Patents by Inventor Antonio Spadafora

Antonio Spadafora 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: 11408312
    Abstract: A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve includes a tubular body extending along an axis between a first end and a second end, the tubular body having an outer diameter and an inner diameter defining a wall around a central passage that extends through the tubular body and is orthogonal to the axis, and a metering device secured within the central passage adjacent the first end. The wall includes a window between the metering device and second end, and the window defines an air flow path through the wall and into the central passage for detecting a disconnection of the PCV valve from the crankcase, wherein a total area of the window is greater than an open axial area within the metering device when the metering device is in a maximum flow condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventors: Antonio Spadafora, Eric Mathes, Kathleen Kogelschatz, Michael Salt, Jason Dreveny, Tom Seixas, Tammy Libbrecht
  • Publication number: 20220090525
    Abstract: A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve includes a tubular body extending along an axis between a first end and a second end, the tubular body having an outer diameter and an inner diameter defining a wall around a central passage that extends through the tubular body and is orthogonal to the axis, and a metering device secured within the central passage adjacent the first end. The wall includes a window between the metering device and second end, and the window defines an air flow path through the wall and into the central passage for detecting a disconnection of the PCV valve from the crankcase, wherein a total area of the window is greater than an open axial area within the metering device when the metering device is in a maximum flow condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Antonio Spadafora, Eric Mathes, Kathleen Kogelschatz, Michael Salt, Jason Dreveny, Tom Seixas, Tammy Libbrecht
  • Patent number: 10520075
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the temperature of an oil cooler in a motor vehicle may include a temperature control arrangement. The temperature control arrangement may have a cold thermostat with a limit operating temperature and a warm thermostat with a lower limit operating temperature, the warm thermostat being connected in a fluid-connecting manner to the cold thermostat. The temperature control arrangement may also include a cold inlet for a coolant at a first temperature and a warm inlet for a coolant at a second temperature, the first temperature being lower than the second temperature. The temperature control arrangement may further include a coolant outlet fixable in a fluid-conducting manner to a coolant inlet of the oil cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Baaso, Abhijit Deshmukh, Antonio Spadafora, Anton Swistak, Michael Traster, Vincent Ursini
  • Publication number: 20180347686
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the temperature of an oil cooler in a motor vehicle may include a temperature control arrangement. The temperature control arrangement may have a cold thermostat with a limit operating temperature and a warm thermostat with a lower limit operating temperature, the warm thermostat being connected in a fluid-connecting manner to the cold thermostat. The temperature control arrangement may also include a cold inlet for a coolant at a first temperature and a warm inlet for a coolant at a second temperature, the first temperature being lower than the second temperature. The temperature control arrangement may further include a coolant outlet fixable in a fluid-conducting manner to a coolant inlet of the oil cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Baaso, Abhijit Deshmukh, Antonio Spadafora, Anton Swistak, Michael Traster, Vincent Ursini