Patents by Inventor Alessandro Pepi

Alessandro Pepi 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).

  • Control device for a vehicle engine
    Patent number: 6735514
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle engine includes a memory unit for storing engine configuration parameters, a processing unit for sending control signals to the engine in accordance with the configuration parameters, and an input/output unit connectible to an external computer to modify the configuration parameters. The control device includes a first portion and a second portion of the memory unit, with each portion being alternately used in an active state for storing a current version of the configuration parameters or in an inactive state for the writing of a new version of the configuration parameters. The processing unit accesses the portion which is in the active state for reading, and the input/output unit accesses the portion which is in the inactive state for writing. An interconnection unit selectively switches one of the portions to the active state and the other of the portions to the inactive state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Magneti Marelli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Pepi, Saverio Pezzini, Paolo Marceca, Alberto Ferrari
  • Control device for a vehicle engine
    Publication number: 20020089883
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle engine includes a memory unit for storing engine configuration parameters, a processing unit for sending control signals to the engine in accordance with the configuration parameters, and an input/output unit connectible to an external computer to modify the configuration parameters. The control device includes a first portion and a second portion of the memory unit, with each portion being alternately used in an active state for storing a current version of the configuration parameters or in an inactive state for the writing of a new version of the configuration parameters. The processing unit accesses the portion which is in the active state for reading, and the input/output unit accesses the portion which is in the inactive state for writing. An interconnection unit selectively switches one of the portions to the active state and the other of the portions to the inactive state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Alessandro Pepi, Saverio Pezzini, Paolo Marceca, Alberto Ferrari