Patents by Inventor Marco Montu?

Marco Montu? 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: 8571767
    Abstract: The method comprises the steps of: storing a curve or characteristic of torque transmitted by the friction clutch as a function of the position of the clutch, calculating a desired value of the torque to be transmitted by means of the clutch, and modifying the position of the clutch so as to bring it to the position to which the desired transmitted torque value corresponds according to the stored curve or characteristic, upon the occurrence of predetermined operative conditions, estimating the value of the torque transmitted by the clutch, by means of an algorithm, as a function of the detected instantaneous values of the torque delivered and of the angular velocity of the shaft of the engine, and detecting the corresponding instantaneous position or estimate position of the clutch, and then modifying the previously stored curve or characteristic in accordance with predetermined procedures in dependence on the difference between the estimated value of the torque transmitted and that value of the torque tra
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: CRF Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Attilio Porta, Emanuel Corigliano, Giancarlo Osella, Dario Del Pin, Marco Montu', Massimo Lupo
  • Patent number: 8255131
    Abstract: The method monitors a gear-change operation in a motor vehicle provided with an engine whose crankshaft is connected to a transmission having a gearbox) comprising first and second primary shafts connectable to the crankshaft of the engine by respective friction clutches controlled by corresponding actuators, and a secondary or output shaft connectable to the primary shafts by gears defining a plurality of velocity ratios or gears. The method comprises the operation of verifying and validating the detection of the disengagement of the previously engaged gear by detecting the angular velocity of the primary shaft corresponding to the gear to be disengaged, and comparing the detected value of said angular velocity with at least one reference angular velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Attilio Porta, Giancarlo Osella, Gian Luigi Pregnolato, Marco Montu′, Emanuel Corigliano
  • Publication number: 20100138121
    Abstract: The method comprises the steps of: storing a curve or characteristic of torque transmitted by the friction clutch as a function of the position of the clutch, calculating a desired value of the torque to be transmitted by means of the clutch, and modifying the position of the clutch so as to bring it to the position to which the desired transmitted torque value corresponds according to the stored curve or characteristic, upon the occurrence of predetermined operative conditions, estimating the value of the torque transmitted by the clutch, by means of an algorithm, as a function of the detected instantaneous values of the torque delivered and of the angular velocity of the shaft of the engine, and detecting the corresponding instantaneous position or estimate position of the clutch, and then modifying the previously stored curve or characteristic in accordance with predetermined procedures in dependence on the difference between the estimated value of the torque transmitted and that value of the torque tra
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: C.R.F. SOCIETA' CONSORTILE PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Attilio Porta, Emanuel Corigliano, Giancarlo Osella, Dario Del Pin, Marco Montu', Massimo Lupo
  • Publication number: 20090299584
    Abstract: The method monitors a gear-change operation in a motor vehicle provided with an engine whose crankshaft is connected to a transmission having a gearbox) comprising first and second primary shafts connectable to the crankshaft of the engine by respective friction clutches controlled by corresponding actuators, and a secondary or output shaft connectable to the primary shafts by gears defining a plurality of velocity ratios or gears. The method comprises the operation of verifying and validating the detection of the disengagement of the previously engaged gear by detecting the angular velocity of the primary shaft corresponding to the gear to be disengaged, and comparing the detected value of said angular velocity with at least one reference angular velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: C.R.F. SOCIETA' CONSORTILE PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Attilio Porta, Giancarlo Osella, Gian Luigi Pregnolato, Marco Montu', Emanuel Corigliano