Patents by Inventor Giovanni Profumo

Giovanni Profumo 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: 11971092
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission. In one example, the transmission system includes a hydrostatic assembly including a variable displacement hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor and a planetary gearset coupled to a multi-speed gearbox, a hydraulic motor, and an output shaft via separate gears and shafts. In the system the variable displacement hydraulic pump is coupled to an input of the multi-speed gearbox, the multi-speed gearbox includes one or more clutches and is coupled to a prime mover and the output shaft is designed to couple to an axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Dalla Palma, Fabio Gunsch, Mario Gelmini, Giovanni Profumo
  • Publication number: 20230383827
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission are provided herein. In one example, the transmission operating method includes asynchronously shifting between a first pair of drive ranges in the transmission via operation of two clutches and a variable displacement hydraulic pump in a hydrostatic assembly. In the method, asynchronously shifting between the two drive ranges includes a plurality of phases that include a swiveling phase where a speed of the hydrostatic assembly is inverted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Lorenzo DALLA PALMA, Fabio GUNSCH, Mario GELMINI, Giovanni PROFUMO
  • Publication number: 20230366176
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operating implements of a vehicle are described. Operation of the implements may be adjusted in response to input to a human/machine interface, such as a joystick. In one example, one or more implement requests are scaled according to a human/machine allowance factor, where the human/machine allowance factor is based on an implements power limit and an implements requested power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Mario GELMINI, Lorenzo DALLA PALMA, Giovanni PROFUMO
  • Patent number: 11754161
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission are provided herein. In one example, the transmission operating method includes asynchronously shifting between a first pair of drive ranges in the transmission via operation of two clutches and a variable displacement hydraulic pump in a hydrostatic assembly. In the method, asynchronously shifting between the two drive ranges includes a plurality of phases that include a swiveling phase where a speed of the hydrostatic assembly is inverted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Dalla Palma, Fabio Gunsch, Mario Gelmini, Giovanni Profumo
  • Publication number: 20230279936
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission are provided herein. In one example, the transmission operating method includes asynchronously shifting between a first pair of drive ranges in the transmission via operation of two clutches and a variable displacement hydraulic pump in a hydrostatic assembly. In the method, asynchronously shifting between the two drive ranges includes a plurality of phases that include a swiveling phase where a speed of the hydrostatic assembly is inverted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Lorenzo DALLA PALMA, Fabio GUNSCH, Mario GELMINI, Giovanni PROFUMO
  • Publication number: 20230279935
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission. In one example, the transmission system includes a hydrostatic assembly including a variable displacement hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor and a planetary gearset coupled to a multi-speed gearbox, a hydraulic motor, and an output shaft via separate gears and shafts. In the system the variable displacement hydraulic pump is coupled to an input of the multi-speed gearbox, the multi-speed gearbox includes one or more clutches and is coupled to a prime mover and the output shaft is designed to couple to an axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Lorenzo DALLA PALMA, Fabio GUNSCH, Mario GELMINI, Giovanni PROFUMO
  • Publication number: 20230151854
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a transmission are provided herein. In one example, a hydraulic system includes a lubrication valve included in a lubricant line and designed to adjust a flow of lubricant to a multi-disc wet clutch. The hydraulic system further includes a clutch line coupled to a clutch control valve, where the clutch line is in fluidic communication with a hydraulic fluid to a clutch actuator of the multi-disc wet clutch and a passive adjustment device of the lubrication valve and where the passive adjustment device transitions the lubrication valve between a limited flow state and an open flow state based on a pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the clutch line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Mario GELMINI, Giovanni PROFUMO
  • Publication number: 20230070105
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a transmission are provided herein. In one example, a hydraulic system includes a lubrication valve included in a lubricant line and designed to adjust a flow of lubricant to a multi-disc wet clutch. The hydraulic system further includes a clutch line coupled to a clutch control valve, where the clutch line is in fluidic communication with a hydraulic fluid to a clutch actuator of the multi-disc wet clutch and a passive adjustment device of the lubrication valve and where the passive adjustment device transitions the lubrication valve between a limited flow state and an open flow state based on a pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the clutch line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mario GELMINI, Giovanni PROFUMO
  • Publication number: 20230067831
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission are provided herein. In one example, the transmission system includes a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor rotationally coupled in parallel with a first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set. In the system, sun gears of the planetary gear sets are rotationally coupled to the hydraulic motor, a carrier of the first planetary gear set is rotationally coupled to a first clutch and a second clutch, and a ring gear of the second planetary gear set is rotationally coupled to a third clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Giovanni PROFUMO, Lorenzo DALLA PALMA
  • Publication number: 20230065011
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission are provided herein. In one example, the transmission system includes a hydrostatic assembly and a mechanical assembly coupled in parallel to a first and second planetary gear sets. The transmission system further includes a plurality of clutches designed to shift between two drive ranges in a set of drive ranges that includes a reverse drive range and two forward drive ranges to adjust the input to output speed ratio of the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Giovanni PROFUMO, Lorenzo DALLA PALMA
  • Patent number: 11585393
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a transmission are provided herein. In one example, a hydraulic system includes a lubrication valve included in a lubricant line and designed to adjust a flow of lubricant to a multi-disc wet clutch. The hydraulic system further includes a clutch line coupled to a clutch control valve, where the clutch line is in fluidic communication with a hydraulic fluid to a clutch actuator of the multi-disc wet clutch and a passive adjustment device of the lubrication valve and where the passive adjustment device transitions the lubrication valve between a limited flow state and an open flow state based on a pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the clutch line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Mario Gelmini, Giovanni Profumo
  • Patent number: 11493119
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission are provided herein. In one example, the transmission system includes a hydrostatic assembly and a mechanical assembly coupled in parallel to a first and second planetary gear sets. The transmission system further includes a plurality of clutches designed to shift between two drive ranges in a set of drive ranges that includes a reverse drive range and two forward drive ranges to adjust the input to output speed ratio of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giovanni Profumo, Lorenzo Dalla Palma
  • Patent number: 11480238
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a hydromechanical transmission are provided herein. In one example, the transmission system includes a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor rotationally coupled in parallel with a first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set. In the system, sun gears of the planetary gear sets are rotationally coupled to the hydraulic motor, a carrier of the first planetary gear set is rotationally coupled to a first clutch and a second clutch, and a ring gear of the second planetary gear set is rotationally coupled to a third clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giovanni Profumo, Lorenzo Dalla Palma