Patents by Inventor Romeo Capodiferro

Romeo Capodiferro 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).

  • Transmission device between two camshafts of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8413625
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a driving shaft, a pair of camshafts for driving engine valves, a transmission connecting the driving shaft to a first of said camshafts and a transmission connecting the first camshaft to the second camshaft. The transmission connecting the two camshafts to each other includes a pair of articulated parallelogram mechanisms each having two crank members rotatable with end portions of the camshafts and connected to each by means of a connecting rod. The crank members are made up of circular discs eccentrically mounted on the camshafts and rotatably received in circular openings formed at the ends of the respective connecting rod. The two crank members rotatable with the same camshaft are spaced from each other by a determined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Fiat Powertrain Technologies S.p.A.
    Inventors: Clino D'Epiro, Romeo Capodiferro
  • TRANSMISSION DEVICE BETWEEN TWO CAMSHAFATS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20120073529
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a driving shaft, a pair of camshafts for driving engine valves, a transmission connecting the driving shaft to a first of said camshafts and a transmission connecting the first camshaft to the second camshaft. The transmission connecting the two camshafts to each other includes a pair of articulated parallelogram mechanisms each having two crank members rotatable with end portions of the camshafts and connected to each by means of a connecting rod. The crank members are made up of circular discs eccentrically mounted on the camshafts and rotatably received in circular openings formed at the ends of the respective connecting rod. The two crank members rotatable with the same camshaft are spaced from each other by a determined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: FIAT POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES S.P.A.
    Inventors: Clino D'EPIRO, Romeo CAPODIFERRO
  • Engine timing
    Patent number: 6904886
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for positioning the crankshaft of an engine. The method comprises the steps of providing a first hole in the flywheel, providing a hole in a stationary part of the engine to line up accurately with the hole in the flywheel once during each crankshaft revolution, manually cranking the engine until the holes in the flywheel and the engine are aligned, and inserting a pin into the aligned holes to lock the crankshaft in a predetermined angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Romeo Capodiferro
  • Engine timing
    Publication number: 20040069264
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for positioning the crankshaft of an engine. The method comprises the steps of providing a first hole in the flywheel, providing a hole in a stationary part of the engine to line up accurately with the hole in the flywheel once during each crankshaft revolution, manually cranking the engine until the holes in the flywheel and the engine are aligned, and inserting a pin into the aligned holes to lock the crankshaft in a predetermined angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Romeo Capodiferro