Patents by Inventor Giorgio Girondi
Giorgio Girondi 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).
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Publication number: 20210001250Abstract: A filter cartridge of a filter group of a fluid of a vehicle extending along a main axis has a base assembly and engagement members, including first engagement members in the filter cartridge and second engagement members in the base assembly, shaped to block each other. The filter cartridge extends along a cartridge axis and includes an engagement plane on which the first engagement members are made having tooth elements diametrically opposite the cartridge axis. Each tooth element extends from the engagement plane parallel to the cartridge axis, having a stalk and a head. In the blocking configuration, the second engagement members engage the head. Each tooth element is radially elastically yielding, so the blocking configuration is achievable following radial movement of the tooth element. The first engagement members include for each tooth element a command device extending radially. Radial movement of the tooth element actuates the command device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Publication number: 20200408135Abstract: An oil temperature control assembly mounts on a vehicle's operating group fluidically connected to an oil circulation system and a cooling system. A heat exchanger has plate-shaped exchanger elements defining reciprocally alternate ducts through which oil and refrigerant fluid flow, and a support and oil control device. The support and oil control device has a plate-shaped base element including the oil inlet and outlet ducts having a first surface in contact and engageable by the heat exchanger and a second opposite surface. The support and oil control device includes a control group having a housing body projecting from the first surface next to the heat exchanger having a housing cavity fluidically connected to the inlet and outlet ducts and an exchanger duct and a valve member in the housing cavity including an obturator element and a control element which moves the obturator element according to oil operating conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Patent number: 10874963Abstract: A filter structure (100) for separating water from a fluid, the filter (100) comprising an absorbent filter membrane (2) constituted by a non-woven textile (20), wherein the non-woven textile (20) is constituted by a bearing lattice (21) and by a super-absorbent material (22), which expands when it absorbs water, fixed to the bearing lattice (21), wherein the super-absorbent material (22) is present in a smaller quantity than 70% in dry weight with respect to a dry weight of the non-woven textile (20).Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: UFI INNOVATION CENTER S.R.L.Inventor: Giorgio Girondi
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Publication number: 20200398195Abstract: A filter cartridge of a filter group of a fluid of a vehicle extends along a main axis including a base assembly and engagement members including first engagement members in the filter cartridge and second engagement members in the base assembly, respectively specially shaped to engage each other in a blocking configuration. The filter cartridge extends along a cartridge axis and includes at an axial end an engagement plane on which the first engagement members are made including at least two tooth elements diametrically opposite the cartridge axis. Each tooth element extends in height from the engagement plane extending on an imaginary surface parallel to the cartridge axis, having a substantially T shape. Each tooth element is elastically yielding in a radial direction, so that the blocking configuration is achievable following the radial movement of the tooth element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Patent number: 10814265Abstract: An air filter cartridge (1) for an air intake system for a vehicle engine extends along a main axis (X-X). The air filter cartridge includes a filter element (5), suitable to filter the air sucked through the filter eleemtn and having extension along the main axis (X-X) and an internal structure (3) that extends inside of the filter element (5). The internal structure (3) identifies a plurality of ducts (30) fluidically independent from each other through which the filtered air flows separately. Each duct (30) extends between an inlet mouth (31), placed in proximity of a respective filter element portion (51), and an outlet mouth (32) placed in proximity of the head element (2) in such a way as to induce the intake of air through each duct (30) through the respective portion of the filter element (51).Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: UFI FILTERS S.p.A.Inventor: Giorgio Girondi
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Publication number: 20200277920Abstract: A water separation group is for a fuel filtration and separation assembly of a vehicle fuel circulation system. The assembly includes an assembly casing extending along a longitudinal axis positionable in the vehicle in a horizontal position and accommodating a filtration group for filtering dirty fuel. The water separation group is positionable in the assembly casing in fluidic connection with the filtration group and extends along a main axis parallel to and/or coincident with the longitudinal axis. The water separation group includes a separator and a blocking device below the separator to prevent return of separated water to the separator. The blocking device includes a blocking surface extending longitudinally forming an angle with the direction of the main axis that inclines at least a portion of the blocking surface to allow water separated from the fuel to flow towards the wall from which the blocking surface extends.