Patents by Inventor Renato Ferrera

Renato Ferrera 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: 8398131
    Abstract: A radiator grill arrangement for a motor vehicle front end of a motor vehicle with a number of air passage openings, which can be closed at least substantially by at least one flap element is provided. The at least one flap element is supported so as to be able to swivel about an associated flap axis. In driving states of the motor vehicle in which little cooling air is needed for the engine or engine compartment, the entire flap arrangement or a part of the flaps can thus be closed in order to improve the drag coefficient cw of the motor vehicle and to save fuel. Also in the parked state of the motor vehicle with the engine switched off, it is possible to close the flap arrangement in order to ensure a more aesthetically pleasing appearance of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Konstantin Boutaris, Renato Ferrera, Martin Konermann
  • Publication number: 20110187153
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiator grill arrangement (10, 10?) for a motor vehicle front end of a motor vehicle, which comprises a plurality of air passage openings (16), which can be closed at least substantially by at least one flap element (20). In the embodiment according to the invention, the at least one flap element (20) is thereby supported so as to be able to swivel about an associated flap axis (24). In driving states of the motor vehicle in which little cooling air is needed for the engine or engine compartment, the entire flap arrangement or a part of the flaps (20) can thus be closed in order to improve the drag coefficient cw of the motor vehicle and to save fuel. Also in the parked state of the motor vehicle with the engine switched off, it is possible to close the flap arrangement in order to ensure a more aesthetically pleasing appearance of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Konstantin Boutaris, Renato Ferrera, Martin Konermann
  • Patent number: D408287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Inventors: Raoul Chiappero, Renato Ferrera