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title: The new Ferrari CEO has a past as an inventor
description: Searching for Benedetto Vigna on Espacent, the European Patent Office patent database, over 200 patent rights emerge.
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# [The new Ferrari CEO has a past as an inventor](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/the-new-ferrari-ceo-has-a-past-as-an-inventor)

 Written by [Alessandro Gamba](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/author/alessandro-gamba) | Jul 2, 2021 12:55:00 PM

Did you know that the new Ferrari CEO has a past as an inventor?

Searching for Benedetto Vigna on Espacent, the [European Patent Office](https://www.linkedin.com/company/163722) patent database, over 200 patent rights emerge.  
All of us, at least once in our life, have used one of his invention: the "Three-dimensional motion sensor", a sensor that has found application in various fields of technology, from smartphones to GPS, from airbags to video game controllers such as Nintendo Wii. .  
For this last invention, he was also among the finalists of the "[European Inventor Awards 2010](https://www.epo.org/news-events/events/european-inventor/finalists/2010/vigna.html)".

Thanks to [Alessandro Gamba](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/professionals/alessandro-gamba).

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