Patents by Inventor Lorena Iezzi

Lorena Iezzi 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).

  • Motor vehicle provided with a release system to uncouple a cross member in the engine compartment in the event of a front crash
    Patent number: 9150251
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has two upper struts, which project forward from a passenger compartment and are arranged above two lower struts, which extend along respective substantially rectilinear axes inclined from the bottom upwards, going forward; the lower struts have respective intermediate portions with such a variation in cross section to define a preferential bending zone; the rear ends of the lower struts are fixed to a cross member connected to the upper struts by means of two connection members, which are substantially vertical and have respective breakable zones designed so as to break when a given load threshold is exceeded; the motor vehicle also has a powertrain connected to the cross member and to the upper struts by means of supports which are distinct from the connection members and are breakable in the event of a front crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Ghislieri, Sergio Bianco, Gianfranco Del Nero, Lorena Iezzi
  • MOTOR VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A RELEASE SYSTEM TO UNCOUPLE A CROSS MEMBER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT CRASH
    Publication number: 20140360798
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has two upper struts, which project forward from a passenger compartment and are arranged above two lower struts, which extend along respective substantially rectilinear axes inclined from the bottom upwards, going forward; the lower struts have respective intermediate portions with such a variation in cross section to define a preferential bending zone; the rear ends of the lower struts are fixed to a cross member connected to the upper struts by means of two connection members, which are substantially vertical and have respective breakable zones designed so as to break when a given load threshold is exceeded; the motor vehicle also has a powertrain connected to the cross member and to the upper struts by means of supports which are distinct from the connection members and are breakable in the event of a front crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Ghislieri, Sergio Bianco, Gianfranco Del Nero, Lorena Iezzi