Patents by Inventor Francesca GAMBINERI

Francesca GAMBINERI 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).

  • Ultrasound probe with optimized thermal management
    Patent number: 11944491
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe comprising a housing, a transducer assembly operable to transmit ultrasonic energy towards a zone of the probe adapted to be acoustically coupled to an object or area of interest, a cooling system comprising a heat transfer device arranged to transfer heat generated by the transducer assembly to one or more regions or areas located outside such transducer assembly. The heat transfer device comprises graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Esaote S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Spicci, Paolo Palchetti, Francesca Gambineri
  • ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH OPTIMIZED THERMAL MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20200397406
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe comprising a housing, a transducer assembly operable to transmit ultrasonic energy towards a zone of the probe adapted to be acoustically coupled to an object or area of interest, a cooling system comprising a heat transfer device arranged to transfer heat generated by the transducer assembly to one or more regions or areas located outside such transducer assembly. The heat transfer device comprises graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Lorenzo SPICCI, Paolo PALCHETTI, Francesca GAMBINERI
  • Ultrasound probe with optimized thermal management
    Patent number: 10772603
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe comprising a housing, a transducer assembly operable to transmit ultrasonic energy towards a zone of the probe adapted to be acoustically coupled to an object or area of interest, a cooling system comprising a heat transfer device arranged to transfer heat generated by the transducer assembly to one or more regions or areas located outside such transducer assembly. The heat transfer device comprises graphene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Esaote S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Spicci, Paolo Palchetti, Francesca Gambineri
  • ULTRASOUND PROBE WITH OPTIMIZED THERMAL MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170164926
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe (1) comprising a housing (6), a transducer assembly (301) operable to transmit ultrasonic energy towards a zone (801) of the probe adapted to be acoustically coupled to an object or area of interest, a cooling system comprising a heat transfer device (2, 5) arranged to transfer heat generated by the transducer assembly to one or more regions or areas (103, 7) located outside such transducer assembly. The heat transfer device comprises graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Lorenzo SPICCI, Paolo PALCHETTI, Francesca GAMBINERI