Patents by Inventor Alessandro ROVERA

Alessandro ROVERA 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).

  • Bistable electric valve, in particular for a system for recovering petrol vapours in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9970566
    Abstract: Bistable electric valve comprising a housing (2) in which there is defined a chamber (10) having first and second openings (11a, 12a) and a main ferromagnetic obturator (15) displaceable between first and second working positions in which it respectively closes and opens the first opening (11a) for enabling and disabling respectively a flow of fluid from the second opening (12a) to the first opening (11a). The main obturator (15) has a through-hole (17) for establishing communication between the upstream and downstream regions. First and second permanent magnets (13, 14; 31, 32) are mounted in the housing (2) in the vicinity of the first and second openings (11a, 12a) for keeping the main obturator (15) in the first and second working positions, respectively. An auxiliary obturator (22) is mounted moveable in between the main obturator (15) and said second opening (12a) between first and second positions in which it closes and opens the through-hole (17), respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: BITRON S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Rovera
  • BISTABLE ELECTRIC VALVE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING PETROL VAPOURS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170067572
    Abstract: Bistable electric valve comprising a housing (2) in which there is defined a chamber (10) having first and second openings (11a, 12a) and a main ferromagnetic obturator (15) displaceable between first and second working positions in which it respectively closes and opens the first opening (11a) for enabling and disabling respectively a flow of fluid from the second opening (12a) to the first opening (11a). The main obturator (15) has a through-hole (17) for establishing communication between the upstream and downstream regions. First and second permanent magnets (13, 14; 31, 32) are mounted in the housing (2) in the vicinity of the first and second openings (11a, 12a) for keeping the main obturator (15) in the first and second working positions, respectively. An auxiliary obturator (22) is mounted moveable in between the main obturator (15) and said second opening (12a) between first and second positions in which it closes and opens the through-hole (17), respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: BITRON S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro ROVERA