Patents by Inventor Paolo Comello

Paolo Comello 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).

  • Engine cover with internal vibration damping plates
    Patent number: 6834741
    Abstract: A cover assembly for an engine includes at least one relatively large mounting wall portion potentially subject to induced vibrations that transmit undesirable noise or sound to the exterior of the engine. To reduce the vibration and resulting noise, a pair of vibration damping plates is attached to the interior of the mounting wall portion and urged against the wall portion. The damping plates may be made from untreated steel when mounted in a lubricating oil atmosphere which serves to protect the plates against oxidation. The plates have different thicknesses selected to provide differing vibration frequency responses that act to create damping between the plates and the associated cover wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignees: General Motors Corporation, Tesma Engine Technologies
    Inventors: Alan S. Miller, Paolo Comello
  • Engine cover with internal vibration damping plates
    Publication number: 20040188165
    Abstract: A cover assembly for an engine includes at least one relatively large mounting wall portion potentially subject to induced vibrations that transmit undesirable noise or sound to the exterior of the engine. To reduce the vibration and resulting noise, a pair of vibration damping plates is attached to the interior of the mounting wall portion and urged against the wall portion. The damping plates may be made from untreated steel when mounted in a lubricating oil atmosphere which serves to protect the plates against oxidation. The plates have different thicknesses selected to provide differing vibration frequency responses that act to create damping between the plates and the associated cover wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Alan S. Miller, Paolo Comello