Patents Assigned to Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche
  • Patent number: 12092852
    Abstract: An optical device including a primary fan-out waveguide; at least one secondary fan-out waveguide; a fan-out optical coupler for coupling a light beam between the primary fan-out waveguide and the secondary fan-out waveguide; at least one bus waveguide associated with the at least one secondary fan-out waveguide and different from each secondary fan-out waveguide; and a reflecting and coupling structure connecting the secondary fan-out waveguide and the bus waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: VITREALAB GMBH, CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICHERCHE
    Inventors: Jonas Zeuner, Chiara Greganti, Francesco Pellegatta, Ioannis Pitsios, Roberto Osellame
  • Publication number: 20220234965
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a slow-releasing fertilizer composition and a composition for increasing plant growth and plant tolerance to salt stress which comprise, as an effective ingredient, hydroxyapatite or in mixture with a tricalcium phosphate obtained from chemical synthesis or thermal treatment of bones, coated with humic acid or a polymer of monomeric phenol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION GYEONGSANG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICHERCHE
    Inventors: Jong-rok JEON, Ho Young YOON, Alessio ADAMIANO, Michele IAFISCO
  • Patent number: 10774197
    Abstract: This invention relates to biodegradable films characterised by high resistance to processes of the photodegradative type, mainly activated by the ultraviolet component of sunlight, which are particularly suitable for use in the mulch film sector. These films comprise a composition containing at least one polyphenol of plant origin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: Novamont S.p.A., Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche
    Inventors: Catia Bastioli, Luigi Capuzzi, Claudio Russo, Tommaso Martinelli
  • Patent number: 10729660
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a product comprising one or more nanoparticles of calcium phosphate (CaP-NP) with negative surface charge having a ?-potential in the range from ?41.0 mV to ?27.0 mV comprising the steps of: a) maintaining a mixture having a pH in the range from 7 to 10 and comprising an aqueous solution of calcium, an aqueous solution of phosphate and a solution of citrate ions at a temperature in the range from 20° C. to 40° C. for a time in the range from 30 seconds to 10 minutes; b) removing non-reacted ions from the solution of step a), thus obtaining a suspension of one or more nanoparticles of calcium phosphate (CaP-NP); c) recovering the product of one or more nanoparticles of calcium phosphate (CaP-NP) from the suspension of step b). In an advantageous embodiment, the process of the invention provides, in the mixture of step a), also an aqueous solution of one or more therapeutic/diagnostic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICHERCHE ISTITUTO NAZIONALE PER L'ASSICURAZIONE, CONTRO GLI INFORTUNI SUL LAVORO
    Inventors: Daniele Catalucci, Michele Miragoli, Michele Iafisco, Anna Tampieri
  • Patent number: 10260152
    Abstract: A method, and corresponding apparatus, of fabricating a structure by chemical wet etching starting from a material rod of millimetric or sub-millemetric size, the method comprising: dipping an end portion (170) of the material rod (128,129) into a vessel (105) containing an etchant liquid (110) and a protective overlayer (175) floating on top of the etchant liquid, imparting a relative rotational movement of the etchant liquid with respect to the end portion (170) of the material rod immersed therein, wherein said imparting a relative rotational movement comprises imparting to the etchant liquid a rotational movement component with respect to a static reference system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICHERCHE, CENTROFERMI MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE
    Inventors: Andrea Barucci, Franco Cosi, Stefano Pelli, Giancarlo Righini, Silvia Soria, Gualtiero Nunzi Conti, Ambra Giannetti
  • Patent number: 9873725
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the field of ion channels, and in particular relates to peptides which are suitable for use in the treatment of conditions where the L-type calcium channel (LTCC) density and function is altered. LTCCs are located on the membrane of all excitable cells and control the small voltage gradient across the plasma membrane by allowing the flow of Ca2+ ions down their electrochemical gradient. This Ca2+ flux is critical for numerous processes including cardiac action potential propagation, muscle contraction, Ca2+-dependent gene expression, synaptic efficacy, and cell survival by contributing to various signaling cascades. Reduction of the inward calcium current (ICa) conducted through the LTCCs is seen in several diseases and medications to improve or restores impaired intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis are limited. The present invention reports mimetic peptides (MPs) that through a novel mechanism directly targets LTCCs and, by modulation of LTCC density and function, increases ICa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICHERCHE
    Inventors: Daniele Catalucci, Gianluigi Condorelli
  • Publication number: 20160303255
    Abstract: The present invention features recombinant adeno-associated vectors for delivery of genes to both skeletal and cardiac muscle and methods for treatment of muscle defects, including Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICHERCHE
