Patents by Inventor Rosario Bonanno
Rosario Bonanno 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).
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Patent number: 11674612Abstract: A valve includes: a housing; a solenoid arranged in the housing; a pin movable by the solenoid; and a pot-shaped piston connected to the pin. The solenoid has a coil body having a central opening, an upper stator arranged in the central opening, and a lower stator configured to receive the coil body. The pin is mounted in first and second bearings arranged in the upper stator and a bushing, respectively. A guide sleeve is arranged at least in the central opening of the coil body, and the upper stator and the bushing are arranged in the guide sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventor: Rosario Bonanno
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Patent number: 11384859Abstract: A valve including a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin that can be moved by the solenoid, a cup-shaped piston connected to the pin, a seal arranged in the base region of the piston and interacts with a valve seat, and a seal arranged in the region of the open end of the piston and seals the piston from the housing. The seal interacting with the valve seat has an outer diameter which approximately corresponds to an outer diameter of the seal at the open end of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventor: Rosario Bonanno
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Patent number: 11242796Abstract: A valve for blocking and releasing a flow path, having an electromagnetic actuator unit, a pin axially movable by the electromagnetic actuator unit, a closure element connected to the pin. The closure element is designed to block and release a flow path and has a first axial end arranged remotely from the flow path and is connected to the pin, and a second axial end arranged in the flow path, and a housing which receives at least the pin and the first axial end of the closure element. At least in a region of its first axial end, the closure element has a radially circumferential seal with an outwardly protruding seal lip. The seal lip lies sealingly against a region of the housing in a closed state of the valve, and the seal lip has at least one radially circumferential bead.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbHInventor: Rosario Bonanno
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Patent number: 11181204Abstract: A valve includes a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin movable by the solenoid, a pot-shaped piston connected to the pin, and a first seal arranged between the housing and the pot-shaped piston. The pot-shaped piston has, at least in the region of its open end, a radially peripheral second seal that bears against a second housing part when the valve is closed, the second housing part being connected to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbHInventors: Rosario Bonanno, Johannes Preuner, Alexander Vasilico
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Publication number: 20210348695Abstract: A valve includes: a housing; a solenoid arranged in the housing; a pin movable by the solenoid; and a pot-shaped piston connected to the pin. The solenoid has a coil body having a central opening, an upper stator arranged in the central opening, and a lower stator configured to receive the coil body. The pin is mounted in first and second bearings arranged in the upper stator and a bushing, respectively. A guide sleeve is arranged at least in the central opening of the coil body, and the upper stator and the bushing are arranged in the guide sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventor: Rosario BONANNO
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Patent number: 11168802Abstract: A valve having a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin movable by the solenoid, a piston connected to the pin, a second housing part that bears against the housing and which partially accommodates the piston, and a seal arranged between the second housing part and piston. The seal is connected to the second housing part. The seal surrounds a region of the second housing part such that the region forms at least one undercut for the seal.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbHInventor: Rosario Bonanno
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Patent number: 11168807Abstract: A valve includes a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin movable by the solenoid, a piston connected to the pin, and a seal. The piston is made of metal, has two regions oriented concentrically and parallel with respect to the pin axis and the seal is made of a different material than the piston. The seal is arranged in the crown region of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbHInventor: Rosario Bonanno
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Patent number: 11168803Abstract: A valve having a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin movable by the solenoid, a piston connected to the pin, a second housing part that bears against the housing and which partially surrounds the piston, and a seal for sealing off the valve. The second housing part is composed of metal, and the seal, which seals off the valve, is arranged on that side of the second housing which faces toward the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbHInventor: Rosario Bonanno
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Patent number: 11168806Abstract: A valve includes a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin movable by the solenoid, a piston connected to the pin, and a seal arranged between the housing and the piston. The seal is an axially acting seal which, in the closed state of the valve, interacts with a sealing surface of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbHInventor: Rosario Bonanno
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Publication number: 20210317776Abstract: A valve for blocking and releasing a flow path, having an electromagnetic actuator unit, a pin axially movable by the electromagnetic actuator unit, a closure element connected to the pin. The closure element is designed to block and release a flow path and has a first axial end arranged remotely from the flow path and is connected to the pin, and a second axial end arranged in the flow path, and a housing which receives at least the pin and the first axial end of the closure element. At least in a region of its first axial end, the closure element has a radially circumferential seal with an outwardly protruding seal lip. The seal lip lies sealingly against a region of the housing in a closed state of the valve, and the seal lip has at least one radially circumferential bead.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventor: Rosario BONANNO
