Patents by Inventor Angelo Sanapo

Angelo Sanapo 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).

  • Automotive electrical system provided with an alternator electronic control system
    Patent number: 9168881
    Abstract: Automotive electrical system for a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle; the electric vehicle system comprising a series of electric vehicle loads, an electric battery, and an alternator generating a supply voltage of the electric vehicle loads and of the electric battery; the alternator comprising an inductive electric circuit adapted to be crossed by an electric control current; the electric vehicle system comprises an alternator electronic control system configured so as to determine a series of battery parameters (pam_bat) indicating the state of operation of the electric battery; determine at least a first vehicle parameter indicating the acceleration of the motor vehicle; determine the operative state of the internal combustion engine; determine an electric regulation voltage according to the operative engine station, to the vehicle parameter and to the battery parameters; vary an electric control current circulating in the inductive electric circuit of the alternato
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Garofalo, Alessandro Riegel, Angelo Sanapo, Domenico Tavella, Nando Vennettilli
  • AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH AN ALTERNATOR ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130313897
    Abstract: Automotive electrical system for a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle; the electric vehicle system comprising a series of electric vehicle loads, an electric battery, and an alternator generating a supply voltage of the electric vehicle loads and of the electric battery; the alternator comprising an inductive electric circuit adapted to be crossed by an electric control current; the electric vehicle system comprises an alternator electronic control system configured so as to determine a series of battery parameters (pam_bat) indicating the state of operation of the electric battery; determine at least a first vehicle parameter indicating the acceleration of the motor vehicle; determine the operative state of the internal combustion engine; determine an electric regulation voltage according to the operative engine station, to the vehicle parameter and to the battery parameters; vary an electric control current circulating in the inductive electric circuit of the alternato
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Fiat Group Automobiles S.p. A.
    Inventors: Fabio Garofalo, Alessandro Riegel, Angelo Sanapo, Domenico Tavella, Nando Vennettilli