Patents by Inventor Alberto MINGOTTI

Alberto MINGOTTI 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).

  • PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE
    Publication number: 20260226993
    Abstract: A piezoelectric valve has a valve body having an inlet duct for a pressurized fluid, an outlet duct for the pressurized fluid, and a valve seat that puts the inlet duct and the outlet duct in fluid communication. The piezoelectric valve is further provided with a piezoelectric plate. An inner chamber is provided within the valve body. A sealing membrane is housed in the inner chamber. The sealing membrane has a shutter portion facing the valve seat. The piezoelectric plate has a distal plate portion operatively connected to the sealing membrane by at least one rigid force transfer element, optionally the at least one rigid force transfer element being a sphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: Michele GATTI, Marco ROSSI, Alberto MINGOTTI, Dario FERRARINI, Davide CARATI, Marco FARETRA
  • Method for controlling a robotic gripper using friction estimation
    Patent number: 12636776
    Abstract: A gripper which has a friction estimation module configured to estimate static and/or dynamic friction forces acting on gripping jaws is provided. The static friction force is calculated on the basis of constraining reactions whereto the gripping jaws are subjected, the constraining reactions being calculated at least as a function of an actuation force exerted on the gripping jaws, a coefficient of friction of gripper materials and/or lubricant used being known. The dynamic friction force is calculated on the basis of speed of the gripping jaws, width of sliding surfaces and distance between the sliding surfaces of the gripping jaws, the viscosity of the lubricant used being known.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: CAMOZZI AUTOMATION S.P.A.
    Inventors: Luca Fiorio, Rocco Antonio Romeo, Marco Rossi, Alberto Mingotti, Salvatore Palmieri
  • FITTING
    Publication number: 20250141305
    Abstract: A fitting for a pressurized fluid circuit having an impeller drivable in rotation by a pressurized fluid crossing the fitting is provided. The impeller supports a plurality of magnets coupled to a plurality of coils for generating an electric current in the presence of a variable magnetic field generated by a rotation of the magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Peter BELLINI, Mauro BIGNOTTI, Andrea CAMISANI, Paolo CORTESI, Claudio FINULLI, Gian Pietro GHIROLDI, Alberto MINGOTTI, Marco ROSSI, Francesca TEDESCHI, Fabio VITALI, Alessandro ZANACCHI, Gloria BIANCO, Francesco INGLESE, Godfried JANSEN VAN VUUREN, Antonio PATERLINI, Donato ROMANO, Gaspare SANTAERA, Cesare STEFANINI
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC GRIPPER USING FRICTION ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20240300094
    Abstract: A gripper which has a friction estimation module configured to estimate static and/or dynamic friction forces acting on gripping jaws is provided. The static friction force is calculated on the basis of constraining reactions whereto the gripping jaws are subjected, the constraining reactions being calculated at least as a function of an actuation force exerted on the gripping jaws, a coefficient of friction of gripper materials and/or lubricant used being known. The dynamic friction force is calculated on the basis of speed of the gripping jaws, width of sliding surfaces and distance between the sliding surfaces of the gripping jaws, the viscosity of the lubricant used being known.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Luca FIORIO, Rocco Antonio ROMEO, Alberto PARMIGGIANI, Michele GESINO, Marco ROSSI, Alberto MINGOTTI, Salvatore PALMIERI