Patents by Inventor Gianbattista Fischetti

Gianbattista Fischetti 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: 8919372
    Abstract: A valve assembly for an injection valve has a valve body with a central longitudinal axis and a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity, the needle preventing a fluid flow in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow via a main fluid line in further positions, a member being fixedly associated to the needle and having a surface facing the outlet portion, a first chamber embodied in the cavity, a second chamber being part of the main line, and a one-way-valve which is hydraulically arranged between the first and second chamber to prevent a fluid flow through a first fluid path in a closing position of the one-way-valve and to release a fluid flow through the first fluid path between the first and second chamber in further positions of the one-way-valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi, Ileana Romeo
  • Patent number: 8840048
    Abstract: An injection valve for injecting fluid has a housing with an injection valve cavity. The injection valve has a needle being axially moveable within the cavity. The needle has a needle body with a valve needle cavity and a separation element being fixedly arranged within the needle cavity and being adopted to divide the valve needle cavity into a first and second fluid volume. The separation element has at least one fluid passage with a predetermined passage opening to hydraulically connect the first fluid volume with the second fluid volume. The valve needle has a sealing element being arranged to predetermine the first fluid volume and preventing a fluid injection in a closing position and permitting the fluid injection in further positions. In addition, the valve needle has at least one spring element being preloaded and acting on the sealing element towards a maximum axial expansion of the valve needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Antonio Agresta, Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi
  • Patent number: 8286893
    Abstract: A fuel injector (10) has a housing (12) with a central longitudinal axis (L) having a fluid inlet portion (18) being adapted to be coupled to a fuel rail at a first axial end area (20). The housing (12) has a recess (24) and enables a fluid flow through a fluid outlet portion (26) at a second axial end area (28) facing away from the first axial end area (20). The fluid inlet portion (18) communicates with the fluid outlet portion (26) via the recess (24). Furthermore, the fuel injector (10) has a safety component (30), which is arranged at the central longitudinal axis (L) within the recess (24) and adapted to reduce and arranged for reducing a velocity regarding the central longitudinal axis (L) at the fluid inlet portion (18) of the fluid flowing from the recess (24) through the fluid inlet portion (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Antonio Agresta, Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi
  • Publication number: 20120043392
    Abstract: An injection valve for injecting fluid has a housing with an injection valve cavity. The injection valve has a needle being axially moveable within the cavity. The needle has a needle body with a valve needle cavity and a separation element being fixedly arranged within the needle cavity and being adopted to divide the valve needle cavity into a first and second fluid volume. The separation element has at least one fluid passage with a predetermined passage opening to hydraulically connect the first fluid volume with the second fluid volume. The valve needle has a sealing element being arranged to predetermine the first fluid volume and preventing a fluid injection in a closing position and permitting the fluid injection in further positions. In addition, the valve needle has at least one spring element being preloaded and acting on the sealing element towards a maximum axial expansion of the valve needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Antonio Agresta, Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi
  • Publication number: 20120037719
    Abstract: A valve assembly for an injection valve has a valve body with a central longitudinal axis and a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity, the needle preventing a fluid flow in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow via a main fluid line in further positions, a member being fixedly associated to the needle and having a surface facing the outlet portion, a first chamber embodied in the cavity, a second chamber being part of the main line, and a one-way-valve which is hydraulically arranged between the first and second chamber to prevent a fluid flow through a first fluid path in a closing position of the one-way-valve and to release a fluid flow through the first fluid path between the first and second chamber in further positions of the one-way-valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi, Ileana Romeo
  • Patent number: 7918209
    Abstract: A coupling arrangement for coupling an injection valve to a cylinder head of a combustion engine has a housing with a central longitudinal axis coupled to a fuel rail at a first axial end area and to a valve body at a second axial end area of the housing, and the valve body being arranged at the central longitudinal axis having at least one first protrusion arranged facing a second axial end area of a first ring element. Furthermore, the first ring element is arranged at least partly circumferentially the valve body at the first protrusion, wherein at a first axial end area of the first ring element the first ring element is in contact with the housing at the second axial end area and at the second axial end area the first ring element rests on the cylinder head. The first ring element has a plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gianbattista Fischetti, Mauro Grandi, Matteo Soriani
  • Publication number: 20100065652
    Abstract: A fuel injector (10) has a housing (12) with a central longitudinal axis (L) having a fluid inlet portion (18) being adapted to be coupled to a fuel rail at a first axial end area (20). The housing (12) has a recess (24) and enables a fluid flow through a fluid outlet portion (26) at a second axial end area (28) facing away from the first axial end area (20). The fluid inlet portion (18) communicates with the fluid outlet portion (26) via the recess (24). Furthermore, the fuel injector (10) has a safety component (30), which is arranged at the central longitudinal axis (L) within the recess (24) and adapted to reduce and arranged for reducing a velocity regarding the central longitudinal axis (L) at the fluid inlet portion (18) of the fluid flowing from the recess (24) through the fluid inlet portion (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Antonio Agresta, Gianbattista Fischetti, Luigi Gargiulo, Marco Mechi
  • Publication number: 20100018502
    Abstract: A coupling arrangement for coupling an injection valve to a cylinder head of a combustion engine has a housing with a central longitudinal axis coupled to a fuel rail at a first axial end area and to a valve body at a second axial end area of the housing, and the valve body being arranged at the central longitudinal axis having at least one first protrusion arranged facing a second axial end area of a first ring element. Furthermore, the the first ring element is arranged at least partly circumferentially the valve body at the first protrusion, wherein at a first axial end area of the first ring element the first ring element is in contact with the housing at the second axial end area and at the second axial end area the first ring element rests on the cylinder head. The first ring element has a plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Gianbattista Fischetti, Mauro Grandi, Matteo Soriani
  • Publication number: 20090301438
    Abstract: A fuel rail (18) of a combustion engine (22) has a main tube (32) with a longitudinal central axis (A) and a cavity (36) forming an inner surface (38) and is designed to contain fuel, a fuel inlet portion (30) is mechanically coupled to the main tube (32), at least one fuel outlet portion (26) is mechanically coupled to the main tube (32) and is arranged hydraulically downstream the fuel inlet portion (30), and a throttle element (44) is arranged in the cavity (36) hydraulically upstream the at least one fuel outlet portion (26). The throttle element (44) comprises an outer surface (46) being at least partially distanced from the inner surface (38) thereby forming a gap (50) between the main tube (32) and the throttle element, and the throttle element and the gap are designed to compensate pressure variations of the fuel in the cavity of the main tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Mario D'Onofrio, Gianbattista Fischetti
  • Publication number: 20080230635
    Abstract: A fluid injector has a housing, a valve body and an actuator unit, that is inserted into the housing. The valve body has a cartridge with a recess, that takes in a needle (22). A receptance (221) is formed in the needle (22) and fixes a locking element (233) in an axial direction relative to the needle (22). A return spring (24) rests on the spring rest body (23) which is pretensioned in a way that it presses the spring rest body (23) against the locking element (233).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Gianbattista Fischetti, Cristiano Zanoboni