Patents by Inventor Ion Constantin

Ion Constantin 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: 12203555
    Abstract: A valve assembly for controlling cooling fluid in a vehicle including: a valve housing having a housing body and a cover connected to the housing body, a valve body receiving space in the valve housing, which is enclosed by the housing body and the cover, a fluid line system having fluid lines, which run in different spatial regions starting from the valve body receiving space, a valve body accommodated in the valve body receiving space rotatable about an axis, the valve body tapering along the axis such that by rotating the valve body about the axis, a fluid connection situation of at least two fluid lines of the fluid line system is changeable, and a prestressing means, which applies a pressure onto the valve body along the axis in the tapering direction, the valve body and the housing body formed as injection molded parts from thermoplastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Röchling Automotive SE
    Inventors: Davide Monsorno, Fabrizio Chini, Ion Constantin, Alberto Migliorini, Ivan De Metri
  • Publication number: 20220186847
    Abstract: A valve assembly for controlling cooling fluid flows in a motor vehicle, the valve assembly including: a valve housing having a main housing body and a housing cover connected to the main housing body, a valve body receiving space being developed in the valve housing, which is enclosed by the main housing body and the housing cover, a fluid line system having at least two fluid lines, which run in different spatial regions starting from the valve body receiving space, a valve body, which is accommodated in the valve body receiving space rotatable about an actuation axis, the valve body being designed to taper along the actuation axis in such a way that by rotating the valve body about the actuation axis, a fluid connection situation of at least two fluid lines of the fluid line system is changeable, and a prestressing means, which applies a pressure onto the valve body along the actuation axis in the tapering direction, both the valve body as well at least the main housing body to be formed as injection m
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Davide Monsorno, Fabrizio Chini, Ion Constantin, Alberto Migliorini, Ivan De Metri