Patents by Inventor Lorenzo Guiduzzi

Lorenzo Guiduzzi 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).

  • Throttle valve with the possibility of adjusting an intermediate position of partial opening and relative method to adjust the intermediate position
    Patent number: 11041449
    Abstract: A throttle valve having: a valve body; an intake duct obtained in the valve body; a throttle plate arranged in the intake duct; a shaft mounted so as to rotate, supporting the throttle plate; an electric motor; a gear transmission, which couples the electric motor to the shaft and has an end gear which is integral with the shaft; a return spring, which is designed to rotate the throttle plate towards a closing position; a striking element, which is obtained in the valve body and establishes an intermediate position of partial opening; and a countering spring, mounted on the end gear, which is designed to rotate the throttle plate towards the intermediate position and has one end which is designed to rest against the striking element during the rotation of the end gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: MARELLI EUROPE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Guiduzzi, Stefano Musolesi, Federico Caroti
  • THROTTLE VALVE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ADJUSTING AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION OF PARTIAL OPENING AND RELATIVE METHOD TO ADJUST THE INTERMEDIATE POSITION
    Publication number: 20190277202
    Abstract: A throttle valve having: a valve body; an intake duct obtained in the valve body; a throttle plate arranged in the intake duct; a shaft mounted so as to rotate, supporting the throttle plate; an electric motor; a gear transmission, which couples the electric motor to the shaft and has an end gear which is integral with the shaft; a return spring, which is designed to rotate the throttle plate towards a closing position; a striking element, which is obtained in the valve body and establishes an intermediate position of partial opening; and a countering spring, mounted on the end gear, which is designed to rotate the throttle plate towards the intermediate position and has one end which is designed to rest against the striking element during the rotation of the end gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Lorenzo Guiduzzi, Stefano Musolesi, Federico Caroti