Patents by Inventor Giampaolo Schiavina

Giampaolo Schiavina 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: 7856957
    Abstract: An intake manifold with a swirl system for an internal combustion engine provided with a number of cylinders; the intake manifold has, for each cylinder, an intake pipe, which is adapted to connect the intake manifold to the cylinder and has, in turn, two reciprocally parallel channels; the swirl system is provided with: for each intake pipe, a choking valve, which is arranged inside a channel of the intake pipe and is adapted to vary the air introduction section through the channel; and a single actuator device, which simultaneously and synchronically displaces all the choking valves and is provided with a motor and a mechanical transmission system which transmits the motion from the motor to all the choking valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Fornara, Giampaolo Schiavina
  • Patent number: 7789372
    Abstract: A butterfly valve of a swirl system for an internal combustion engine; the butterfly valve displays: a shaft which is rotationally mounted within an intake channel to rotate about a rotation axis; and a butterfly valve plate which is rigidly connected to the shaft and is provided with a seat, which is coaxially arranged with respect to the shaft and accommodates the shaft within itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Fornara, Giampaolo Schiavina
  • Publication number: 20100018496
    Abstract: An intake manifold with a swirl system for an internal combustion engine provided with a number of cylinders; the intake manifold has, for each cylinder, an intake pipe, which is adapted to connect the intake manifold to the cylinder and has, in turn, two reciprocally parallel channels; the swirl system is provided with: for each intake pipe, a choking valve, which is arranged inside a channel of the intake pipe and is adapted to vary the air introduction section through the channel; and a single actuator device, which simultaneously and synchronically displaces all the choking valves and is provided with a motor and a mechanical transmission system which transmits the motion from the motor to all the choking valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Stefano Fornara, Giampaolo Schiavina
  • Publication number: 20080149876
    Abstract: A butterfly valve of a swirl system for an internal combustion engine; the butterfly valve displays: a shaft which is rotationally mounted within an intake channel to rotate about a rotation axis; and a butterfly valve plate which is rigidly connected to the shaft and is provided with a seat, which is coaxially arranged with respect to the shaft and accommodates the shaft within itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Stefano Fornara, Giampaolo Schiavina
  • Patent number: 7249585
    Abstract: An intake manifold with a swirl system for an internal combustion engine having a number of cylinders; the intake manifold has, for each cylinder, an intake conduit connecting the intake manifold to the cylinder and in turn having two parallel channels; the swirl system has, for each intake conduit, a throttle valve housed inside a channel of the intake conduit to vary the air flow section of the channel, and which has a throttle mounted to rotate about an axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Fornara, Giampaolo Schiavina
  • Publication number: 20070079800
    Abstract: An intake manifold with a swirl system for an internal combustion engine having a number of cylinders; the intake manifold has, for each cylinder, an intake conduit connecting the intake manifold to the cylinder and in turn having two parallel channels; the swirl system has, for each intake conduit, a throttle valve housed inside a channel of the intake conduit to vary the air flow section of the channel, and which has a throttle mounted to rotate about an axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A
    Inventors: Stefano Fornara, Giampaolo Schiavina