Patents by Inventor Mitchell Anthony DePerno

Mitchell Anthony DePerno 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: 5988119
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein an electronic control module assembly 30 for use in an internal combustion engine, wherein the engine includes an intake manifold 10 with N air inlet port(s) 14 and a throttle body 20 with N air outlet port(s) 24 where N=(1 or 2). One embodiment of the assembly 30 comprises: (a) a housing 32 having opposed upper and lower mounting surfaces 34/36 and an outer surface 38 about the housing, and N bore(s) 42 through the housing, wherein each bore has an upstream port 44 defined in the upper mounting surface 34 and a downstream port 54 defined in the lower mounting surface 36; (b) an electronic control module 60 for controlling one or more sub-systems of the engine; and (c) means 70 for attaching the electronic control module 60 to the outer surface 38 of the housing 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: John Trublowski, Mitchell Anthony DePerno, Marc Bronzetti, Bertrand Mohr