Patents by Inventor Franco PINNA

Franco PINNA 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).

  • Patent number: 11813673
    Abstract: A method for the production of a cylinder head for an internal combustion engine. The production method presentes the steps of: dividing the cylinder head into a main part, where there is the flame deck making up the crown of each cylinder, and an operating part, where there are the housings of the control means of the valves; manufacturing, at first, the sole main part of the cylinder head by means of a casting process in a mould; and manufacturing, subsequently, the operating part of the cylinder head by means of additive manufacturing, which adds layer upon layer starting from the previously manufactured main part of the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: FERRARI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Lucchetti, Federico Pineschi, Lorenzo Bongiorni, Franco Pinna, Marco Ricci
  • Publication number: 20210394266
    Abstract: A method for the production of a cylinder head for an internal combustion engine. The production method presentes the steps of: dividing the cylinder head into a main part, where there is the flame deck making up the crown of each cylinder, and an operating part, where there are the housings of the control means of the valves; manufacturing, at first, the sole main part of the cylinder head by means of a casting process in a mould; and manufacturing, subsequently, the operating part of the cylinder head by means of additive manufacturing, which adds layer upon layer starting from the previously manufactured main part of the cylinder head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Daniele LUCCHETTI, Federico PINESCHI, Lorenzo BONGIORNI, Franco PINNA, Marco RICCI
  • Publication number: 20150369208
    Abstract: A volumetric hydraulic machine for water supply in pressure comprising a rotating slide valve integral with a crankshaft which rotates around an axis, said rotating slide valve is rotatably mounted on a distribution box that comprises a plurality of cavities respectively connected to a plurality of pipes of which an outlet pipe connected with the output in the water supply, the other remaining pipes of said plurality of pipes each respectively connected with only one of a plurality of chambers of a monoblock which integrally mounts said distribution box, said monoblock comprising a central chamber and at least a pair of further chambers, said crankshaft engaging at least a pair of connecting rods mounting pistons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Alberto BRIGAGLIA, Franco PINNA