    Inventors: Claudio PASSANANTI, Nicoletta CORBI, Maria Grazia DI CERTO, Elisabetta MATTEI, Cinzia PISANI, Georgios STRIMPAKOS
  • Patent number: 9310767
    Abstract: Disclosed a system for reconstructing an image of an object hidden by a flame. The system comprises a laser source emitting an infrared radiation and a lensless, off-axis interferometric arrangement that divides the infrared radiation into an object beam and a reference beam. The object beam is enlarged and then irradiates the object, that scatters it. The reference beam is enlarged and then interferes with the scattered object beam, so as to create a hologram. The system comprises an infrared detector which detects the hologram and a processor that reconstructs the image of the object by numerically processing the hologram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICHERCHE-CNR
    Inventors: Pietro Ferraro, Vittorio Bianco, Melania Paturzo, Andrea Finizio, Lisa Miccio, Massimiliano Locatelli, Eugenio Pugliese, Andrea Giovanni Geltrude, Anna Pelagotti, Pasquale Poggi, Riccardo Meucci
  • Patent number: 8975801
    Abstract: Thermionic solar converter with a linear arrangement of the components, suitable for the direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and the combined generation of heat and energy, in the form of an elongated transparent vacuum tube comprising: a cathode (5) and at least one anode (6), said cathode and anode being arranged longitudinally alongside each other along the tube: grid electrodes (10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16) for generating electric fields; means (18) for directly cooling the at least one anode; means (7) for electrically connecting the electrodes from the inside to the outside; an optical access window (4) along the surface area of the tube; wherein: the cathode is made of conductive refractory material, is suspended centrally inside the tube with an elongated form and forms the element for capturing the solar energy, on which the sunlight is directly focused in order to perform the thermionic conversion, without any intermediate heat transfer means; the electrical connection means form a l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche
    Inventor: Massimo Adriani
  • Patent number: 8628787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device consisting of cross-linked nanofibrillary fibrin supported on and rooted to a microporous nonwoven fabric consisting of a biocompatible synthetic polymer material. An active ingredient is advantageously dispersed in the fibrin layer. The fibrin layer does not have a haemostatic function, but is suitable for retaining the active ingredient and releasing it with controlled kinetics. The device forming the object of the invention, preferably in the form of patches, is useful for in vitro cell cultures or for treating tissues damaged by wounds or necrosis, such as cardiac walls bearing the sequelae of infarction, or a tissue damaged by a diabetic ulcer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignees: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche, Regione Toscana
    Inventors: Giorgio Soldani, Enrica Briganti
  • Patent number: 8543525
    Abstract: The present invention refers to the problem of the automatic detection of events in sport field, in particular Goal/NoGoal events by signalling to the mach management, which can autonomously take the final decision upon the event. The system is not invasive for the field structures, neither it requires to interrupt the game or to modify the rules thereof, but it only aims at detecting objectively the event occurrence and at providing support in the referees' decisions by means of specific signalling of the detected events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche (CNR)
    Inventors: Arcangelo Distante, Ettore Stella, Massimiliano Nitti, Liborio Capozzo, Tiziana Rita D'Orazio, Massimo Ianigro, Nicola Mosca, Marco Leo, Paolo Spagnolo, Pier Luigi Mazzeo
  • Patent number: 8528297
    Abstract: A method for constructing a building comprises the steps of: preparing a base (1); connecting a plurality of panels (2) to the base (1) to form a plurality of walls of the building, each panel (2) at least partly forming a wall of the building; the step of connecting the plurality of panels (2) to the base (1) comprising the preliminary step of connecting a plurality of corner panels (5) at the corners of the base (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: Trentino Sviluppo S.p.A., CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche
    Inventors: Ario Ceccotti, Paolo Galletti, Daniele Maltinti
  • Patent number: 8492082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining nucleic acid aptamers that bind to cancer cell-surface epitopes, to the aptamers generated using this method and their use for therapeutic, diagnostic and prognostic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche
    Inventors: Vittorio De Franciscis, Laura Cerchia, Gerolama Condorelli
  • Patent number: 8443561
    Abstract: A connecting element for panels comprises at least one plate (2) which can be fixed to a first panel (3), a connecting body (4) connected to the plate (2) and which can be inserted in a cavity (6) in a second panel (5) to connect the second panel to the first panel (3); the connecting body (4) having a substantially ‘V’-shaped cross-section and having a top edge (9) which can be completely inserted in the cavity (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignees: Trentino Sviluppo S.p.A., CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche
    Inventors: Ario Ceccotti, Paolo Galletti, Daniele Maltinti
  • Patent number: 8435487
