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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8095334 | Procedure for estimating the torque transmitted by a friction clutch controlled by an actuator A process that estimates the torque transmitted by a friction clutch coupled to the shaft of a motor vehicle engine. The process includes determining the angular speed of the engine shaft and the torque developed by this shaft; calculating the difference between the... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079331 | Internal-combustion engine, in particular a two-cylinder engine, provided with a simplified system for variable actuation of the engine valves An internal-combustion engine provided with a simplified system for variable actuation of the valves, which envisages for two different engine cylinders a single solenoid valve that controls connection to an exhaust channel of two pressurized chambers associated to ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8012771 | Method for manufacturing magnetic field detection devices and devices therefrom A method for manufacturing magnetic field detection devices comprises the operations of manufacturing a magneto-resistive element comprising regions with metallic conduction and regions with semi-conductive conduction. The method comprises the following operations: ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7932524 | Transparent LED display and method for manufacture thereof Described herein is a transparent device for display of information superimposed on a background, said device comprising a plurality of LED sources, addressable individually or in groups through a series of conductive paths deposited on a transparent underlayer and ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7895910 | Gearbox with six or more forward gears for single-clutch or twin-clutch motor-vehicle transmissions The gearbox comprises a pair of coaxial input shafts, that is, an inner input shaft and an outer input shaft, a first, upper output shaft, a second, lower output shaft, and an intermediate shaft. A driven gearwheel for a fourth gear and a driven gearwheel for a reve... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7884784 | Transparent LED display Described herein is a transparent-display device for motor vehicles, to be used for presentation of information to the driver and/or to the passengers, said device comprising a plurality of LED sources, addressable individually or in groups through a series of condu... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7851723 | Electric spot welding head A spot welding head includes an electrical conductor guided into a tubular sheath whose ends are rigidly connected to rear ends of supporting bodies of several electrodes. The sheath defines a substantially stiff loop portion configured and arranged so as to be subs... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7823473 | Electro-hydraulic control system for a motor-vehicle dual-clutch transmission The electro-hydraulic control system comprises a gear shift control device and a hydraulic control circuit. The gear shift control device includes four shift forks, operatively associated each to a respective engagement sleeve of the transmission to cause this latte... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819100 | Internal combustion engine with intake valves having a variable actuation and a lift profile including a constant lift boot portion An internal combustion engine is equipped with a variable actuation system for the intake valves, including a chamber of fluid under pressure interposed between the intake valve and the respective controlling cam, and a solenoid valve whose opening causes the pressu... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815498 | Device for distribution of air within the passenger compartment of a vehicle A flow of air coming out of a louver facing the internal space of the passenger compartment of a vehicle is oriented, exploiting the Coanda effect, in an area adjacent to a first surface of the passenger compartment or in an area adjacent to a second surface of the ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810852 | Manual actuating system assisted by a shape-memory actuator An assisted manual actuating device includes a controlled member, which can be displaced from a first position into a second position, a control member, which is designed to actuate the controlled member, and a mechanical transmission, which connects the control mem... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7753029 | Multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with independent cylinders Internal combustion engine with variable actuation of the valves that provides electronic control means that considers the activation delays of the cylinders so that new operating conditions are assigned for the first time to a cylinder which firstly, following an e... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7724212 | Luminous display for automotive satellite navigation systems A luminous display for automotive satellite navigation systems includes a panel equipped with light sources, for example made up of LEDs, arranged in a pre-ordered configuration of discrete segments, which can be combined with one another according to paths correspo... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7708282 | Gasket for the cylinder head of an engine of a motor-vehicle, with a structure of polymeric nanocomposite material, having integrated sensor capability A gasket for the cylinder head of a motor-vehicle engine includes a body including a polymeric matrix containing a reinforcement material including a dispersion of nanofibers or nanotubes of electrically conductive material. Each nanotube or nanofiber has a substant... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7570156 | Motor vehicle signalling system incorporating a haptic accelerator pedal The system comprises: a signaling device able to provide the driver with a sensorial alarm signal indicating a danger situation; detectors able to provide signals and/or data representing the situation outside the ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7497491 | Multi-function motor-vehicle bumper A motor-vehicle bumper is provided with a number of piezoelectric elements which are connected to an electronic control unit programmed to operate one or more of the piezoelectric elements such that each of them, or one or more groups of them, fulfil different funct... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7495746 | Optical method and device for measuring a distance from an obstacle An optical device to measure the distance between the device itself and an obstacle/object comprising a unit to emit radiation including an aligned series of sources of radiation coupled to a series of arrangements of lenses to guide the radiation emitted by the sou... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7422192 | Valve for fluids having a diaphragm shutter controlled by shape memory means acting also as defrosting means Described herein is a valve for fluids, liquids or dusts, which can be used to particular advantage for controlling openings for passage of cooling air in refrigerating apparatuses or the like. The valve comprises a diaphragm open/close element having a central part... