Patents by Inventor Rosario Iania

Rosario Iania 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).

  • Motor-vehicle front structure with an improved front-end unit
    Patent number: 9211859
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle front structure includes a pair of longitudinal struts having front-ends to which two strut plates are secured. A front cross-member is located forwardly of the strut plates and has ends with two rearwardly facing crash-box plates connected to the front cross-member by two crash-box structures. The crash-box plates are connected to a lower auxiliary cross-member by two respective supports. A front-end unit for supporting one or more auxiliary motor-vehicle components has an upper cross-member and a lower cross-member. The crash-box plates are connected directly to the strut plates. The upper and lower cross-members of the front-end unit are made of elements which are separated from each other. The upper cross-member is connected directly to the crash-box plates, whereas the lower cross-member is connected directly to the supports, through which it is connected to the crash-box plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: FIAT GROUP AUTOMOBILES S.P.A.
    Inventors: Bogdan Stoenescu, Marco Schierano, Rosario Iania, Gianfranco Del Nero
  • MOTOR-VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE WITH AN IMPROVED FRONT-END UNIT
    Publication number: 20150343973
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle front structure includes a pair of longitudinal struts having front-ends to which two strut plates are secured. A front cross-member is located forwardly of the strut plates and has ends with two rearwardly facing crash-box plates connected to the front cross-member by two crash-box structures. The crash-box plates are connected to a lower auxiliary cross-member by two respective supports. A front-end unit for supporting one or more auxiliary motor-vehicle components has an upper cross-member and a lower cross-member. The crash-box plates are connected directly to the strut plates. The upper and lower cross-members of the front-end unit are made of elements which are separated from each other. The upper cross-member is connected directly to the crash-box plates, whereas the lower cross-member is connected directly to the supports, through which it is connected to the crash-box plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Bogdan STOENESCU, Marco SCHIERANO, Rosario IANIA, Gianfranco DEL NERO
  • Motor vehicle front end
    Patent number: 8408346
    Abstract: A motor vehicle front end has a frame, which supports a heat exchanger and has an upper horizontal crosspiece connected to two uprights by means of connection elements, which are plastically deformable so as to allow the upper horizontal crosspiece to be lowered in the event of an accident; the upper horizontal crosspiece comprises a rigid rear portion and a plastically deformable, front portion which is made of plastic material and is fixed to the rigid rear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rosario Iania
  • MOTOR VEHICLE FRONT END
    Publication number: 20120261205
    Abstract: A motor vehicle front end has a frame, which supports a heat exchanger and has an upper horizontal crosspiece connected to two uprights by means of connection elements, which are plastically deformable so as to allow the upper horizontal crosspiece to be lowered in the event of an accident; the upper horizontal crosspiece comprises a rigid rear portion and a plastically deformable, front portion which is made of plastic material and is fixed to the rigid rear portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Rosario Iania