Patents by Inventor Anna Zambelli

Anna Zambelli 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).

  • Method for determining fuel volatility and consequently performing cold starting of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7904234
    Abstract: A method for determining fuel volatility and consequently performing cold starting of an internal combustion engine; in the event of cold starting, the method provides for the determination of an enrichment percentage as a function of a stored value for fuel volatility; the determination of a predicted value for starting quality before performing starting; the starting of the engine using the previously determined enrichment percentage; the determination of a measured value for starting quality; the determination of a correction value of the stored value for fuel volatility as a function of the comparison between the measured value for starting quality and the predicted value for starting quality; and the updating of the stored value for fuel volatility by applying the correction value to said stored value, so consequently modifying the amount of enrichment in force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A.
    Inventors: Renzo Ruggiano, Henri Mazet, Anna Zambelli, Raffaele Farina
  • Method for Determining Fuel Volatility and Consequently Performing Cold Starting of an Internal Combustion Engine
    Publication number: 20090025689
    Abstract: A method for determining fuel volatility and consequently performing cold starting of an internal combustion engine; in the event of cold starting, the method provides for the determination of an enrichment percentage as a function of a stored value for fuel volatility; the determination of a predicted value for starting quality before performing starting; the starting of the engine using the previously determined enrichment percentage; the determination of a measured value for starting quality; the determination of a correction value of the stored value for fuel volatility as a function of the comparison between the measured value for starting quality and the predicted value for starting quality; and the updating of the stored value for fuel volatility by applying the correction value to said stored value, so consequently modifying the amount of enrichment in force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S.P.A.
    Inventors: Renzo Ruggiano, Henri Mazet, Anna Zambelli, Raffaele Farina