Patents by Inventor Francesco Carpentieri

Francesco Carpentieri 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).

  • Method and associated device for sensing the air/fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8131450
    Abstract: A method of sensing the air/fuel ratio in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine that may be easily implemented by a respective low-cost device includes a pressure sensor and a learning machine that generates a sensing signal representing the air/fuel ratio by processing the waveform of the pressure in at least one cylinder of the engine. In practice, the learning machine extracts characteristic parameters of the waveform of the pressure and as a function of a certain number of them generates the sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola Cesario, Paolo Amato, Maurizio Di Meglio, Francesco Pirozzi, Giovanni Moselli, Ferdinando Taglialatela-Scafati, Francesco Carpentieri
  • METHOD AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE FOR SENSING THE AIR/FUEL RATIO OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20110218727
    Abstract: A method of sensing the air/fuel ratio in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine that may be easily implemented by a respective low-cost device includes a pressure sensor and a learning machine that generates a sensing signal representing the air/fuel ratio by processing the waveform of the pressure in at least one cylinder of the engine. In practice, the learning machine extracts characteristic parameters of the waveform of the pressure and as a function of a certain number of them generates the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola Cesario, Paolo Amato, Maurizio Di Meglio, Francesco Pirozzi, Giovanni Moselli, Ferdinando Taglialatela-Scafati, Francesco Carpentieri
  • Method and associated device for sensing the air/fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7962272
    Abstract: A method of sensing the air/fuel ratio in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine that may be easily implemented by a respective low-cost device includes a pressure sensor and a learning machine that generates a sensing signal representing the air/fuel ratio by processing the waveform of the pressure in at least one cylinder of the engine. In practice, the learning machine extracts characteristic parameters of the waveform of the pressure and as a function of a certain number of them generates the sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola Cesario, Paolo Amato, Maurizio Di Meglio, Francesco Pirozzi, Giovanni Moselli, Ferdinando Taglialatela-Scafati, Francesco Carpentieri
  • METHOD AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE FOR SENSING THE AIR/FUEL RATIO OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20090005953
    Abstract: A method of sensing the air/fuel ratio in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine that may be easily implemented by a respective low-cost device includes a pressure sensor and a learning machine that generates a sensing signal representing the air/fuel ratio by processing the waveform of the pressure in at least one cylinder of the engine. In practice, the learning machine extracts characteristic parameters of the waveform of the pressure and as a function of a certain number of them generates the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Nicola Cesario, Paolo Amato, Maurizio Di Meglio, Francesco Pirozzi, Giovanni Moselli, Ferdinando Taglialatela -Scafati, Francesco Carpentieri
  • Method and associated device for sensing the air/fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7440839
    Abstract: A method of sensing the air/fuel ratio in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine that may be easily implemented by a respective low-cost device includes a pressure sensor and a learning machine that generates a sensing signal representing the air/fuel ratio by processing the waveform of the pressure in at least one cylinder of the engine. In practice, the learning machine extracts characteristic parameters of the waveform of the pressure and as a function of a certain number of them generates the sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.R.L.
    Inventors: Nicola Cesario, Paolo Amato, Maurizio Di Meglio, Francesco Pirozzi, Giovanni Moselli, Ferdinando Taglialatela-Scafati, Francesco Carpentieri
  • Method of feedforward controlling a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine and associated feedforward fuel injection control system
    Patent number: 7287525
    Abstract: The amount of fuel to be injected in each cylinder of a multi-cylinder spark ignition internal combustion engine may be determined with enhanced precision if the fuel injection durations are determined as a function of the sensed mass air flow in all the cylinders of the engine, instead of considering only the air flow in the same cylinder. This finding has led to the realization of a more efficient approach of controlling a multi-cylinder spark ignition internal combustion engine and a feedforward control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Ferdinando Taglialatela-Scafati, Nicola Cesario, Francesco Carpentieri
  • Method of feedforward controlling a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine and associated feedforward fuel injection control system
    Publication number: 20060235604
    Abstract: The amount of fuel to be injected in each cylinder of a multi-cylinder spark ignition internal combustion engine may be determined with enhanced precision if the fuel injection durations are determined as a function of the sensed mass air flow in all the cylinders of the engine, instead of considering only the air flow in the same cylinder. This finding has led to the realization of a more efficient method of controlling a multi-cylinder spark ignition internal combustion engine and a feedforward control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Ferdinando Taglialatela-Scafati, Nicola Cesario, Francesco Carpentieri
  • Method and associated device for sensing the air/fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine
    Publication number: 20060212209
    Abstract: A method of sensing the air/fuel ratio in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine that may be easily implemented by a respective low-cost device includes a pressure sensor and a learning machine that generates a sensing signal representing the air/fuel ratio by processing the waveform of the pressure in at least one cylinder of the engine. In practice, the learning machine extracts characteristic parameters of the waveform of the pressure and as a function of a certain number of them generates the sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Nicola Cesario, Paolo Amato, Maurizio Di Meglio, Francesco Pirozzi, Giovanni Moselli, Ferdinando Taglialatela-Scafati, Francesco Carpentieri