Patents by Inventor Fabrizio Favaretto

Fabrizio Favaretto 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140173
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes at least one first electrical device and a conditioning apparatus to cool the first electrical device, the conditioning apparatus comprising a refrigerant fluid circuit configured to circulate a refrigerant fluid along a path so as to realize a refrigeration cycle, the refrigerant fluid circuit comprising along the path a compressor, a condenser to condense the refrigerant fluid compressed by the compressor, and an expansion valve device, wherein the first electrical device is arranged in direct thermal contact with the refrigerant fluid circuit at a first heat exchange zone of the refrigerant fluid circuit downstream the expansion valve device, the refrigerant fluid circuit having a first evaporator configured to evaporate the refrigerant fluid passed through the expansion valve device by heat exchange with the first electrical device at the first heat exchange zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Patent number: 11965623
    Abstract: A road vehicle having: a frame; four wheels, which are mounted on the frame in a rotary manner; a body, which covers the frame; a compressor, which produces a compressed gas; and at least one tank, which receives the compressed gas from the compressor and has a containing chamber, which is delimited by a wall. The wall of the tank includes: an inner panel, which directly delimits the containing chamber and is in contact with the compressed gas; and an outer panel, which completely surrounds the inner panel and is arranged parallel to the inner panel and at a constant distance from the inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FERRARI S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Favaretto
  • Publication number: 20240100938
    Abstract: A car having: two front wheels; two rear drive wheels; a passenger compartment which is arranged between the two front wheels and the two rear wheels; a body delimiting the passenger compartment and having two sidewalls wherein at least two doors are obtained; a bottom forming the lowest part of the car and in use facing a road surface on which the car moves; an internal combustion engine which is provided with a plurality of cylinders within which respective pistons slide and with a drive shaft connected to the pistons; and at least one exhaust duct which originates from the cylinders and ends in a silencer provided with at least one outlet opening. The outlet opening of the silencer is arranged in an asymmetrical manner on only one side of the car and is located between a rear wheel and a door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • CAR
    Publication number: 20240092434
    Abstract: A car has a support frame defining part of a lower floor of the car, and an aerodynamic bottom, which is at least partly fixed to the support frame, defines part of the lower floor, and has a rear bottom, which is mounted in the area of a rear zone of the car, and is provided with a pneumatic unit configured to blow a first air flow in the direction of a road surface and/or to suck part of a second air flow flowing under the lower floor during the normal operation of the car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • CAR
    Publication number: 20240083522
    Abstract: A car is provided with a support frame defining part of a lower floor of the car, with a passenger compartment projecting upwards from the lower floor, with a driving engine to move the car, and with an aerodynamic bottom, which is at least partly fixed to the support frame, defines part of the lower floor and has a fixed portion locked on the support frame and a movable portion locked on the driving engine and movable relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • CAR
    Publication number: 20240083521
    Abstract: A car has a support frame defining part of a lower floor of the car, a passenger compartment projecting upwards from the lower floor, a driving engine to move the car, and an aerodynamic bottom, which is at least partly fixed to the support frame, defines part of the lower floor and is provided with a rear bottom, which is mounted in a rear area of the car and has a tilting portion mounted so as to move between at least two operating positions having different inclinations relative to a road surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20240066979
    Abstract: A car having: two front wheels; two rear drive wheels; an internal combustion engine, which is powered by hydrogen, is provided with a plurality of cylinders, inside which respective pistons slide, and with a drive shaft connected to the pistons, and is longitudinally arranged in a central or rear position; a transmission system, which connects the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine to the rear drive wheels; and two tanks, which are arranged beside an engine block of the internal combustion engine on the two opposite sides of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20240067272
    Abstract: A car having: two front wheels; two rear wheels; an internal combustion engine, which is provided with a plurality of cylinders, where respective pistons slide on the inside, and with a crankshaft connected to the pistons; an engine compartment, where the internal combustion engine is arranged; and a bottom, which is the lowest part of the car and, in use, faces a road surface on which the car moves. The body has no openable hood allowing access to the engine compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20240068397
    Abstract: A car having two front wheels; two rear drive wheels; a supercharged internal combustion engine which is provided with a plurality of cylinders with which respective pistons slide and a drive shaft connected to the pistons; a compressor configured to compress air suited to be sucked by the supercharged internal combustion engine; a transmission which is interposed between the internal combustion engine and the rear drive wheels and has: a drum which is brought into rotation by the drive shaft, at least one clutch contained in the drum to receive the motion from the drum, and a primary shaft connected to the clutch; and an actuating system which connects the drum of the transmission to the first compressor so as to receive the motion from the drum of the transmission to cause the rotation of the first compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20240066969
    Abstract: A car having: two front wheels; two rear drive wheels; an internal combustion engine which is provided with a plurality of cylinders within which respective pistons slide and a drive shaft connected to the pistons; a transmission which is interposed between the internal combustion engine and the rear drive wheels and a containing body which contains the transmission therein and has a tapered shape towards the rear so that the height of the containing body progressively reduces from the front to the rear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20240066970
    Abstract: A car having: two front wheels; two rear drive wheels; an internal combustion engine which is provided with a plurality of cylinders inside which respective pistons slide and with a drive shaft connected to the pistons, and arranged longitudinally in a central or rear position; and a transmission system which connects the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine to the rear drive wheels. The internal combustion engine is oriented vertically with the drive shaft arranged higher than the cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Fabrizio FAVARETTO, Massimo MEDDA, Michele DI SACCO, Alessandro MARCHETTI
