Patents by Inventor Silvio Natali

Silvio Natali 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: 9897052
    Abstract: A hose assembly 20 for engine intake air comprises a hose 22 having connection regions 22a, 22b at first and second ends of the hose and an axially compressible and extendable bellows region 22c disposed between the two connection regions. In the invention, an inextensible inner tube 24 is disposed within the hose 22 which has a gas-impermeable wall. The inner tube 24 has first and second ends 24a, 24b that seal, respectively, against the first and second connection regions 22a, 22b of the hose when the bellows region is compressed. At least one of the first and second ends of the inner tube 24a separates from the adjacent connection region 22a of the hose 22 when the bellows region 22c is extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Silvio Natali, Fabio Pescione, Luca Boschi, Stefano Nicola Carrara
  • Publication number: 20170152789
    Abstract: A fan drive for a working vehicle includes a speed shift unit and a fan in series to the speed shift unit. The speed shift unit includes a clutch unit and is configured to discretely provide a first non-zero speed ratio and a second non-zero speed ratio. The clutch unit is configured to alternatively connect the first or the second non-zero speed ratio to the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Alessandro Benevelli, Silvio Natali
  • Publication number: 20160312749
    Abstract: A hose assembly 20 for engine intake air comprises a hose 22 having connection regions 22a, 22b at first and second ends of the hose and an axially compressible and extendable bellows region 22c disposed between the two connection regions. In the invention, an inextensible inner tube 24 is disposed within the hose 22 which has a gas-impermeable wall. The inner tube 24 has first and second ends 24a, 24b that seal, respectively, against the first and second connection regions 22a, 22b of the hose when the bellows region is compressed. At least one of the first and second ends of the inner tube 24a separates from the adjacent connection region 22a of the hose 22 when the bellows region 22c is extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Silvio Natali, Fabio Pescione, Luca Boschi, Stefano Nicola Carrara