Patents by Inventor Giacomo FAGGIANI

Giacomo FAGGIANI 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).

  • Publication number: 20230304578
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission are provided. In one example, the method includes responsive to rotation of a portion of a mechanical assembly induced by cranking of an engine, blocking an output shaft of the hydromechanical transmission via joint engagement of a forward drive clutch and a reverse drive clutch. The method further includes pressurizing a hydrostatic assembly while the forward drive clutch and the reverse drive clutch remain jointly engaged, where the mechanical assembly is coupled in parallel with the hydrostatic assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Giacomo FAGGIANI, Mario GELMINI
  • Patent number: 11703126
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission are provided. In one example, the method includes responsive to rotation of a portion of a mechanical assembly induced by cranking of an engine, blocking an output shaft of the hydromechanical transmission via joint engagement of a forward drive clutch and a reverse drive clutch. The method further includes pressurizing a hydrostatic assembly while the forward drive clutch and the reverse drive clutch remain jointly engaged, where the mechanical assembly is coupled in parallel with the hydrostatic assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giacomo Faggiani, Mario Gelmini
  • Publication number: 20220316592
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission are provided. In one example, the method includes responsive to rotation of a portion of a mechanical assembly induced by cranking of an engine, blocking an output shaft of the hydromechanical transmission via joint engagement of a forward drive clutch and a reverse drive clutch. The method further includes pressurizing a hydrostatic assembly while the forward drive clutch and the reverse drive clutch remain jointly engaged, where the mechanical assembly is coupled in parallel with the hydrostatic assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Giacomo FAGGIANI, Mario GELMINI