  • Publication number: 20240068395
    Abstract: A turbine assembly for an internal combustion engine having: a first turbine that rotates around a first rotation axis and is configured to rotate due to the thrust exerted by exhaust gases emitted by the internal combustion engine; a second turbine which is independent of and separate from the first turbine, rotates around a second rotation axis parallel to and spaced from the first rotation axis, and is configured to rotate due to the thrust exerted by exhaust gases emitted by the internal combustion engine; an electric generator operated by the first turbine; and a transmission device that connects both the turbines to the same electric generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20240068393
    Abstract: A car having: two front wheels; two rear wheels; an internal combustion engine, which is provided with: a plurality of cylinders, where respective pistons slide on the inside, a drive shaft connected to the pistons, a plurality of intake valves and of exhaust valves operated by respective camshafts, and a cylinder head, where the camshafts are arranged; at least one lubrication pump configured to cause a lubricant oil to circulate; and at least one cooling pump configured to cause a coolant liquid to circulate. A camshaft axially projects out of the cylinder head on at least one side, and the lubrication pump is coaxial to the camshaft and is directly connected to the camshaft so as to be caused to rotate by the camshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20240034198
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising a body, a seat assembly comprising, in turn, a seat for a driver, and a guide coupled to the body and to the seat assembly so as to constrain the seat assembly relative to the body allowing for a translation movement of the seat assembly along a moving direction, characterized in that the moving direction is lateral relative to a driving direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20230079016
    Abstract: A high-performance sports car having: a chassis; a bottom facing a ground on which the sports car moves; four wheels supported by the chassis; four suspensions, each of which connects a corresponding wheel to the chassis, has a variable geometry, and is equipped with at least one actuator device adapted to modify the geometry of the suspensions; and a body which covers the chassis and is equipped with four wheel arches, each of which surrounds a corresponding wheel at the top. The chassis is provided inferiorly with a plurality of support feet which are adapted to rest on the ground to support the weight of the sports car. The actuator devices are configured to lift, only when the sports car is parked, the wheels upwards with respect to the chassis changing the geometry of the suspensions up to rest on the ground the support feet i.e. until the wheels detach from the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20230079953
    Abstract: Electric vehicle having a chassis, which supports a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels, a passenger compartment, which is arranged between the front wheels and the rear wheels, at least one electric motor connected to drive wheels, an electric energy storage device, an air conditioning system, which is designed to air condition the passenger compartment by heating or cooling the air present in the passenger compartment, and a control unit, which is configured to activate the air conditioning system even when the vehicle is parked and connected to an external charging system, wherein the air conditioning system has at least one thermal device, which is designed to exchange heat directly and only with the chassis and the control unit is configured to activate the thermal device even when the vehicle is parked and connected to an external charging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20230064128
    Abstract: A pneumatic windscreen wiper for a transparent element of a vehicle. The pneumatic windscreen wiper has: at least one nozzle, which is arranged at an edge of the transparent element, is oriented towards the transparent element and is capable of emitting a compressed air jet that hits the transparent element to lick the transparent element; a source of compressed air; and a control valve which is interposed between the nozzle and the source of compressed air and is suitable for regulating the flow of compressed air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Patent number: 11498405
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle with four drive wheels having: an internal combustion heat engine, which transmits the motion to a first pair of drive wheels and has at least one cylinder provided with at least one intake valve and with an exhaust valve; a turbine, which is designed to be rotated by the exhaust gases; a first electric machine, which is designed to be rotated by the turbine so as to generate electrical energy; a second electric machine, which transmits the motion to a second pair of drive wheels; and a control unit, which is configured to cyclically determine an electric power to be necessarily generated and an electric power generated by the first electric machine and to adjust an opening advance of the exhaust valve depending on the difference between the electric power generated by the first electric machine and the electric power to be necessarily generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FERRARI S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Favaretto
  • Publication number: 20220289305
    Abstract: A car having: two front wheels; two rear wheels; a body, which has two front wheel compartments, each housing, on the inside, a corresponding front wheel, and two rear wheel compartments, each housing, on the inside, a corresponding rear wheel; and two covering panels, each arranged in the area of a corresponding wheel compartment to close the wheel compartment. Each covering panel is mounted on the body so as to be movable between a contracted position, in which the covering panel is completely flush with the body, and an expanded position, in which the covering panel is at least partially spaced apart from the body. Two actuator devices are provided, each coupled to a corresponding covering panel so as to move the covering panel between the contracted position and the expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO
  • Publication number: 20220290809
    Abstract: A road vehicle having: a frame; four wheels, which are mounted on the frame in a rotary manner; a body, which covers the frame; a compressor, which produces a compressed gas; and at least one tank, which receives the compressed gas from the compressor and has a containing chamber, which is delimited by a wall. The wall of the tank includes: an inner panel, which directly delimits the containing chamber and is in contact with the compressed gas; and an outer panel, which completely surrounds the inner panel and is arranged parallel to the inner panel and at a constant distance from the inner panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: Fabrizio FAVARETTO