Patents by Inventor Francesco Cuniberti

Francesco Cuniberti 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).

  • Electric pump for the circulation of a liquid, for example in an internal-combustion engine
    Patent number: 5269663
    Abstract: The electric pump comprises a stationary body which defines a chamber for the liquid and in which is mounted to rotate an impeller body provided with a series of blades. The inductor and the armature of a brushless electric motor are formed by two inserts which are embedded in the material of the two bodies during the corresponding moulding thereof. The armature is formed by a series of permanent magnets mounted on a ring of ferromagnetic material and it can be disposed in alignment with the blades of the impeller body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Iveco Fiat S.p.A.
    Inventor: Francesco Cuniberti
  • Regenerable filter for exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine
    Patent number: 5207807
    Abstract: The filter comprises filtering means suited to intercept the residual combustion products, and heating means suited to bring said residues to a combustion temperature; the heating means comprise a plurality of electrically conductive portions of said filtering means, mutually insulated and cyclically and selectively supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Iveco Fiat S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Manfre, Angelo Giachello, Francesco Cuniberti