Patents by Inventor Massimo Latini

Massimo Latini 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: 10267280
    Abstract: A fuel delivery assembly for an internal combustion engine, including an injector cup, a fuel injector received therein, and a spring clip is disclosed. The injector cup has a circumferential wall with an external shoulder. The fuel injector has a shoulder which is axially spaced apart from the injector cup. The spring clip has a base portion with two radially compliant webs bearing against the shoulder of the circumferential wall and being in force-fit engagement with the circumferential wall. The spring clip has an axially compliant portion bearing against the shoulder of the fuel injector and being elastically deformable to bias the fuel injector in axial direction from the upper end towards the lower end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: CPT GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Marco Pasquali, Massimo Latini, Andrea Puccini
  • Publication number: 20170342952
    Abstract: A fuel delivery assembly for an internal combustion engine, including an injector cup, a fuel injector received therein, and a spring clip is disclosed. The injector cup has a circumferential wall with an external shoulder. The fuel injector has a shoulder which is axially spaced apart from the injector cup. The spring clip has a base portion with two radially compliant webs bearing against the shoulder of the circumferential wall and being in force-fit engagement with the circumferential wall. The spring clip has an axially compliant portion bearing against the shoulder of the fuel injector and being elastically deformable to bias the fuel injector in axial direction from the upper end towards the lower end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Marco Pasquali, Massimo Latini, Andrea Puccini
  • Publication number: 20170248108
    Abstract: A fuel rail assembly is disclosed. The fuel rail assembly includes an elongated tubular fuel rail and a plurality of fuel delivery lines for hydraulically coupling the fuel rail to fuel injectors. Each fuel delivery line has an injector cup, a pipe being arranged between the fuel rail and the injector cup, and a fixation bracket. A rigid connection is established between the fixation bracket and a portion of the pipe, the portion being spaced apart from each of the fuel rail and from the injector cup. The injector cup, the pipe, and the fixation bracket are individual parts. The fixation bracket is spaced apart from the injector cup and from the fuel rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Gisella Di Domizio, Massimo Latini, Marco Pasquali, Georg Weigl
  • Patent number: 8313125
    Abstract: A coupling arrangement (12) includes a housing (6), at least one locking element (14) designed to at least partly surround the housing (6) forming a first area of contact (18) with the housing (6) via a positive locking or frictional connection to limit rotational movement of the housing (6), and a connecting element (16). The connecting element (16), arranged at least partly circumferentially around the housing (6) and being cylindrical with a center axis (X), has at least one locking recess (20) designed to at least partly take in the respective locking element (14) to limit rotational movement of the connecting element (16) via positive locking. The housing (6), the locking element (14) and the connecting element (16) are designed and arranged such as to limit movement of the housing (6) relative to the connecting element (16) at least in one direction of the center axis (X).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Edoardo Giorgetti, Massimo Latini, Daniel Marc, Giandomenico Serra
  • Patent number: 7934488
    Abstract: Coupling device for hydraulically and mechanically coupling a fuel injector to a fuel rail of a combustion engine, the coupling device having a fuel injector cup having a central longitudinal axis and being designed to be hydraulically coupled to the rail and to engage a fuel inlet portion of the injector, a first ring element being fixedly coupled to the cup, a second ring element being fixedly coupled to the injector, and a shell element with a first and second shell part. The first shell part is fixedly coupled to the second shell part. The first and second ring elements are axially arranged between the first and second shell part. The shell element is designed and arranged in a way that the first and second ring element are in engagement with the shell element to retain the injector in the cup in direction of the central longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Enio Biasci, Edoardo Giorgetti, Massimo Latini, Daniel Marc
  • Patent number: 7874282
    Abstract: A coupling device (30) for hydraulically coupling a fuel injector (20) to a fuel rail (18) of a combustion engine (22) has a fuel injector cup (38) being designed to engage a fuel inlet portion (26) of the fuel injector (20), and a tube (32) with a first end (34a) and a second end (34b), the first end (34a) being coupable to the fuel rail (18) and the second end (34b) being coupled to the fuel injector cup (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Tiziano Ghelardi, Massimo Latini, Daniel Marc
  • Publication number: 20100071668
    Abstract: Coupling device for hydraulically and mechanically coupling a fuel injector to a fuel rail of a combustion engine, the coupling device having a fuel injector cup having a central longitudinal axis and being designed to be hydraulically coupled to the rail and to engage a fuel inlet portion of the injector, a first ring element being fixedly coupled to the cup, a second ring element being fixedly coupled to the injector, and a shell element with a first and second shell part. The first shell part is fixedly coupled to the second shell part. The first and second ring elements are axially arranged between the first and second shell part. The shell element is designed and arranged in a way that the first and second ring element are in engagement with the shell element to retain the injector in the cup in direction of the central longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Enio Biasci, Edoardo Giorgetti, Massimo Latini, Daniel Marc
  • Publication number: 20090229575
    Abstract: Coupling device (50) for hydraulically and mechanically coupling a fuel injector (20) to a fuel rail (14) of a combustion engine (22), the fuel injector (20) having a central longitudinal axis (L), the coupling device (50) having a fuel injector cup (30) being designed to be hydraulically coupled to the fuel rail (14) and to engage a fuel inlet portion (24) of the fuel injector (20), a first ring element (36) being fixedly coupled to the fuel injector cup (30), and a second ring element (38) being fixedly coupled to the fuel injector (20) and being fixedly coupled to the first ring element (36) to retain the fuel injector (20) in the fuel injector cup (30) in direction of the central longitudinal axis (L).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Edoardo Giorgetti, Massimo Latini, Daniel Marc, Giandomenico Serra
  • Publication number: 20090184512
    Abstract: Coupling arrangement (12) with a housing (6), at least one locking element (14) designed to at least partly surround the housing (6) forming a first area of contact (18) with the housing (6) via positive locking or frictional connection to limit rotational movement of the housing (6), and a connecting element (16). The connecting element (16) arranged at least partly circumferentially the housing (6) and being cylindrical having a center axis (X) has at least one locking recess (20) designed to at least partly take in the respective locking element (14) to limit rotational movement of the connecting element (16) via positive locking. The housing (6), the locking element (14) and the connecting element (16) are designed and arranged such as to limit movement of the housing (6) relative to the connecting element (16) at least in one direction of the center axis (X).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Edoardo Giorgetti, Massimo Latini, Daniel Marc, Giandomenico Serra
  • Publication number: 20080216798
    Abstract: A coupling device (30) for hydraulically coupling a fuel injector (20) to a fuel rail (18) of a combustion engine (22) has a fuel injector cup (38) being designed to engage a fuel inlet portion (26) of the fuel injector (20), and a tube (32) with a first end (34a) and a second end (34b), the first end (34a) being coupable to the fuel rail (18) and the second end (34b) being coupled to the fuel injector cup (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Tiziano Ghelardi, Massimo Latini, Daniel Marc