Patents by Inventor Massimo Civetta

Massimo Civetta 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).

  • Device for detecting the position of a mobile element to which it is coupled and related mobile element
    Patent number: 7652591
    Abstract: A device for detecting the position occupied by a mobile element operatively associated therewith in relation to a reference position, comprising at least one container containing a fluid and a detector device operatively connected to said container, said detector device being configured so as to provide a signal to indicate the actual position of said mobile element as a function of at least one parameter recorded thereby and indicative of an operative condition of the fluid, or of a condition of operative interaction between the fluid and the detector device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Moroni, Rossano Marchesi, Massimo Civetta
  • Device for detecting the position of a mobile element to which it is coupled and related mobile element
    Publication number: 20060255792
    Abstract: A device for detecting the position occupied by a mobile element operatively associated therewith in relation to a reference position, comprising at least one container containing a fluid and a detector device operatively connected to said container, said detector device being configured so as to provide a signal to indicate the actual position of said mobile element as a function of at least one parameter recorded thereby and indicative of an operative condition of the fluid, or of a condition of operative interaction between the fluid and the detector device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: ABB Service S.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrea Moroni, Rossano Marchesi, Massimo Civetta