Teresio Gassino

IT

Curriculum

The professional journey from Olivetti CFM trainee to Central Director.

Two-page scan of the curriculum vitae — Curriculum vitae

Curriculum vitae typescript by Teresio, presumably written after he was promoted to executive manager in 1956, when he was technical coordinator of all projects across all departments (“Calculating Machines Projects”, “Special Machines Studies and Projects”, “Special Equipment Projects”) and working directly on some of the projects.

Source: personal archive.

Scan of the CFM qualification certificate for Draughtsmen — Mechanical Training Centre diploma

In 1942 he qualified as a Disegnatore (draughtsman) from the Olivetti Centro Formazione Meccanici (“Mechanical Training Centre”).

Source: personal archive.

Diploma of the Cavaliere honour — Order of Merit knighthood

In 1962 he was awarded the honorary title of Cavaliere dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (“Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic”).

Source: personal archive.

Patent drawing of a mechanical calculator — Patents

Patents by Teresio, filed 1955 to 1995 with the patent offices of several countries. The patent pdf and priority year appear before each title.

Patents of the Logos years

3,319,882, 1963, Ten key calculating machine.

3,260,449, 1963, Zero printing control device for a calculating machine.

3,223,318, 1964, Automatic multiplication device for a ten key calculating machine.

3,331,556, 1964, Power driving device for a calculating machine.

3,370,788, 1965, Program control device for a calculating or like machine.

3,423,018, 1965, Ten key calculating machine adapted to effect multiplications as well as divisions.

3,451,616, 1965, Automatic shortcut multiplication device for a calculating machine.

3,363,837, 1966, Mechanical storing device for storing information coded according to a binary code (the mechanical bit).

Patents

Patents by Teresio, filed 1955 to 1995 with the patent offices of several countries. The patent pdf and priority year appear before each title.

Patents of the Logos years

3,319,882, 1963, Ten key calculating machine.

3,260,449, 1963, Zero printing control device for a calculating machine.

3,223,318, 1964, Automatic multiplication device for a ten key calculating machine.

3,331,556, 1964, Power driving device for a calculating machine.

3,370,788, 1965, Program control device for a calculating or like machine.

3,423,018, 1965, Ten key calculating machine adapted to effect multiplications as well as divisions.

3,451,616, 1965, Automatic shortcut multiplication device for a calculating machine.

3,363,837, 1966, Mechanical storing device for storing information coded according to a binary code (the mechanical bit).

Teresio’s patents. The patent pdf and priority year appear before each title. Where a patent family extends across several countries, the United States, Italian or German document is used, with the code of other jurisdictions given in brackets where this was not immediately clear from the databases consulted.

3,121,487, 1960, Paper carriage control mechanism for accounting machines (CH385529).
3,084,855, 1961, Ten-key adding machine for non-uniform decimal denominations.
3,139,520, 1961, Perforated record card reading apparatus.
3,319,882, 1963, Ten key calculating machine.
3,260,449, 1963, Zero printing control device for a calculating machine.
3,223,318, 1964, Automatic multiplication device for a ten key calculating machine (CH404247).
3,331,556, 1964, Power driving device for a calculating machine (CH434820).
3,370,788, 1965, Program control device for a calculating or like machine.
3,423,018, 1965, Ten key calculating machine adapted to effect multiplications as well as divisions.
3,451,616, 1965, Automatic shortcut multiplication device for a calculating machine.
3,363,837, 1966, Mechanical storing device for storing information coded according to a binary code (the mechanical bit).
3,390,929, 1966, Soundproof cover for an office machine.
3,549,087, 1967, Ten key calculating machine (CA860776).
3,692,167, 1969, Key for the keyboards of electric-input office machines.

Filed with Natale Capellaro

3,005,585, 1955, Short-cut multiplication mechanism for ten-key calculating machines (CH340647, SE195739).
2,875,882, 1957, Carriage feed mechanism for combined typewriting and computing machines.
2,982,469, 1957, Adding machine for non-uniform decimal denominations.
2,952,406, 1957, Short-cut multiplication mechanisms for calculating machines (CH346049).
2,992,773, 1958, Multiplication mechanism for adding machines (CH373201).
3,006,540, 1958, Program control device for accounting machines having a traveling paper carriage (CH370806).
3,040,977, 1959, Function control mechanism for manual adding machines (CH388665).

With other co-inventors

3,006,537, 1957, Tape punching apparatus for accounting machines and the like (with G. Lanza).
2,986,255, 1958, Punching apparatus for printing mechanisms (with G. Lanza).
3,171,594, 1961, Amount checking device for adding, calculating, accounting and similar machines (with N. Giolitti).
3,260,128, 1963, One cycle drive mechanism for selectively rotating a member of a business machine (with N. Giolitti).
3,259,058, 1963, Printing device for adding or like machine (with L. Rattin).
3,306,417, 1964, Keyboard mechanism for generating code with selectable code member sets (with I. Bovio).
3,312,393, 1964, Storing device for a calculating or like machine (with M. Bovio) (CH443727, SE326849).
3,358,917, 1965, Total taking device for a printing calculating or like machine (with M. Bovio) (CH440769).
3,358,918, 1965, Paper feed mechanism for a printing calculating or like machine (with L. Bertino).
3,397,837, 1965, Printing calculating machine having a transversely movable register (with B. Azzalin) (SE335925).
3,448,844, 1966, Device for transversely displacing a typecarrier carriage including a folding rack (with N. Giolitti).
3,404,765, 1966, Printing device with selecting mechanism employing a group of eccentrics (with I. Bovio) (CH468255, CA824982, CA846592, DE1786631).
3,702,001, 1969, Method of electrosensitive printing or recording and apparatus therefor (with A. Olivei).

After Olivetti

7014884 (German patent office), 1969, Tafel mit Reihen von verstellbaren Stiften als Spielzeug und didaktisches Hilfsmittel zur Bildung von Grafiken und für ähnliche Anwendungsfälle (“Board with rows of adjustable pegs as a toy and teaching aid for forming graphics and similar applications”) (FR2039399).
2036218 (German patent office, pdf of the grant application), 1969, Kodezeichenlesesystem (“Coded-character reading system”, with B. Pedrini) (FR2055456).
3,924,105, 1973, Device for optically reading coded identity cards and the like (with G. Colombo for Tesalon Anstalt).
1060649 (Italian patent office), 1975, Dispositivo a comando multiplo per l’azionamento di triangoli di una macchina rettilinea per maglieria (with M. Dellera for Tesalon Anstalt) (CH591588, DE2622347).
1038503 (Italian patent office), 1975, Dispositivo di comando per i triangoli di discesa di una macchina rettilinea per maglieria (for Jacqueline S.p.A.) (DE2622883).
1121405 (Italian patent office), 1979, Macchina obliteratrice per tessera a punti, nonché tessera a punti utilizzabile (with G. Colombo for Ages S.p.A. and Tesalon S.A.) (EP0021201).
1280321 (Italian patent office, pdf of the grant application), 1995, Testina magnetica e dispositivo che la contiene (for Proget di Gassino Massimo & C. S.N.C.).