Patents by Inventor Daniele Mariano

Daniele Mariano 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).

  • Device for actuating the decompression engine brake in an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8307806
    Abstract: A device for actuating the decompression engine brake in an internal combustion engine provided with hydraulic tappets is described, characterized by: an additional rocker arm (9) for each cylinder, pivoting about an axis (4) common to the rocker arms of the exhaust valves, and suitable to engage with a corresponding additional cam (10) arranged on the cam axis (7) of the cylinders; an actuator system for said additional rocker arm (9), for each cylinder. In the actuator system of said additional rocker arm (9) there is a piston (15) hinged to an end of said rocker arm, said piston (15) being in its turn moved hydraulically or by a mechanical system comprising an additional arm (12) controlled by eccentric cams (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Iveco S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Mariano, Mathias Binder
  • DEVICE FOR ACTUATING THE DECOMPRESSION ENGINE BRAKE IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20100139616
    Abstract: A device for actuating the decompression engine brake in an internal combustion engine provided with hydraulic tappets is described, characterized by: an additional rocker arm (9) for each cylinder, pivoting about an axis (4) common to the rocker arms of the exhaust valves, and suitable to engage with a corresponding additional cam (10) arranged on the cam axis (7) of the cylinders; an actuator system for said additional rocker arm (9), for each cylinder. In the actuator system of said additional rocker arm (9) there is a piston (15) hinged to an end of said rocker arm, said piston (15) being in its turn moved hydraulically or by a mechanical system comprising an additional arm (12) controlled by eccentric cams (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Daniele Mariano, Mathias Binder