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Publication number: 20210317778Abstract: Valve for blocking and releasing a flow path, having an electromagnetic actuator unit, an armature movable by the electromagnetic actuator unit, and a closure element connected to the armature. The closure element blocks and releases a flow path. A housing receives the armature and a first axial end of the closure element, a housing part forms a valve seat and against which a second axial end of the closure element is pressed by a spring device in a closed position of the valve. The spring device has at least one spring compressible at a first spring rate starting from a fully closed position of the valve to a partially open intermediate position of the valve, and a spring compressible at a second spring rate starting from a partially open intermediate position of the valve to a fully open position of the valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Stefan Oskar GRÜNEIS, Rosario BONANNO, Joachim VON WILLICH
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Publication number: 20210215266Abstract: A valve having a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin movable by the solenoid, a cup-shaped piston connected to the pin, a seal arranged in the base region of the piston that interacts with a valve seat, and a seal arranged in the region of the open end of the piston and seals the piston from the housing. The seal interacting with the valve seat has an outer diameter, which approximately corresponds to the outer diameter of the seal at the open end of the piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventor: Rosario BONANNO
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Patent number: 11060619Abstract: A valve includes a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin movable by the solenoid, a piston connected to the pin, and a seal. The piston is made of metal and the seal made of a different material than the piston. The seal is arranged in a crown region of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbHInventor: Rosario Bonanno
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Publication number: 20210172534Abstract: A valve having a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin movable by the solenoid, a pot-shaped piston connected to the pin, a seal that seals off the piston against the housing, and a seal that seals off the piston against a valve seat. The piston has on the side facing the housing and on the side facing the valve seat one radially encircling receiving part, in which one seal is arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Stefan Oskar GRÜNEIS, Rosario BONANNO
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Publication number: 20210080021Abstract: A valve has a housing and a solenoid arranged in the housing. The solenoid includes a coil, an armature, an upper stator, and a lower stator, and the stators are designed such that, when a magnetic force acts between the stators, the armature moves axially, further comprising a pin firmly connected to the armature, a cup-shaped piston connected to the pin, a spring, which moves the piston away from the solenoid in the event of a loss of the magnetic force, and a socket arranged on the housing to supply the solenoid with electric energy. A protective sleeve separates the region of the piston from the region of the socket in such a way that no medium from the region of the piston can reach the region of the socket, is arranged in the solenoid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventor: Rosario BONANNO
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Publication number: 20200408324Abstract: A valve includes: a housing; a solenoid arranged in the housing, the solenoid comprising a coil, an armature, an upper stator and a lower stator, the armature and the upper and lower stators being configured such that, when a magnetic force acts between the upper and lower stators, the armature moves axially; a pin connected to the armature; a cup-shaped piston connected to the pin; a spring, configured to provide a force that moves the piston away from the solenoid in a case in which no magnetic force acts between the upper and lower stators; and a protective sleeve arranged in the solenoid, the protective sleeve being made of a corrosion-resistant material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Rosario BONANNO
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Publication number: 20200347955Abstract: A valve includes a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin that can be moved by the solenoid, a piston connected to the pin, and a spring that loads the piston against the force of the solenoid. The valve includes elements for the pressure-supported movement of the piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventor: Rosario BONANNO
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Publication number: 20200340597Abstract: A valve including a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin that can be moved by the solenoid, a cup-shaped piston connected to the pin, a seal arranged in the base region of the piston and interacts with a valve seat, and a seal arranged in the region of the open end of the piston and seals the piston from the housing. The seal interacting with the valve seat has an outer diameter which approximately corresponds to an outer diameter of the seal at the open end of the piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventor: Rosario BONANNO
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Publication number: 20200325995Abstract: A valve includes: a housing; a solenoid arranged in the housing; a pin movable by the solenoid; a cup-shaped piston connected to the pin; and a seal arranged in the housing and configured to seal the piston against the housing. The seal is a disk having a radially inner sealing surface clamped at a radially outer edge in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventor: Rosario BONANNO
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Publication number: 20200116273Abstract: A valve includes a housing, a solenoid arranged in the housing, a pin movable by the solenoid, a piston connected to the pin, and a seal arranged between the housing and the piston. The seal is an axially acting seal which, in the closed state of the valve, interacts with a sealing surface of the piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventor: Rosario BONANNO