Patents by Inventor Andrea CARZANA

Andrea CARZANA 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).

  • Motor-vehicle auxiliary ventilation system
    Patent number: 11535084
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle includes one or more electrically-operated valves, arranged on the structure of the motor-vehicle in a lower position with respect to the windows, for providing a communication between a passenger compartment and the external environment, and one or more electronic control units programmed to activate a ventilation mode of the passenger compartment when the motor-vehicle is parked with the engine off, even with the driver outside the vehicle. The ventilation mode includes controlling at least partial opening of one or more windows and the opening of one or more of the valves to generate a flow of natural air from the bottom upwards through the passenger compartment of the motor-vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Walter Ferraris, Federica Bettoja, Fabrizio Mattiello, Pietro Lazzaro, Andrea Carzana
  • Motor-Vehicle Auxiliary Ventilation System
    Publication number: 20200108694
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle includes one or more electrically-operated valves, arranged on the structure of the motor-vehicle in a lower position with respect to the windows, for providing a communication between a passenger compartment and the external environment, and one or more electronic control units programmed to activate a ventilation mode of the passenger compartment when the motor-vehicle is parked with the engine off, even with the driver outside the vehicle. The ventilation mode includes controlling at least partial opening of one or more windows and the opening of one or more of the valves to generate a flow of natural air from the bottom upwards through the passenger compartment of the motor-vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Walter FERRARIS, Federica BETTOJA, Fabrizio MATTIELLO, Pietro LAZZARO, Andrea CARZANA