Patents by Inventor Davide CUCCHI

Davide CUCCHI 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).

  • MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLABLE VALVE AND PORTABLE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE HAVING A MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLABLE VALVE, IN PARTICULAR CARTRIDGE FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION AND MOLECULE ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20230330672
    Abstract: The valve is formed in a valve body housing a first path portion, a second path portion, and an coupling zone between the first and second path portions. A shutter is arranged in the coupling zone and has a shutting portion of ferromagnetic material that is deformable under the action of an external magnetic field between an undeformed position, wherein the shutter closes the coupling zone, and a deformed position, wherein the shutter at least partially frees the coupling zone. The shutting portion of the shutter is formed by a rubber membrane incorporating particles, for example of ferrite particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Davide CUCCHI, Lorenzo BRUNO, Francesco FERRARA
  • Magnetically controllable valve and portable microfluidic device having a magnetically controllable valve, in particular cartridge for sample preparation and molecule analysis
    Patent number: 11717825
    Abstract: The valve is formed in a valve body housing a first path portion, a second path portion, and an coupling zone between the first and second path portions. A shutter is arranged in the coupling zone and has a shutting portion of ferromagnetic material that is deformable under the action of an external magnetic field between an undeformed position, wherein the shutter closes the coupling zone, and a deformed position, wherein the shutter at least partially frees the coupling zone. The shutting portion of the shutter is formed by a rubber membrane incorporating particles, for example of ferrite particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Davide Cucchi, Lorenzo Bruno, Francesco Ferrara
  • CARTRIDGE FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION AND MOLECULE ANALYSIS, CARTRIDGE CONTROL MACHINE, SAMPLE PREPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20220161259
    Abstract: A sample treatment and molecule analysis cartridge is configured to be mounted in a treatment machine vertically. The cartridge has a sample inlet opening, a fluidic inlet, and a fluidic outlet. The cartridge houses an extraction chamber extending vertically from the sample inlet opening and connected to the fluidic inlet; a waste chamber extending vertically, alongside the extraction chamber; and a collector extending along the extraction chamber and the waste chamber and having a smaller height than the extraction chamber and the waste chamber. A fluidic circuit connects together the extraction chamber, the waste chamber, the collector, the fluidic inlet, and the fluidic outlet, and is configured to connect the fluidic outlet to vent openings of the extraction chamber, the waste chamber, and the collector, and to connect the bottom end of the extraction chamber to the fluidic inlet, the waste chamber, and the collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Davide CUCCHI, Marco Angelo BIANCHESSI, Alessandro COCCI, Lillo RAIA, Lorenzo BRUNO, Nadia SERINA, Marco CEREDA, Danilo PIROLA, Pietro FERRARI, Francesco FERRARA, Alessandro Paolo BRAMANTI
  • Cartridge for sample preparation and molecule analysis, cartridge control machine, sample preparation system and method using the cartridge
    Patent number: 11278897
    Abstract: A sample treatment and molecule analysis cartridge is configured to be mounted in a treatment machine vertically. The cartridge has a sample inlet opening, a fluidic inlet, and a fluidic outlet. The cartridge houses an extraction chamber extending vertically from the sample inlet opening and connected to the fluidic inlet; a waste chamber extending vertically, alongside the extraction chamber; and a collector extending along the extraction chamber and the waste chamber and having a smaller height than the extraction chamber and the waste chamber. A fluidic circuit connects together the extraction chamber, the waste chamber, the collector, the fluidic inlet, and the fluidic outlet, and is configured to connect the fluidic outlet to vent openings of the extraction chamber, the waste chamber, and the collector, and to connect the bottom end of the extraction chamber to the fluidic inlet, the waste chamber, and the collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Davide Cucchi, Marco Angelo Bianchessi, Alessandro Cocci, Lillo Raia, Lorenzo Bruno, Nadia Serina, Marco Cereda, Danilo Pirola, Pietro Ferrari, Francesco Ferrara, Alessandro Paolo Bramanti
  • MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLABLE VALVE AND PORTABLE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE HAVING A MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLABLE VALVE, IN PARTICULAR CARTRIDGE FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION AND MOLECULE ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20190201894
    Abstract: The valve is formed in a valve body housing a first path portion, a second path portion, and an coupling zone between the first and second path portions. A shutter is arranged in the coupling zone and has a shutting portion of ferromagnetic material that is deformable under the action of an external magnetic field between an undeformed position, wherein the shutter closes the coupling zone, and a deformed position, wherein the shutter at least partially frees the coupling zone. The shutting portion of the shutter is formed by a rubber membrane incorporating particles, for example of ferrite particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Davide CUCCHI, Lorenzo BRUNO, Francesco FERRARA
  • CARTRIDGE FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION AND MOLECULE ANALYSIS, CARTRIDGE CONTROL MACHINE, SAMPLE PREPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20190201898
    Abstract: A sample treatment and molecule analysis cartridge is configured to be mounted in a treatment machine vertically. The cartridge has a sample inlet opening, a fluidic inlet, and a fluidic outlet. The cartridge houses an extraction chamber extending vertically from the sample inlet opening and connected to the fluidic inlet; a waste chamber extending vertically, alongside the extraction chamber; and a collector extending along the extraction chamber and the waste chamber and having a smaller height than the extraction chamber and the waste chamber. A fluidic circuit connects together the extraction chamber, the waste chamber, the collector, the fluidic inlet, and the fluidic outlet, and is configured to connect the fluidic outlet to vent openings of the extraction chamber, the waste chamber, and the collector, and to connect the bottom end of the extraction chamber to the fluidic inlet, the waste chamber, and the collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Davide CUCCHI, Marco Angelo BIANCHESSI, Alessandro COCCI, Lillo RAIA, Lorenzo BRUNO, Nadia SERINA, Marco CEREDA, Danilo PIROLA, Pietro FERRARI, Francesco FERRARA, Alessandro Paolo BRAMANTI