Patents by Inventor Vittorio Bugatti

Vittorio Bugatti 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: 6860177
    Abstract: This invention concerns a screw for the anti-fraud locking of a throttle or clamp lever on the control rod of a valve shutter or stopcock, comprising a threaded shank having a polygonal head surmounted by a truncated-cone shaped dome, semi-spherical or of other shape, the base of which extends over the edge of the perimeter surface of said polygonal head, where said dome is free to turn around the shank above said polygonal head, so that only by means of a special tool can the threaded screw shank be tightened or loosened by means of the nut, while by operating on the dome with any tool or utensil, no effect is achieved as this is able to turn idly around the threaded shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Valvosanitaria Bugatti S.p.A.
    Inventor: Vittorio Bugatti
  • Publication number: 20030077146
    Abstract: This invention concerns a screw for the anti-fraud locking of a throttle or clamp lever on the control rod of a valve shutter or stopcock, comprising a threaded shank having a polygonal head surmounted by a truncated-cone shaped dome, semi-spherical or of other shape, the base of which extends over the edge of the perimeter surface of said polygonal head, where said dome is free to turn around the shank above said polygonal head, so that only by means of a special tool can the threaded screw shank be tightened or loosened by means of the nut, while by operating on the dome with any tool or utensil, no effect is achieved as this is able to turn idly around the threaded shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventor: Vittorio Bugatti
  • Patent number: 6276662
    Abstract: The invention concerns a valve or tap for fluids, with a stopper that rotates controlled by a control rod equipped with a throttle or grip lever fixed to said rod by means of a fastening screw. The throttle or grip lever has at least one blocking notch (19, 20), designed to fit tightly with a catch (18), which is part of the valve body in order to prevent the stopper from turning. The fastening screw (15) has a special head that allows it to be screwed/unscrewed only with a specific wench or tool, thereby preventing tampering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Valvosanitaria Bugatti S.P.A.
    Inventor: Vittorio Bugatti