Patents by Inventor Piero Aversa

Piero Aversa 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).

  • Temperature control of dual input clutch transmission
    Patent number: 8062178
    Abstract: A system for controlling temperature of a transmission clutch includes a housing containing the clutch, a fan for circulating air through the housing and over the clutch, and a controller configured to determine an inferred temperature at a reference surface on the clutch and to actuate the fan in response to the inferred temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Eli Avny, Steven G. Thomas, Piero Aversa
  • Temperature Control of Dual Input Clutch Transmission
    Publication number: 20100113216
    Abstract: A system for controlling temperature of a transmission clutch includes a housing containing the clutch, a fan for circulating air through the housing and over the clutch, and a controller configured to determine an inferred temperature at a reference surface on the clutch and to actuate the fan in response to the inferred temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Eli Avny, Steven G. Thomas, Piero Aversa
  • Internal combustion engine intake manifold with integral EGR cooler and ported EGR flow passages
    Patent number: 5490488
    Abstract: An intake manifold for a multicylinder internal combustion engine includes intake runners for conducting air or air and fuel to intake ports formed in the engine cylinder head and an EGR passage formed in the manifold and extending generally parallel to the crankshaft of the engine. Secondary EGR passages extend from the EGR supply passage to intake runners or intake ports, and a coolant passage formed in the manifold extends generally parallel to the EGR supply passage and has a common wall with the EGR passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Piero Aversa, David C. Ives, Hajnal Minger, William K. Ojala, Philip R. Zeiser