Patents by Inventor Roberto Scarfone

Roberto Scarfone 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: 10465577
    Abstract: A fuel supply device (2), in particular for use in a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine (20), has a fuel supply pump (4) which is designed to remove fuel (28) from a fuel tank (6) and to release said fuel under increased pressure through an outlet; a first fluid connection (7) which is provided for connecting an exhaust line metering device (8) and; a second fluid connection (10) which is provided for connecting an engine injection device (12). The first fluid connection (7) is directly connected to the outlet of the fuel supply pump (4). A fluid choke (16) is arranged between the outlet of the fuel supply pump (4) and the second fluid connection (10). The invention enables an exhaust line metering device (8) and an engine injection device (12) to be operated reliably on a common fuel supply device (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Roberto Scarfone
  • Publication number: 20180223710
    Abstract: A fuel supply device (2), in particular for use in a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine (20), has a fuel supply pump (4) which is designed to remove fuel (28) from a fuel tank (6) and to release said fuel under increased pressure through an outlet; a first fluid connection (7) which is provided for connecting an exhaust line metering device (8) and; a second fluid connection (10) which is provided for connecting an engine injection device (12). The first fluid connection (7) is directly connected to the outlet of the fuel supply pump (4). A fluid choke (16) is arranged between the outlet of the fuel supply pump (4) and the second fluid connection (10). The invention enables an exhaust line metering device (8) and an engine injection device (12) to be operated reliably on a common fuel supply device (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Roberto Scarfone
  • Patent number: 9587580
    Abstract: A method for controlling a pressure (32, 34) in an injection system (14) for an engine (12) of a vehicle (10) comprises the following steps: determining whether the vehicle (10) is decelerating; reducing the delivery rate of a high-pressure pump (16) that supplies fuel to the injection system (14); reducing the pressure in the injection system (14) to a standstill pressure (ps) by means of idle operation of the engine (12); estimating a standstill time (t1) at which the vehicle (10) comes to a standstill; and reducing the delivery rate of the high-pressure pump (16) before the standstill time (t1) is reached, such that the standstill pressure (ps) is attained in the injection system (14) at the standstill time (t1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Hermann, Martin Friedrich, Christoph Benz, Oliver Schulz, Thomas Wieland, Roberto Scarfone
  • Publication number: 20150369164
    Abstract: A method for controlling a pressure (32, 34) in an injection system (14) for an engine (12) of a vehicle (10) comprises the following steps: determining whether the vehicle (10) is decelerating; reducing the delivery rate of a high-pressure pump (16) that supplies fuel to the injection system (14); reducing the pressure in the injection system (14) to a standstill pressure (pS) by means of idle operation of the engine (12); estimating a standstill time (t1) at which the vehicle (10) comes to a standstill; and reducing the delivery rate of the high-pressure pump (16) before the standstill time (t1) is reached, such that the standstill pressure (pS) is attained in the injection system (14) at the standstill time (t1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Lars Hermann, Martin Friedrich, Christoph Benz, Oliver Schulz, Thomas Wieland, Roberto Scarfone