Patents by Inventor Andrea Ferrari

Andrea Ferrari 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).

  • Patent number: 7395182
    Abstract: A system for performing dimension checkings of mechanical pieces is provided including a contact detecting probe with wireless transmission, for example through a single radiofrequency two-way communication link, to and from a base station connected to an interface unit. The probe includes a logic unit and a memory unit in which reside the values of some operation parameters, for example the transmission frequency and/or the activation mode of the probe. The values of the operation parameters can be modified in a programming phase, according to a method that foresees the wireless transmission of control signals from a manually operated control device—to the probe, for updating of the values among the selectable values of a sequence residing in the probe, and the acquisition of the current value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Marposs Societa' per Azioni
    Inventors: Andrea Ferrari, Carlo Carli
  • Publication number: 20080063672
    Abstract: A device for applying a cosmetic product, such as a make-up product (blush or “fard”, face powder, corrector, base make-up, eye-shadow, etc.) is defined by a cap housing a solid mass of cosmetic product having a contact surface, and by a brush housed removably inside the cap and movable inside the cap to cooperate with the contact surface; the cosmetic product is defined by a particle aggregate having a composition including a lipid phase and a powder phase, and the lipid phase ranges in quantity between no less than approximately 10% and no more than approximately 80% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Antonio Mandelli, Andrea Ferrari
  • Publication number: 20060173651
    Abstract: A system for performing dimension checkings of mechanical pieces includes a contact detecting probe (4) with wireless transmission, for example by means of a single radiofrequency two-way communication link (14), with respect to a base station (10) connected to an interface unit (11). The probe includes a logic unit (36) and a memory unit (38) in which there reside the values of some operation parameters, for example the transmission frequency and/or the activation mode of the probe. The values of the operation parameters can be modified in a programming phase, according to a method that foresees the wireless transmission of control signals from a manually operated control device-carried out, for example, in the interface unit-to the probe, for giving the updating of the values among the selectable values of a sequence residing in the probe, and the acquisition of the current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Andrea Ferrari, Carlo Carli
  • Patent number: 6115647
    Abstract: A system for numerical control machine tools comprises contact detecting probes, powered by a battery, that transmit radio-frequency signals to associated interfaces. When the probes are not being utilized for checking cycles, they are in a low-energy consumption state, in other words the circuits of the probes are only partially powered. When the need arises, the circuits of a probe are fully powered by the battery, by a radio-frequency activation signal. The procedure for activating a selected probe includes the sending of a generic activation signal from the associated interface, the transmitting of an identification signal from all the probes that have been activated by the generic signal and the sending of a generic confirmation signal from the interface in reply to the identification signal of the selected probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Marposs Societa'per Azioni
    Inventors: Carlo Carli, Andrea Ferrari
  • Patent number: 6032618
    Abstract: A cooling system for an internal combustion engine has temperature sensors including at least one sensor for the temperature of the cooling fluid and at least one sensor for the temperature of the metal body of the engine. Both sensors are used for controlling the cooling of the engine and for controlling the fuel injection and the engine ignition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile Per Azioni
    Inventors: Andrea Ferrari, Marco Mazzeri
  • Patent number: 5949352
    Abstract: A system for transmitting a radio-frequency signal from a contact detecting probe (1), powered by a battery (4), to a remote interface (11), that includes the transmitting, by way of coded serial signals, of messages containing information regarding the state of the probe, the level of charge of its associated battery, and other possible control and identification information. In order to guarantee the repeatability of the delay time that cannot be avoided in the transmission of the change of state of the probe, the bit periods of the single bits that form the message are changed, with respect to a nominal bit period (TN) of the serial signal, on the basis of the delay or the advance at which there occurs the change of state, with respect to a theoretical instant (C0) pre-set within the nominal bit period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Marposs Societa'Per Azioni
    Inventor: Andrea Ferrari
  • Patent number: 5778550
    Abstract: A measuring system for a numerical control machine tool comprising a detecting head (3), for contacting a workpiece (1) to be checked and for transmitting an optical coded signal (8) to a remote transceiver unit (11) that, in turn, can transmit an optical switch on signal (10) to the head (3). The transceiver unit (11) is connected, by means of a cable (45) including separate lines (43, 44) for the transmitted and received signals, to an interface unit (12), in turn connected to a computerized numerical control unit (13). In the event that faults occur in the transmission between the head (3) and the interface unit (12), a test takes place so as to identify in which part of the system the fault is located. A test signal is generated by suitable means (38) in the interface unit (12), transmitted from the transceiver unit (11) towards a reflecting surface (16), reflected by the latter, received by the transceiver unit (11) and sent to the interface unit (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Marposs Societa' Per Azioni
    Inventors: Carlo Carli, Andrea Ferrari