    Abstract: A process with fusion pre-treatment for synthesizing geopolymers and zeolites from fly ash, in particular X-type zeolites with pores of large dimensions and high capacity that utilize sea water and low incubation temperatures. Fly ash is initially mixed with NaOH to obtain a mixture, which is pulverized and then melted at the temperature of 550° C. After cooling, the melted mass is pulverized, dispersed in sea water with fixed ratios and left under stirring at ambient temperature for 12 hours. The incubation of the ground material in sea water takes place at a temperature of between 25 and 70 degrees centigrade. Once the incubation period is ended, the solid part is separated from the liquid phase (sea water) through centrifugation and subsequently rinsed and oven dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche
    Inventors: Saverio Fiore, Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso
  • Publication number: 20120208778
    Abstract: Avermectin and milbemycin compounds, particularly the substance ivermectin, for preparing an antiviral medicament for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of a Flavivirus infection, such as those caused by YFV (yellow fever virus), DENV (Dengue virus), JEV (Japanese encephalitis virus), TBEV (tick-borne encephalitis virus) or MODV (Modoc virus) are provided. The antiviral compositions of the present invention are suitable for oral administration to a Flavivirus-infected subject or a subject at risk of a Flavivirus infection, such as a human or other mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicants: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - K.U. Leuven R&D, Aix-Marseille Universite
    Inventors: Mario Milani De Mayo De Mari, Eloise Mastrangelo, Martino Bolognesi, Xavier De Lamballerie, Boris Pastorino, Johan Neyts, Suzanne Kaptein
  • Patent number: 8093218
    Abstract: Description of a sequence peptide isolated in the domain II type-immunoglobulin (Type-Ig) of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor receptor 1 (VEGF-1) binding integrin ?5?1, usable for the preparation of pharmacological agents having proangiogenic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignees: Provincia Italiana della Congregazione dei Figli dell'Immacolata Concezione-Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche, Universita' degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
    Inventors: Stefania D'Atri, Cristina Maria Failla, Pedro Miguel Lacal, Angela Orecchia, Giovanna Zambruno, Anna Tramontano, Simonetta Soro, Veronica Morea
  • Patent number: 7939807
    Abstract: A scintigraphic device includes: a collimator for receiving and directing electromagnetic radiation from a source; a scintillation structure associated with the collimator for receiving the electromagnetic radiation from the collimator and converting it into visible radiation; an electro-optical converter combined with a suitable electronics and associated with the scintillation structure for receiving the visible radiation and converting it into electric signals; a processing unit connected to the electro-optical converter for receiving the electric signals and rebuilding, as a function of the electric signals, images of the source; an actuating system for mutually moving the source and the collimator to enable the collimator to detect the electromagnetic radiation at different mutual positioning locations of the source and the collimator, the processing unit being adapted to rebuild a plurality of auxiliary images representative of the source, each auxiliary image corresponding to a respective mutual positi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche
    Inventors: Alessandro Soluri, Roberto Massari
  • Patent number: 7914201
    Abstract: A structure of calorimeter provides a calorimetric head (1) comprising a calorimetric cell (10) suitable for receiving a sample holding container (20) containing a sample (25) to examine. The cell (10) is arranged according to a first shield (3), or active shield. Outside the active shield (3) a second shield (4), or dynamical shield is present, which comprises a cylindrical hollow body arranged around the active shield (3) for all its length in order to provide a space (5) of determined size. Outside the active shield a thermal bath is present (not shown) at a temperature lower than the first and the second shield (3,4). The dynamic shield (4) allows an effective adjustment of the heat flux through the active shield (3) during calorimetric measures by limiting the heat flux same. In fact, in operative conditions the dynamic shield acts as thermal flywheel and keeps constant the heat flux coming from the active shield (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche
    Inventors: Giuseppe Salvetti, Elpidio Tombari, Carlo Ferrari, Luciano Lepori, Roberto Ambrosetti, Domenico Ricci, Alessandro Barbini, Luca Gasperini, Maria Rosaria Tine, Luca Bernazzani, Enrico Matteoli, Fabio Papucci
  • Publication number: 20100140597
    Abstract: This invention pertains to gaseous analytes sensor devices comprising organic thin film transistor and, in particular sensors able to perform the enantiomeric discrimination of gaseous analytes. The organic thin films are characterized by comprising a compound of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicants: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI BARI, CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICHERCHE, UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DEL SALENTO
    Inventors: Francesco Babudri, Gianluca Maria Farinola, Francesco Naso, Francesco Palmisano, Luisa Torsi, Maria Cristina Tanese, Pier Giorgio Zambonin, Omar Hassan Omar, Ludovico Valli