Patents by Inventor Arcangelo Santamato

Arcangelo Santamato 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).

  • Piston with releasable rod connection for refrigeration compressors
    Patent number: 6178873
    Abstract: A piston and connecting rod includes a connecting rod supporting a piston. The connecting rod has a piston end, with the piston being supported on the connecting rod so that it is moved away from the piston end during pivoting of the connecting rod in response to a predetermined angular movement of its crank end so as to maintain the compression ratio during the combustion phase and increase the dwell period of the piston prior to its descent. The piston includes a rounded recess underneath, and the connecting rod includes a terminal portion with a shape to pivot within the recess. An elastic element snaps into recesses of the piston to hold the rod and piston together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Zanussi Elettromeccanica S.P.A.
    Inventors: Emilio Pierobon, Arcangelo Santamato