Patents by Inventor Luca Caldirola

Luca Caldirola 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).

  • High-performance car with streamline configuration-altering air jets
    Patent number: 7886859
    Abstract: An embodiment of a high-performance car having a car body; at least one member for cooling; at least one cooling duct extending between an inlet opening and an outlet opening, both formed through the car body, to conduct outside cooling air through the member for cooling; and at least one blow duct which terminates at a blow opening, formed through the car body, to direct an air jet which interacts with the airflow about the car body to alter the streamline configuration of the car; the blow duct originates at an initial portion of the cooling duct, upstream from the member for cooling, and has a deflecting device which can be activated to divert at least part of the air in the cooling duct to the blow duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ferrari S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luca Caldirola
  • High-Performance Car with Streamline Configuration-Altering Air Jets
    Publication number: 20090140543
    Abstract: An embodiment of a high-performance car having a car body; at least one member for cooling; at least one cooling duct extending between an inlet opening and an outlet opening, both formed through the car body, to conduct outside cooling air through the member for cooling; and at least one blow duct which terminates at a blow opening, formed through the car body, to direct an air jet which interacts with the airflow about the car body to alter the streamline configuration of the car; the blow duct originates at an initial portion of the cooling duct, upstream from the member for cooling, and has a deflecting device which can be activated to divert at least part of the air in the cooling duct to the blow duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Luca Caldirola