Patents by Inventor Paolo Caporizzo

Paolo Caporizzo 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).

  • Disconnect clutch
    Patent number: 11085498
    Abstract: A disconnect clutch comprises a passive centrifugal valve that is utilized to disconnect parasitic loads from an engine during the initial start-up and to automatically connect the parasitic loads once the engine speed is sufficient. The passive centrifugal valve operates dependent on a rotational speed of a flywheel assembly of the clutch and is configured to switch at a threshold rotational speed of the flywheel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Dominic Williams, Sergei Penksik, Richard Hubble, Guy Blundell, Paolo Caporizzo, Guillaume Bernard
  • DISCONNECT CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20190368557
    Abstract: A disconnect clutch comprises a passive centrifugal valve that is utilized to disconnect parasitic loads from an engine during the initial start-up and to automatically connect the parasitic loads once the engine speed is sufficient. The passive centrifugal valve operates dependent on a rotational speed of a flywheel assembly of the clutch and is configured to switch at a threshold rotational speed of the flywheel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Dominic Williams, Sergei Penksik, Richard Hubble, Guy Blundell, Paolo Caporizzo, Guillaume Bernard