Patents by Inventor Simona Petroni
Simona Petroni 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).
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Patent number: 10153713Abstract: A device for harvesting energy from a fluidic flow, including a flexible structure formed by: a base layer; a conductive layer, made of a conductive material and laid on the base layer; and a piezoelectric layer, made of a piezoelectric material and laid on the conductive layer. The base layer, the conductive layer, and the piezoelectric layer form a crystalline structure including a plurality of pseudomorphic portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Fondzione Istituto Italiano Di TecnologiaInventors: Simona Petroni, Francesco Rizzi, Francesco Guido, Massimo De Vittorio
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Publication number: 20170033713Abstract: A transmission belt is described which comprises a body made of a first elastomeric material, a plurality of teeth and a plurality of longitudinal cords buried in the body of the belt and a back. The belt has a working surface on said teeth and the working surface is at least partially covered by a covering made of a plastic and/or metal material. Defining the area comprised between the plane defined by the neutral axis of the cords, the working surface and the median transverse planes of two adjacent teeth as the unitary longitudinal section, the covering preferably occupies at least 25% of the unitary longitudinal section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Simona PETRONI, Francesco RIZZI, Francesco GUIDO, Massimo DE VITTORIO
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Publication number: 20140035708Abstract: Magnetic actuators are provided having a substrate, a membrane layer directly or indirectly applied on a surface of the substrate, in which the membrane layer consists of a matrix of elastic polymer material, in which nanoparticles of magnetic material, capable of undergoing a dynamic effect under the action of a magnetic field, are dispersed, and at least one magnetic field generator suitable to generate a magnetic field acting on the membrane layer, in which the magnetic field generator is directly or indirectly arranged on the surface of the substrate, or within the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: FONDAZIONE INSTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIAInventors: Athanasia Athanasiou, Massimo De Vittorio, Despina Fragouli, Simona Petroni, Gabriele Nanni, Massimiliano Amato, Daniela Lorenzo, Roberto Cingolani
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Patent number: 8058181Abstract: The current invention provides methods for performing a cleaning process that provides greater cleaning efficiency with less damage to device structures. After etching and photoresist stripping, a first plasma clean is performed. The first plasma clean may comprise one or more steps. Following the first plasma clean, a first HO based clean is performed. The first HO based clean may be a de-ionized water rinse, a water vapor clean, or a plasma clean, where the plasma includes hydrogen and oxygen. Following the first HO based clean, a second plasma clean is performed, which may comprise one or more steps. A second HO based clean follows the second plasma clean, and may be a de-ionized water rinse, a water vapor clean, or a plasma clean, where the plasma includes hydrogen and oxygen. For plasma processes, an RF, generated plasma, a microwave generated plasma, an inductively coupled plasma, or combination may be used.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.Inventors: David L. Chen, Yuh-Jia Su, Eddie Ka Ho Chiu, Maria Paola Pozzoli, Senzi Li, Giuseppe Colangelo, Simone Alba, Simona Petroni
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Patent number: 7569492Abstract: The current invention provides methods for performing a cleaning process that provides greater cleaning efficiency with less damage to device structures. After etching and photoresist stripping, a first plasma clean is performed. The first plasma clean may comprise one or more steps. Following the first plasma clean, a first HO based clean is performed. The first HO based clean may be a de-ionized water rinse, a water vapor clean, or a plasma clean, where the plasma includes hydrogen and oxygen. Following the first HO based clean, a second plasma clean is performed, which may comprise one or more steps. A second HO based clean follows the second plasma clean, and may be a de-ionized water rinse, a water vapor clean, or a plasma clean, where the plasma includes hydrogen and oxygen. For plasma processes, an RF generated plasma, a microwave generated plasma, an inductively coupled plasma, or combination may be used.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2008Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignees: Novellus Systems, Inc., STMicroelectonics S.R.L.Inventors: David L. Chen, Yuh-Jia Su, Eddie Ka Ho Chiu, Maria Paola Pozzoli, Senzi Li, Giuseppe Colangelo, Simone Alba, Simona Petroni
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Patent number: 7390755Abstract: The current invention provides methods for performing a cleaning process that provides greater cleaning efficiency with less damage to device structures. After etching and photoresist stripping, a first plasma clean is performed. The first plasma clean may comprise one or more steps. Following the first plasma clean, a first HO based clean is performed. The first HO based clean may be a de-ionized water rinse, a water vapor clean, or a plasma clean, where the plasma includes hydrogen and oxygen. Following the first HO based clean, a second plasma clean is performed, which may comprise one or more steps. A second HO based clean follows the second plasma clean, and may be a de-ionized water rinse, a water vapor clean, or a plasma clean, where the plasma includes hydrogen and oxygen. For plasma processes, an RF generated plasma, a microwave generated plasma, an inductively coupled plasma, or combination may be used.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2002Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignees: Novellus Systems, Inc., STMicroelectronics S.R.L.Inventors: David L. Chen, Yuh-Jia Su, Eddie Ka Ho Chiu, Maria Paola Pozzoli, Senzi Li, Giuseppe Colangelo, Simone Alba, Simona Petroni
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Patent number: 7343805Abstract: A surface acoustic wave pressure sensor includes: a substrate and at least one flexible membrane, suspended over a cavity defined in the thickness of the substrate, the membrane being elastically deformable by a pressure applied by a fluid and being defined between a first surface facing the cavity and a second opposite surface; a SAW device comprising a layer of piezoelectric material arranged on the second surface of the membrane, the SAW device further comprising at least one SAW electro-acoustic transducer formed on one free surface of the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer is formed by deposition of piezoelectric material on the membrane and the substrate is integrated in a chip of semiconductor material, the membrane being a layer of the chip suspended over the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.Inventors: Chantal Combi, Simona Petroni, Anna Angela Pomarico, Lorenzo Baldo
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Publication number: 20070113658Abstract: A surface acoustic wave pressure sensor includes: a substrate and at least one flexible membrane, suspended over a cavity defined in the thickness of the substrate, the membrane being elastically deformable by a pressure applied by a fluid and being defined between a first surface facing the cavity and a second opposite surface; a SAW device comprising a layer of piezoelectric material arranged on the second surface of the membrane, the SAW device further comprising at least one SAW electro-acoustic transducer formed on one free surface of the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer is formed by deposition of piezoelectric material on the membrane and the substrate is integrated in a chip of semiconductor material, the membrane being a layer of the chip suspended over the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.Inventors: Chantal Combi, Simona Petroni, Anna Pomarico, Lorenzo Baldo