Patents by Inventor Gianfranco Badellino

Gianfranco Badellino 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).

  • Safe/fast locking/unlocking tool for engine torsion vibration damper
    Patent number: 11701763
    Abstract: A tool for locking/unlocking a torsional vibration damper screw to/from a crank shaft of an engine includes an elongated tool body having a first end and a second end. The first end of the tool body includes a pair of engagement pins sized and spaced for engaging a pair of apertures in the torsional vibration damper. The second end of the tool body includes an aperture for receiving a fastener for engaging the second end to a mounting location on the engine. A spacer element can be utilized for mounting the second end of the tool body to the engine mounting location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Antonino Barresi, Gianfranco Badellino
  • SAFE/FAST LOCKING/UNLOCKING TOOL FOR ENGINE TORSION VIBRATION DAMPER
    Publication number: 20220118592
    Abstract: A tool for locking/unlocking a torsional vibration damper screw to/from a crank shaft of an engine includes an elongated tool body having a first end and a second end. The first end of the tool body includes a pair of engagement pins sized and spaced for engaging a pair of apertures in the torsional vibration damper. The second end of the tool body includes an aperture for receiving a fastener for engaging the second end to a mounting location on the engine. A spacer element can be utilized for mounting the second end of the tool body to the engine mounting location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Antonino BARRESI, Gianfranco Badellino
  • Valvetrain service tool
    Patent number: 11118484
    Abstract: A valvetrain service tool for an automobile engine comprises a bracket adapted to be removably mounted onto a structural member of an engine, and a pin slidably supported within the bracket, wherein, the pin is slidable between a first position and a second position, further wherein, when the pin is moved from the first position to the second position, the pin engages a cam sprocket of the engine to support the cam sprocket and allow service to be performed to the valvetrain of the engine without removing the cam sprocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Gianfranco Badellino, Fabrizio Binello, Antonino Barresi, Francesco Zangallo
  • VALVETRAIN SERVICE TOOL
    Publication number: 20200400041
    Abstract: A valvetrain service tool for an automobile engine comprises a bracket adapted to be removably mounted onto a structural member of an engine, and a pin slidably supported within the bracket, wherein, the pin is slidable between a first position and a second position, further wherein, when the pin is moved from the first position to the second position, the pin engages a cam sprocket of the engine to support the cam sprocket and allow service to be performed to the valvetrain of the engine without removing the cam sprocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Gianfranco Badellino, Fabrizio Binello, Antonino Barresi, Francesco Zangallo