside the cavity. The electric switch also includes a contact block movable under the action of the actuator along the axial direction between two specific positions, namely upstream and downstream contact positions, with the contact block having at least two conductive areas, namely upstream and downstream conductive areas respectively positioned at the two ends of an oblong opening formed inside the contact block, and with the ends positioned in an offset manner along the axial direction. The electric switch further includes a pair of electrical contacts, namely upstream and downstream electrical contacts respectively projecting into the oblong opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventor: Vito Carrea