Patents by Inventor Andrea Clerici

Andrea Clerici 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).

  • Micro-electro-mechanical gyroscope having electrically insulated regions
    Publication number: 20060162448
    Abstract: An Integrated gyroscope includes a suspended mass; mobile actuation electrodes extending from the suspended mass; and a sensing mass connected to the actuation mass through coupling springs. The suspended mass is formed by an external part and an internal part, electrically separated by an electrical-insulation region having a closed annular shape. The electrical-insulation region is laterally completely surrounded by the external part and by the internal part. In one embodiment, the suspended mass has the shape of a closed frame delimiting an opening, the sensing mass is formed inside the opening and is connected to the internal part, and the mobile actuation electrodes are connected to the external part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Guido Durante, Simone Sassolini, Andrea Clerici