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7359791 | Internal-combustion engine with means for determining the mass of fresh intake air, and associated method of determination An internal-combustion engine, comprises at least one cylinder, at least one intake pipe and at least one exhaust pipe associated to the cylinder, at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve, which control passage through the intake and exhaust pipes, w... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353700 | Tire wear monitoring system Tire wear monitoring system, including a wearing part (110, 111) to be monitored, said wearing part (110, 111) being associated with magnetic elements (113) and magnetic field sensing means (114), for sensing an intensity of a magnetic fi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350397 | Device for measuring the quantity of solid particles in a gas medium A device for detecting the amount or concentration of particulate matter in a gas medium comprises a structure for the deposit of solid particles, at least a first and a second electrode associated to the structure, and means for measuring an electric quantity betwe... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7323815 | Light-emitting device comprising porous alumina, and manufacturing process thereof A light emitting device comprises a substrate, a porous alumina layer having a regular series of cavities of nanometric size containing an emitting material, and two electrodes in contact with the emitting material and connected to an electric voltage source. The fi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322191 | Device for imparting a whirling motion on the flow of air for supplying a turbo-supercharged internal-combustion engine A device for imparting a whirling motion on the flow of air for supplying a turbo-supercharged internal-combustion engine is designed to be interposed in the duct for supplying the air upstream of the supercharger for supercharging the engine. The device comprises a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318649 | Outer rear-view mirror unit for a motor-vehicle with shape memory actuating means An outer-rearview-mirror unit for a motor vehicle comprises an electrical switching device with a number of positions, which controls electrical supply of a plurality of shape-memory wires that control oscillation of the reflecting plate of the mirror. The electrica... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7297132 | Shape memory shutter device A shape memory shutter device for controlling the rectum of a disabled person, comprises a section of conduit to be connected to the rectum of the disabled person, and a shutter which controls the passage through the conduit section and actuated by a shape memory ac... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7268543 | Device for detecting magnetic fields and related detecting methods A device for detecting magnetic fields, of the type comprising at least one element made of hard 5 magnetic material (12) and an element made of soft magnetic material (13) associated an element made of semiconductor material (11), electr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267596 | Light-emitting device comprising porous alumina, and corresponding method fabrication A light-emitting device, in particular a backlight device, comprises a transparent substrate (2) having a front surface and a rear surface, in which associated to the rear surface are means for generating an electromagnetic radiation that is able to pass thro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257984 | Miniaturized sensor device for detecting characteristics of a fluid, in particular a lubricating oil A miniaturized sensor device comprises at least one pair of active projecting elements or cantilevers, which are set parallel to one another and at a micrometric or sub-micrometric distance apart and are designed to be submerged at least partially in a fluid. Each p... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252061 | System and method for controlling load and combustion in an internal-combustion engine by valve actuation according to a multiple lift (multilift) cycle An internal-combustion engine is equipped with a system of variable actuation of the intake valves that is controlled electronically for the purpose, of imparting on the valves different opening and closing times and different lifts according to the operating condit... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232367 | Air-distribution system for the dashboard of a motor vehicle and the dashboard of a motor vehicle comprising said system An air-distribution system for the dashboard of a motor vehicle comprises a plurality of auxiliary ducts that branch off in parallel from a manifold. Associated to each auxiliary duct is an additional and independent unit for regulating the flow rate and/or the temp... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232180 | Suspension system for a truck cab A suspension system for the cab of a lorry comprises a rotational damper preferably of a magneto-rheological type. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224565 | Control circuit for driving an electric actuator, in particular an electric fuel injector for an internal-combustion engine A control circuit that drives an electronic actuator. The control circuit includes a direct voltage source, a chopper circuit arranged between the source and an electric actuator, and an electronic control circuit designed to apply to the chopper circuit a command s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221071 | Synchronous electrical machine The electric machine (M) comprises an armature (A) and an inductor (B), the inductor (B) having for each pair of poles (N, S) of the armature (A), n teeth (20) identical to one another and n slots (21) and being provided with a winding (W) housed in th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213775 | Fuel injector device for an internal combustion engine The invention describes an injector device specifically designed for the injection of an alternative fuel such as LPG, methane, hydrogen or others, in an internal combustion engine. In the injector device, the shutter ensuring sealing in closing condition is separat... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210438 | Internal combustion engine having valves with variable actuation each provided with a hydraulic tappet at the outside of the associated actuating unit In an internal combustion engine with variable actuation valves, each variable actuation valve is actuated by an actuator assembly including an actuating piston slidably mounted in a guide bushing. Between the actuating piston and the stem of the respective valve is... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202459 | Active electro-optical device for detecting obstacles, in particular for autonomous navigation An electro-optical system capable of being embarked aboard mobile ground or flying units, to determine the optical flow generated by obstacles in relative motion with respect to the mobile unit. The system comprises radiation emitter means (5), receiver means... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198248 | Valve for fluids, liquids or powder material having a diaphragm shutter controlled by shape memory means A valve for gases, liquids or powdery material, comprises a diaphragm shutter element having a central part and a peripheral edge connected, respectively, to a central support and to a peripheral support. Said supports can be displaced axially with respect to one an... | 04/03/2007 |
