Patents by Inventor Pierangelo FEOLA

Pierangelo FEOLA 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).

  • Split cycle internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 11952938
    Abstract: Split-cycle internal combustion engine comprising at least one compressor cylinder and at least one combustion cylinder each associated with a relating piston and a relating head, equipped with at least one admission valve and one exhaust valve of the combustor piston, first controller of the at least one admission valve and second controller of the at least one exhaust valve, the piston of the combustion cylinder is associated with a crankshaft by a crank mechanism and when the engine is in a firing condition the second controller is arranged to cause a first opening event of the at least one exhaust valve in a first predetermined angular position of the crankshaft and when the engine is in the engine braking condition the second controller is arranged to reposition the first event in a second predetermined angular position out of phase by 180 degrees with respect to the first angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: FPT INDUSTRIAL S.P.A.
    Inventors: Clino D'Epiro, Pierangelo Feola, Giuseppe Cereda, Marco Rocchini
  • SPLIT CYCLE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20230296045
    Abstract: Split-cycle internal combustion engine comprising at least one compressor cylinder and at least one combustion cylinder each associated with a relating piston and a relating head, equipped with at least one admission valve and one exhaust valve of the combustor piston, first controller of the at least one admission valve and second controller of the at least one exhaust valve, the piston of the combustion cylinder is associated with a crankshaft by a crank mechanism and when the engine is in a firing condition the second controller is arranged to cause a first opening event of the at least one exhaust valve in a first predetermined angular position of the crankshaft and when the engine is in the engine braking condition the second controller is arranged to reposition the first event in a second predetermined angular position out of phase by 180 degrees with respect to the first angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: FPT INDUSTRIAL S.P.A.
    Inventors: Clino D'EPIRO, Pierangelo FEOLA, Giuseppe CEREDA, Marco ROCCHINI