Patents by Inventor Daniele DODI

Daniele DODI 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: 12023978
    Abstract: Methods and systems for hydraulic vehicle suspension are provided. A hydraulic suspension system, in one example, includes a first manifold including a piston-side interface and a rod-side interface fluidically coupled to a piston chamber and a rod chamber, respectively, for each of a first hydraulic cylinder and a second hydraulic cylinder. In the system, the first manifold includes a first electrically activated valve fluidically coupled to the piston-side interfaces, a first damping device, and a second damping device, the first electrically activated valve is configured to lock and unlock vertical motion of the first and second hydraulic cylinders and, while vertical motion of the first and second hydraulic cylinders is locked, the first electrically activated valve permits fluidic communication between the first and second hydraulic cylinders to permit free roll motion in the hydraulic suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: DANA MOTION SYSTEMS ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Benevelli, Stefano Fasano, Daniele Dodi
  • Publication number: 20230349397
    Abstract: The present document relates to a hydraulic system having a first hydraulic pump, a second hydraulic pump, at least one hydraulic actuator, a low-pressure tank, and a pressure controlled flow compensating valve. A high-pressure port of the first hydraulic pump and a high-pressure port of the second hydraulic pump are fluidly connected or fluidly connectable to the at least one hydraulic actuator. The high-pressure port of the second hydraulic pump is selectively fluidly connectable to the low-pressure tank via the flow compensating valve. The flow compensating valve is controllable by or based on one or more of: a hydraulic pressure provided by the first hydraulic pump, a hydraulic pressure provided by the second hydraulic pump, and a hydraulic pressure at a fluid port of the at least one hydraulic actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Dana Motion Systems Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Stefano FASANO, Daniele DODI, Bartoli MAURIZIO, Alessandro SASSI
  • Publication number: 20230219393
    Abstract: Methods and systems for hydraulic vehicle suspension are provided. A hydraulic suspension system, in one example, includes a first manifold including a piston-side interface and a rod-side interface fluidically coupled to a piston chamber and a rod chamber, respectively, for each of a first hydraulic cylinder and a second hydraulic cylinder. In the system, the first manifold includes a first electrically activated valve fluidically coupled to the piston-side interfaces, a first damping device, and a second damping device, the first electrically activated valve is configured to lock and unlock vertical motion of the first and second hydraulic cylinders and, while vertical motion of the first and second hydraulic cylinders is locked, the first electrically activated valve permits fluidic communication between the first and second hydraulic cylinders to permit free roll motion in the hydraulic suspension system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Alessandro BENEVELLI, Stefano FASANO, Daniele DODI
  • Patent number: 11692600
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a hydraulic control system comprising a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, each pressure chamber configured to receive a hydraulic fluid, a first movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and a second movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber, a hydraulic command circuit configured to provide the hydraulic fluid and to control the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and/or the second pressure chamber, having a switchable valve in fluid communication with the first pressure chamber, wherein the switchable valve is configured to be pilotable depending on the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Motion Systems Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Stefano Fasano, Daniele Dodi
  • Patent number: 11685218
    Abstract: Methods and systems for hydraulic vehicle suspension are provided. A hydraulic suspension system, in one example, includes a first manifold including a piston-side interface and a rod-side interface fluidically coupled to a piston chamber and a rod chamber, respectively, for each of a first hydraulic cylinder and a second hydraulic cylinder. In the system, the first manifold includes a first electrically activated valve fluidically coupled to the piston-side interfaces, a first damping device, and a second damping device, the first electrically activated valve is configured to lock and unlock vertical motion of the first and second hydraulic cylinders and, while vertical motion of the first and second hydraulic cylinders is locked, the first electrically activated valve permits fluidic communication between the first and second hydraulic cylinders to permit free roll motion in the hydraulic suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Motion Systems Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Benevelli, Stefano Fasano, Daniele Dodi
  • Publication number: 20230086720
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a hydraulic control system comprising a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, each pressure chamber configured to receive a hydraulic fluid, a first movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and a second movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber, a hydraulic command circuit configured to provide the hydraulic fluid and to control the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and/or the second pressure chamber, having a switchable valve in fluid communication with the first pressure chamber, wherein the switchable valve is configured to be pilotable depending on the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Stefano FASANO, Daniele DODI
  • Patent number: 11536327
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a hydraulic control system comprising a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, each pressure chamber configured to receive a hydraulic fluid, a first movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and a second movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber, a hydraulic command circuit configured to provide the hydraulic fluid and to control the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and/or the second pressure chamber, having a switchable valve in fluid communication with the first pressure chamber, wherein the switchable valve is configured to be pilotable depending on the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Dana Motion Systems Italia S.R.L
    Inventors: Stefano Fasano, Daniele Dodi
  • Publication number: 20220032719
    Abstract: Methods and systems for hydraulic vehicle suspension are provided. A hydraulic suspension system, in one example, includes a first manifold including a piston-side interface and a rod-side interface fluidically coupled to a piston chamber and a rod chamber, respectively, for each of a first hydraulic cylinder and a second hydraulic cylinder. In the system, the first manifold includes a first electrically activated valve fluidically coupled to the piston-side interfaces, a first damping device, and a second damping device, the first electrically activated valve is configured to lock and unlock vertical motion of the first and second hydraulic cylinders and, while vertical motion of the first and second hydraulic cylinders is locked, the first electrically activated valve permits fluidic communication between the first and second hydraulic cylinders to permit free roll motion in the hydraulic suspension system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Alessandro BENEVELLI, Stefano FASANO, Daniele DODI
  • Publication number: 20220003278
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a hydraulic control system comprising a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber, each pressure chamber configured to receive a hydraulic fluid, a first movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and a second movable member configured to assume a position depending on a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber, a hydraulic command circuit configured to provide the hydraulic fluid and to control the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the first pressure chamber and/or the second pressure chamber, having a switchable valve in fluid communication with the first pressure chamber, wherein the switchable valve is configured to be pilotable depending on the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the second pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Stefano FASANO, Daniele DODI
  • Patent number: 10774851
    Abstract: A modular directional valve with two or more elements (E1, E2, E3, E4) in turn connectable to respective utilities (U) through the uses (A1, B1, A2 . . . B4); of which one or more elements (E1 E2) are of the CA type while one or more elements are of LS flow sharing type (E3, E4). The valve designed to be connected to a first high pressure line P1 which connects the crossing elements to a constant displacement pump (PA) and a second high pressure line P2 which connects the LS flow sharing type elements to a variable displacement pump LS, the connection to a low pressure line, the connection to a load sensing signal line (LS2) with the variable displacement pump LS (PB).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: WALVOIL S.P.A.
    Inventors: Ulderico BUSANI, Daniele Dodi, Massimiliano Musiani
  • Publication number: 20180372127
    Abstract: A modular directional valve with two or more elements (E1, E2, E3, E4) in turn connectable to respective utilities (U) through the uses (A1, B1, A2 . . . B4); of which one or more elements (E1 E2) are of the CA type while one or more elements are of LS flow sharing type (E3, E4). The valve designed to be connected to a first high pressure line P1 which connects the crossing elements to a constant displacement pump (PA) and a second high pressure line P2 which connects the LS flow sharing type elements to a variable displacement pump LS, the connection to a low pressure line, the connection to a load sensing signal line (LS2) with the variable displacement pump LS (PB).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Ulderico BUSANI, Daniele DODI, Massimiliano MUSIANI