Patents by Inventor Jure PENCA

Jure PENCA 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).

  • Gas flow and sound control valve for exhaust gas system
    Patent number: 11965443
    Abstract: Gas flow and sound control valve for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine comprising a housing including an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, and a valve member arranged within the housing for forming a first conduit connecting the inlet to the first outlet and/or a second conduit from the inlet to the second outlet, wherein the valve member can be moved relative to the housing between a first predetermined position in which the valve member closes the second conduit and a second predetermined position in which the valve member closes the first conduit, whereby the valve member is rotatable around a valve axis aligned parallel, in particular coaxial, to a centerline of the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Akrapovic D.D.
    Inventors: Jure Penca, Igor Akrapovic
  • GAS FLOW AND SOUND CONTROL VALVE FOR EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220049635
    Abstract: Gas flow and sound control valve for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine comprising a housing including an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, and a valve member arranged within the housing for forming a first conduit connecting the inlet to the first outlet and/or a second conduit from the inlet to the second outlet, wherein the valve member can be moved relative to the housing between a first predetermined position in which the valve member closes the second conduit and a second predetermined position in which the valve member closes the first conduit, whereby the valve member is rotatable around a valve axis aligned parallel, in particular coaxial, to a centerline of the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jure PENCA, Igor AKRAPOVIC