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Publication number: 20200261835Abstract: A water separation group is for a fuel filtration and separation assembly of a vehicle fuel circulation system. The assembly extends along a longitudinal axis positionable in the vehicle in a horizontal position having a filtration group. The water separation assembly is associable to the filtration group for receiving filtered fuel, being positioned in series along the longitudinal axis. The water separation assembly has a main body defining a separation chamber and at an axial end, an outlet wall with an outlet mouth. A separator is accommodated in the separation chamber. A blocking device is below the separator to prevent the return of water to the separator. The blocking device has a blocking surface extending longitudinally forming an angle that inclines at least a portion of the blocking surface to allow water separated from the fuel to flow towards the outlet wall from which the blocking surface extends.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Patent number: 10697411Abstract: A fuel filter is disclosed herein, comprising: a cup-shaped conductive housing with an opening on one end; a lid, provided at the opening end of the cup-shaped conductive housing to cover the opening, the cup-shaped conductive housing and the lid together defining a fuel filter cavity; and a heater, provided inside the fuel filter cavity, configured to heat fuel inside the fuel filter cavity; wherein the heater includes a grounding electrode that is electrically connected to the cup-shaped conductive housing. The fuel filter as described above electrically connects the conductive housing and the grounding electrode of the heater, creating a connecting path that grounds the conductive housing without need of a separate grounding lead. Therefore, a more compact structure and lower costs are made possible.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: UFI FILTERS (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd.Inventor: Giorgio Girondi
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Publication number: 20200171416Abstract: A filter cartridge for a fuel circulation circuit of a vehicle. The filter cartridge comprises a cartridge body identifying a filtration chamber. In said filtration chamber, the filter cartridge further comprises at least one filter insert which divides said filtration chamber into a dirty chamber containing fuel to be filtered and a clean chamber containing filtered fuel. The filter cartridge further comprises a ventilation device suitable to ventilate in the dirty chamber, wherein the ventilation device comprises at least one ventilation duct placed in an upper area of the filtration chamber in which the air floating in the fuel accumulates. Said ventilation duct has a plurality of ventilation holes mutually spaced from one another through which the air is removed from the filtration chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Publication number: 20200088139Abstract: A water injection system (1) of a vehicle includes a tank (2), at least one duct (3), at least one injector (4) fluidically connected to the duct (3) and configured to inject water into the combustion chamber of the vehicle. The water injection system (1) further includes a water treatment and filtration group (10), fluidically located upstream of the injector (4) so that the injector receives treated and filtered water. The water treatment and filtration group (10) includes a water treatment device (100) that performs a nucleation action on limescale particles and/or agglomeration of the ions of the salts dispersed and dissolved in water and a particle filter (150) to filter from the water the limescale particles formed by the water treatment device (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Patent number: 10533468Abstract: A valve group (10) is housed in a duct (40) of a pressurized oil circuit of a vehicle. The valve group (1) extends along an axis (X-X) including a valve body (11) axially fixed to the conduit (40) and an obturator (15) fitted axially movably, on the valve body (11). The obturator (15) has an exchanger aperture (153) through which oil flows to a heat exchanger (3) in the circuit and an auxiliary aperture (152) through which the oil flows to an auxiliary component of the circuit. The valve group (10) includes a pair of elastically yieldable elements (180) of a material selected from among the shape-memory alloys, operatively connected between the valve body (11) and obturator (15), and suitable, as a function of the oil temperature and/or the oil pressure, to axially move and to maintain the obturator (15) in a predefined axial position.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: UFI FILTERS S.p.A.Inventor: Giorgio Girondi
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Publication number: 20200003091Abstract: A valve group, which is housable, insertable and removable as a cartridge in a duct (500) of a pressurized oil circuit of a vehicle extends along an axis (X-X). The valve group (1) includes a valve body (2) through which the oil flows, having at least one inlet opening (221), at least one axial outlet opening (210) positioned at a head end (21) of the valve body (2) and at least one radial outlet opening (222). The valve group (1) includes a control device (3) housed in the valve body (2) having an obturator element (30) which extends along the axis (X-X) and which has a closing element (310) for cooperating with the axial outlet opening (210) and has a specific mover (35) for moving the obturator element (30) axially. The mover (35) includes a thrust element (351) and a counter-thrust element (352) acting on the obturator element (30) in opposite directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Publication number: 20190316499Abstract: An engine oil filtration and temperature regulation assembly (1) mountable on a vehicle engine fluidically connectable to an engine oil circulation system (1). The assembly includes an oil filtration group (2), a heat exchanger group (3) and a support and fluidic connection group (5) to engage to the engine and to support the filtration group (2) and the heat exchanger group (3). The group (5) includes a base plate (50) fluidically connected to receive and return oil from and to the engine. The group (5) includes a support and fluidic connection device (500), between the base plate (50) and the filtration group (2) and/or heat exchanger group (3) having a multi-layer assembly (510) having plate-shaped elements (5101, 5102, 5103, 5104, 5105, 5106) overlappable to constitute respective ducts to create a fluidic connection between the engine and oil filtration group (2) and/or heat exchanger group (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Publication number: 20190282940Abstract: A filter structure (100) for separating water from a fluid, the filter (100) comprising an absorbent filter membrane (2) constituted by a non-woven textile (20), wherein the non-woven textile (20) is constituted by a bearing lattice (21) and by a super-absorbent material (22), which expands when it absorbs water, fixed to the bearing lattice (21), wherein the super-absorbent material (22) is present in a smaller quantity than 70% in dry weight with respect to a dry weight of the non-woven textile (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: UFI INNOVATION CENTER S.R.L.Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Patent number: 10335722Abstract: A filter cartridge (30) comprising a substantially tubular filter wall (33) and a support plate (32) fixed to an end of the filter wall (33), where the support plate (32) comprises a hooking body (34, 2120) rising from a surface of the support plate (32) opposite the filter wall (30) and defining a profiled surface (3410,3411;2130,2131) substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the filter wall (33) and defining at least two corners (3412,3413;2132,2133) proximal to the central axis, which exhibit different distances from the central axis of the filter wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: UFI FILTERS S.P.A.Inventor: Giorgio Girondi
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Publication number: 20190153915Abstract: A valve group (10) is housed in a duct (40) of a pressurized oil circuit of a vehicle. The valve group (1) extends along an axis (X-X) including a valve body (11) axially fixed to the conduit (40) and an obturator (15) fitted axially movably, on the valve body (11). The obturator (15) has an exchanger aperture (153) through which oil flows to a heat exchanger (3) in the circuit and an auxiliary aperture (152) through which the oil flows to an auxiliary component of the circuit. The valve group (10) includes a pair of elastically yieldable elements (180) of a material selected from among the shape-memory alloys, operatively connected between the valve body (11) and obturator (15), and suitable, as a function of the oil temperature and/or the oil pressure, to axially move and to maintain the obturator (15) in a predefined axial position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: UFI FILTERS S.p.A.Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Publication number: 20190063275Abstract: A valve group (10) is housed in a duct (40) of a support body (4) of an oil filtering assembly provided with a valve body (11) fixed to the support body (4). An obturator (15) is fitted in an axially movable manner on the valve body (11) and includes an obturator positioner and mover (18). The obturator (15) is movable by the obturator positioner and mover (18) as a function of the oil temperature values respectively in a first, a second and a third operating configuration, in which the oil is cooled, heated, for example by a heat exchanger, or sent directly to the filtering device. Moreover, the obturator (15) is movable by the obturator positioner and mover (18) as a function of the oil pressure values directly to the filtering device, preventing oil access to the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: UFI FILTERS S.p.A.Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Patent number: 10213713Abstract: A filter cartridge for filtering fuel comprising a filter wall having a tubular conformation, a first support plate fixed to an end of the filter wall and a second support plate fixed to the opposite end of the filter wall, a support core coaxially inserted internally of the filter wall and provided with radial openings for passage of the fuel, in which the support core exhibits, at an upper end thereof, a housing seating of a hydrophobic wall having a tubular shape which is positioned coaxially internally of the core, the hydrophobic wall comprising a support shank, configured such as to be housed in the housing seating and provided with at least a portion of a bypass conduit which enables placing an internal volume of the filter wall in fluid communication with an outlet hole of the cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: UFI FILTERS S.P.A.Inventor: Giorgio Girondi
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Publication number: 20190055863Abstract: A valve group (10) is housed in a duct (40) of a support body (4) of an oil filtering assembly or a temperature management assembly. The valve group (10) is provided with a valve body (11) fixed to the support body (4), an obturator (15) fitted axially movably on the valve body (11) and obturator positioner and mover (18). The obturator (15) is movable by the obturator positioner and mover (18) as a function of the oil temperature values respectively in a first, a second and a third operating configuration, in which the oil is cooled, heated, for example by a heat exchanger, or sent directly to the filtering device. The obturator (15) is movable by the obturator positioner and mover (18) as a function of the oil pressure values directly to the filtering device, preventing oil access to the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI
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Publication number: 20180361298Abstract: An air filter cartridge (1) for an air intake system for a vehicle engine extends along a main axis (X-X). The air filter cartridge includes a filter element (5), suitable to filter the air sucked through the filter element and having extension along the main axis (X-X) and an internal structure (3) that extends inside of the filter element (5). The internal structure (3) identifies a plurality of ducts (30) fluidically independent from each other through which the filtered air flows separately. Each duct (30) extends between an inlet mouth (31), placed in proximity of a respective filter element portion (51), and an outlet mouth (32) placed in proximity of the head element (2) in such a way as to induce the intake of air through each duct (30) through the respective portion of the filter element (51).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventor: Giorgio GIRONDI