Patents by Inventor Walter VENTURA

Walter VENTURA 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).

  • Pulley for a motor vehicle engine
    Patent number: 11946512
    Abstract: A pulley unit has a hub configured to be connected to a crankshaft, a pulley coaxial to the hub and supported in a rotationally free manner with respect thereto, a clutch interposed between the hub and the pulley, and an actuator for controlling the clutch, The clutch has an inner disc rotationally coupled to the hub and an engagement portion housed inside the pulley, a mobile member axially movable between an engagement position in which the mobile member rotationally couples the pulley to the engagement portion of the inner disc and a disengagement position in which the pulley is rotationally free with respect to the inner disc, and an elastic element acting on the mobile member to push it towards the engagement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Federico Domenico Licata, Alessio Courtial, Gregorio Luciani, Walter Ventura
  • PULLEY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20230084509
    Abstract: A pulley unit has a hub configured to be connected to a crankshaft, a pulley coaxial to the hub and supported in a rotationally free manner with respect thereto, a clutch interposed between the hub and the pulley, and an actuator for controlling the clutch. The clutch has an inner disc rotationally coupled to the hub and having an engagement portion housed inside the pulley, a mobile member axially movable between an engagement position in which the mobile member rotationally couples the pulley to the engagement portion of the inner disc and a disengagement position in which the pulley is rotationally free with respect to the inner disc, and an elastic element acting on the mobile member to push it towards the engagement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: DAYCO EUROPE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Federico Domenico LICATA, Alessio COURTIAL, Gregorio LUCIANI, Walter VENTURA