Patents by Inventor Pierluigi Picco

Pierluigi Picco 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: 10475563
    Abstract: The actuator (10) comprises a body (12) formed by a single strip of ferromagnetic material, U-shaped and including a first and a second lateral branch (14, 16) facing each other and interconnected by an intermediate branch or portion (18). A first lateral branch (14) of the body (12) has a frustoconical formation (30) which extends in the region outside the body (12). A coil (22) is fixed in the body (12), and its axis (A-A) extends in a direction essentially orthogonal to the lateral branches (14, 16) of this body (12). A ferromagnetic core (28) is mounted so as to be translatable inside the coil (22), from a rest position to a working position, as an effect of the energizing of the coil (22). One end (32) of the core (28), facing towards the first branch (14) of said body (12), has a frustoconical shape essentially complementary to the internal shape (30b) of the formation (30). The frustoconical formation (30) of the first branch (14) of said body (12) is blind and has a planar distal bottom wall (30a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: BITRON S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Marone, Pierluigi Picco
  • Publication number: 20180350496
    Abstract: The actuator (10) comprises a body (12) formed by a single strip of ferromagnetic material, U-shaped and including a first and a second lateral branch (14, 16) facing each other and interconnected by an intermediate branch or portion (8). A first lateral branch (14) of the body (12) has a frustoconical formation (30) which extends in the region outside the body (12). A coil (22) is fixed in the body (12), and its axis (A-A) extends in a direction essentially orthogonal to the lateral branches (14, 16) of this body (12). A ferromagnetic core (28) is mounted so as to be translatable inside the coil (22), from a rest position to a working position, as an effect of the energising of the coil (22). One end (32) of the core (28), facing towards the first branch (14) of said body (12), has a frustoconical shape essentially complementary to the internal shape (30b) of the formation (30). The frustoconical formation (30) of the first branch (14) of said body (12) is blind and has a planar distal bottom wall (30a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: BITRON S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe MARONE, Pierluigi PICCO
  • Publication number: 20050280259
    Abstract: A multilayer metallic high-pressure conduit for a high-pressure medium, particularly for a fuel injection system in motor vehicles, comprises a metallic inner tube, at least one metallic intermediate layer and a metallic outer tube. These metallic tubes or layers are connected to one another without soldering. At least one end connector element is welded to one end of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Andreas Sausner, Paolo Balbi, Pierluigi Picco
  • Patent number: 6915820
    Abstract: An automotive fluid tubing, especially for gasoline, diesel fuel or hydraulic fluid, and composed of metal can be provided with a tube coating of aluminum and then a polyamide 12 layer which is extruded onto the aluminum coating. The polyamide extruded layer greatly improves the wear-resistance and corrosion-resistance of the tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Ti Automotive (Fuldabruck) GmbH
    Inventors: Pierluigi Picco, Gregory John Scarrow
  • Publication number: 20040035486
    Abstract: An automotive fluid tubing, especially for gasoline, diesel fuel or hydraulic fluid, and composed of metal can be provided with a tube coating of aluminum and then a polyamide 12 layer which is extruded onto the aluminum coating. The polyamide extruded layer greatly improves the wear-resistance and corrosion-resistance of the tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Pierluigi Picco, Gregory John Scarrow
  • Publication number: 20020020455
    Abstract: A pipe for pressurized-fluid feed systems, such as a diesel engine fuel pipe, has a wall of predetermined thickness with an internal surface and an external surface and an internal bore with a predetermined diameter for through-flow of the fluid. The internal surface and/or external surface are subjected to a nitriding or carbonitriding treatment, so as to obtain an increase in the hardness and/or the mechanical strength of the pipe, with regard to both stresses due to the pressure of the fluid and axial stresses due to flexing of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Paolo Balbi, Pierluigi Picco
  • Patent number: 5653411
    Abstract: A clamp for clamping pipes, especially but not exclusively for combustion engine supply pipes, comprises a body (1) with at least two housing seats (2) which are adjacent and provided with two sidepieces (102, 202) which encompass a pipe (3) laterally. A coupling notch (4) for a catch-type distance piece (5) is provided between the adjacent sidepieces (102, 202) of two adjacent housing seats (2), the catch-type distance piece being borne by a clamping bracket (6) which can be clamped against the body (1) itself. According to the invention the catch-type distance pieces (5) and at least one of the associated external surfaces of at least one sidepiece (102, 202) have respectively at least a complementary tooth (105, 302) or respectively a tooth and a complementary reciprocal clamping notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Bundy International Limited
    Inventors: Pierluigi Picco, Roberto Rossi, Luigi Bisio