Patents by Inventor Costanza Paze?

Costanza Paze? 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).

  • Muffler with a built-in heat exchanger
    Patent number: 8397863
    Abstract: A muffler having an inlet and an outlet, through which exhaust gas flows; a tubular main body; a heat exchanger inside the main body; a noise-deadening first conduit, which extends at least partly inside the main body, from a fork region located directly downstream from the inlet, to a converging region directly upstream from the outlet; a second conduit, which extends through the heat exchanger and at least partly inside the main body, from the fork region to the converging region and parallel to the first conduit; and a regulating valve located outside the main body, to selectively direct exhaust gas flow along the first conduit or the second conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli S.p.A.
    Inventor: Costanza Paze′
  • MUFFLER WITH A BUILT-IN HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20120024507
    Abstract: A muffler having an inlet and an outlet, through which exhaust gas flows; a tubular main body; a heat exchanger inside the main body; a noise-deadening first conduit, which extends at least partly inside the main body, from a fork region located directly downstream from the inlet, to a converging region directly upstream from the outlet; a second conduit, which extends through the heat exchanger and at least partly inside the main body, from the fork region to the converging region and parallel to the first conduit; and a regulating valve located outside the main body, to selectively direct exhaust gas flow along the first conduit or the second conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventor: Costanza Paze