Patents by Inventor Ernesto Mininno

Ernesto Mininno 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: 7710060
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for managing systems provided with redundant actuators of the type comprising at least a first system operating according to a first set of variables, representative of a physical quantity to be controlled and a second system operating according to a second set of said variables, representative of a physical quantity to be controlled, said first set of variables and second set of variables identifying one or more redundant variables. The method comprises the operations of commanding the actuators of the system through a numeric control unit and a servo control module to follow trajectories of the variables as a function of a set sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignees: Prima Industrie S.p.A., Sintesi ScpA
    Inventors: Matteo Cardinale, Emanuele Carpanzano, Massimiliano Carracoi, Michele De Chirico, Antonella Lacasella, Saverio Masotti, Ernesto Mininno
  • Publication number: 20070040527
    Abstract: A method for managing systems provided with redundant actuators of the type comprising at least a first system (3, 5) operating according to a first set of variables, representative of a physical quantity to be controlled (X, Y) and a second system (17) operating according to a second set of said variables, representative of a physical quantity to be controlled (u, v), said first set of variables (X, Y) and second set of variables (u, v) identifying one or more redundant variables, said method comprising the operations of commanding said actuators (13, 14) of said system through a numeric control unit (50) and a servo control module (53) to follow trajectories of said variables ((Xs, Ys), (X, Y), (u, v)) as a function of a set sequence (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicants: Prima Industrie S.p.A., SINTESI ScpA
    Inventors: Matteo Cardinale, Emanuele Carpanzano, Massimiliano Carracoi, Michele De Chirico, Antonella Lacasella, Saverio Masotti, Ernesto Mininno