Patents by Inventor Michele DI SACCO

Michele DI SACCO 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).

  • CAR PROVIDED WITH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ARRANGED WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT UP
    Publication number: 20240066970
    Abstract: A car having: two front wheels; two rear drive wheels; an internal combustion engine which is provided with a plurality of cylinders inside which respective pistons slide and with a drive shaft connected to the pistons, and arranged longitudinally in a central or rear position; and a transmission system which connects the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine to the rear drive wheels. The internal combustion engine is oriented vertically with the drive shaft arranged higher than the cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Fabrizio FAVARETTO, Massimo MEDDA, Michele DI SACCO, Alessandro MARCHETTI
  • High-performance internal combustion engine with improved handling of emission and method of controlling such engine
    Patent number: 11891945
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine generally includes at least a cylinder; at least an intake valve acting on an intake port for controlling the airflow entering the cylinder; at least an injector for supplying uncombusted fuel to the cylinder; at least an outlet valve acting on a respective outlet port for controlling the flow of the exhaust gases at the outlet of the cylinder; a piston sliding in a linear manner within the cylinder; at least a first spark plug arranged in a position adjacent to the injector and acting within the combustion chamber; a pre-chamber communicating with the combustion chamber; and a second spark plug acting within the pre-chamber; the first spark plug is arranged in an intermediate position between the pre-chamber and the injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FERRARI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Dáire James Corrigan, Michele Di Sacco, Massimo Medda, Stefano Paltrinieri, Vincenzo Rossi
  • HIGH-PERFORMANCE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH IMPROVED HANDLING OF EMISSION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCH ENGINE
    Publication number: 20190323415
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprising: at least a cylinder; at least an intake valve acting on an intake port for controlling the airflow entering the cylinder; at least an injector for supplying uncombusted fuel to the cylinder; at least an outlet valve acting on a respective outlet port 18 for controlling the flow of the exhaust gases at the outlet of the cylinder; a piston sliding in a linear manner within the cylinder; at least a first spark plug arranged in a position adjacent to the injector and acting within the combustion chamber; a pre-chamber communicating with the combustion chamber; and a second spark plug acting within the pre-chamber; the first spark plug is arranged in an intermediate position between the pre-chamber and the injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Dáire James CORRIGAN, Michele DI SACCO, Massimo MEDDA, Stefano PALTRINIERI, Vincenzo ROSSI