Patents by Inventor Gerard Bortolussi

Gerard Bortolussi 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).

  • Bearing cap for an overhead cam-shaft of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 4497289
    Abstract: Each overhead cam-shaft 4, 5 of the engine is journalled in bearings 6, 7, one half of which is formed in the cylinder head 2, while the other half is formed in common caps 8 bolted to the cylinder head. Provided between each cam-shaft and the central fixing bolt 17 of the caps are apertures 18 providing access to the bolts 3 fixing the cylinder head to the cylinder block 1. There is obtained in this way a more compact engine in which the valves 10, 12 are not inclined to an exaggerated extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1985
    Assignees: Societe Anonyme Automobiles Peugeot, Societe Anonyme Automobile Citroen
    Inventor: Gerard Bortolussi