Patents by Inventor Francesco Mercogliano

Francesco Mercogliano 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).

  • FAN ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20160102681
    Abstract: A fan assembly includes a shroud having a through opening, around which the shroud defines an air conveying ring, a motor-fan assembly which includes an axial fan rotatable with respect to the support about an axis of rotation, and a noise-reducing annular structure, having a plurality of projections which are arranged in succession in a circumferential direction and extend radially towards the axis of rotation of the fan, each projection having a face which is directed towards the axis of rotation and is substantially parallel thereto, and a plurality of portions radially recessed towards the air conveying ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Paolo DURELLO, Francesco MERCOGLIANO
  • Fan assembly for vehicles
    Patent number: 9180772
    Abstract: A fan assembly comprising, a shroud having a through opening, around which the shroud defines an air conveying ring, a motor-fan assembly which includes an axial fan rotatable with respect to the support about an axis of rotation, and a noise-reducing annular structure, having a plurality of projections which are arranged in succession in a circumferential direction and extend radially towards the axis of rotation of the fan, each projection having a face which is directed towards the axis of rotation and is substantially parallel thereto, and a plurality of portions radially recessed towards the air conveying ring. Each of the recessed portions has a face which is directed towards the axis of rotation of the fan and the profile of which in the axial direction is generally curvilinear and not parallel to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Denso Thermal Systems S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Durello, Francesco Mercogliano
  • FAN ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20120275901
    Abstract: A fan assembly comprising, a shroud having a through opening, around which the shroud defines an air conveying ring, a motor-fan assembly which includes an axial fan rotatable with respect to the support about an axis of rotation, and a noise-reducing annular structure, having a plurality of projections which are arranged in succession in a circumferential direction and extend radially towards the axis of rotation of the fan, each projection having a face which is directed towards the axis of rotation and is substantially parallel thereto, and a plurality of portions radially recessed towards the air conveying ring. Each of the recessed portions has a face which is directed towards the axis of rotation of the fan and the profile of which in the axial direction is generally curvilinear and not parallel to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Paolo Durello, Francesco Mercogliano