Patents by Inventor Giovanni De Gasperis

Giovanni De Gasperis 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: 11509209
    Abstract: A permanent magnet generator consisting of a stator including a pendulating master permanent magnet and a push button. The master permanent magnet is restricted in its oscillation. The master permanent magnet is oriented with a predetermined polarity towards a rotor. The rotor including a plurality of oscillating slave permanent magnets and an axel. The slave permanent magnets are equivalently spaced around an outer edge of said rotor. The slave permanent magnets are restricted in their oscillations and the slave permanent magnets are oriented with the predetermined polarity the outer edge of the rotor. When the push button is engaged, the master permanent magnet and a first of the plurality of the slave permanent magnet's magnetic fields come into contact and repel each other, driving a circular rotation of the rotor. When the circular rotation of the rotor aligns the master permanent magnet and the plurality of the slave permanent magnet's magnetic fields in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Publication number: 20210143723
    Abstract: A permanent magnet generator comprising a stator comprising a pendulating master permanent magnet and a push button. The master permanent magnet is restricted in its oscillation. The master permanent magnet is oriented with a predetermined polarity towards a rotor. The rotor comprising a plurality of oscillating slave permanent magnets and an axel. The slave permanent magnets are equivalently spaced around an outer edge of said rotor. The slave permanent magnets are restricted in their oscillations and the slave permanent magnets are oriented with the predetermined polarity the outer edge of the rotor. When the push button is engaged, the master permanent magnet and a first of the plurality of the slave permanent magnet's magnetic fields come into contact and repel each other, driving a circular rotation of the rotor. When the circular rotation of the rotor aligns the master permanent magnet and the plurality of the slave permanent magnet's magnetic fields in sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Patent number: 9395331
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Frederick F. Becker, Peter Gascoyne, Xiaobo Wang, Jody Valentine Vykoukal, Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Publication number: 20150336111
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Frederick F. BECKER, Peter GASCOYNE, Xiaobo WANG, Jody Valentine VYKOUKAL, Giovanni De GASPERIS
  • Publication number: 20150323497
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Frederick F. BECKER, Peter GASCOYNE, Xiaobo WANG, Jody Valentine VYKOUKAL, Giovanni De GASPERIS
  • Publication number: 20150321201
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Frederick F. BECKER, Peter GASCOYNE, Xiaobo WANG, Jody Valentine VYKOUKAL, Giovanni De GASPERIS
  • Publication number: 20150027895
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Frederick F. BECKER, Peter GASCOYNE, Xiaobo WANG, Jody Valentine VYKOUKAL, Giovanni De GASPERIS
  • Patent number: 8834810
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Frederick F. Becker, Peter Gascoyne, Xiaobo Wang, Jody Valentine Vykoukal, Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Publication number: 20130118903
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Frederick F. Becker, Peter Gascoyne, Xiaobo Wang, Jody Valentine Vykoukal, Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Patent number: 8216513
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Frederick F Becker, Peter Gascoyne, Xiaobo Wang, Jody Vykoukal, Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Publication number: 20100084273
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Frederick F. Becker, Peter Gascoyne, Xiaobo Wang, Jody Valentine Vykoukal, Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Patent number: 7641779
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Frederick F. Becker, Peter Gascoyne, Xiaobo Wang, Jody Valentine Vykoukal, Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Publication number: 20060070879
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Frederick Becker, Peter Gascoyne, Xiaobo Wang, Jody Vykoukal, Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Patent number: 6977033
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Frederick F. Becker, Peter Gascoyne, Xiaobo Wang, Jody Vykoukal, Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Publication number: 20020036139
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Frederick F. Becker, Peter Gascoyne, Xiaobo Wang, Jody Valentine Vykoukal, Giovanni De Gasperis
  • Patent number: 6294063
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Frederick F. Becker, Peter Gascoyne, Xiaobo Wang, Jody Valentine Vykoukal, Giovanni De Gasperis