Patents by Inventor Stefano Pancotto

Stefano Pancotto 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).

  • Handheld device for detecting tampering aimed to modify the metering of measure-deliverable goods or services and inspection method
    Patent number: 9157936
    Abstract: A detecting device, for facilitating a detection of tampering aimed at altering a metering of a measure-deliverable good or service, for providing useful information for detecting a presence of a remotely activated/deactivated tampering device by means of a radiofrequency control signal, the tampering device comprising a radio receiver of said radio frequency signal is described. The detecting device is a handheld device. The detecting device has at least one radiofrequency probe, provided with an antenna, and a signal processing circuit such as to receive a electric radiofrequency signal for providing, based on said signal, useful information for detecting the presence of a receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: ENEL DISTRIBUZIONE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Yuri Giuseppe Rassega, Stefano Pancotto
  • HANDHELD DEVICE FOR DETECTING TAMPERING AIMED TO MODIFY THE METERING OF MEASURE-DELIVERABLE GOODS OR SERVICES AND INSPECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20140049404
    Abstract: A detecting device, for facilitating a detection of tampering aimed at altering a metering of a measure-deliverable good or service, for providing useful information for detecting a presence of a remotely activated/deactivated tampering device by means of a radiofrequency control signal, the tampering device comprising a radio receiver of said radio frequency signal is described. The detecting device is a handheld device. The detecting device has at least one radiofrequency probe, provided with an antenna, and a signal processing circuit such as to receive a electric radiofrequency signal for providing, based on said signal, useful information for detecting the presence of a receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Yuri Giuseppe Rassega, Stefano Pancotto