Patents by Inventor Andrea Ricci

Andrea Ricci 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).

  • Publication number: 20250060116
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigeration system including a thermal store and a circuit around which a refrigerant circulates. The circuit includes a compressor and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger exchanges heat between the refrigerant and the thermal store, and the thermal store surrounds at least part of the compressor to absorb noise generated by the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Samuel Thomas RAILTON, Andrea RICCI, Robert James KYLE, Matthew Jerome JENNINGS, Matthew Graham LEGG
  • Publication number: 20250060287
    Abstract: A method of acquiring liquid biological samples from an extracorporeal circuit for subjecting a patient to an extracorporeal blood purification treatment includes a sampling phase wherein: I) a first sampling port is in fluidic communication with a first collection chamber via a first hydraulic machine, the first sampling port being operatively connected to a first haematic line inputted to a haemodiafilter of the extracorporeal circuit; II) a second sampling port is in fluidic communication with a second collection chamber via a second hydraulic machine, the second sampling port being operatively connected to a second haematic line outputted from said haemodiafilter; III) a third sampling port is in fluidic communication with a third collection chamber via a third hydraulic machine, the third sampling port being operatively connected to an effluent line of the haemodiafilter, wherein each hydraulic machine fills a corresponding collection chamber with a corresponding biological sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Valentina Cauda, Andrea Ancona, Gianluca Villa, Stefano Romagnoli, Zaccaria Ricci
  • Publication number: 20250052447
    Abstract: A fan assembly is described comprising a refrigeration system, an airflow generator and a condensation collector. The refrigeration system comprises a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger. The airflow generator is for generating an airflow over the second heat exchanger, and the condensation collector is for collecting condensate that forms on the second heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Samuel Thomas RAILTON, Matthew Jerome JENNINGS, Robert James KYLE, Matthew Graham LEGG, Andrea RICCI
  • Publication number: 20250052434
    Abstract: A fan assembly is described comprising a refrigeration system and an airflow generator. The refrigeration system comprises a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, and a compressor. The airflow generator is for generating an airflow over the second heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger surrounds a major portion of the compressor, and the second heat exchanger is located above the first heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew Graham LEGG, Robert James KYLE, Samuel Thomas RAILTON, Matthew Jerome JENNINGS, Andrea RICCI
  • Publication number: 20250052433
    Abstract: A fan assembly is described comprising a refrigeration system and an airflow generator. The refrigeration system comprises a heat exchanger. The airflow generator is for generating an airflow over the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger surrounds a major portion of the airflow generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Andrea RICCI, Samuel Thomas RAILTON, Matthew Graham LEGG, Matthew Jerome JENNINGS, Robert James KYLE
  • Patent number: 12047722
    Abstract: An electroacoustic earcup for open-back headphones may include: a housing extending in a main direction, wherein the housing includes a first wall with a first opening and a second wall with a second opening, wherein the first and second walls are transverse to the main direction and are connected by a side wall; an air-permeable earpad whose shape mates with that of a human ear, wherein the air-permeable earpad is operably connected in fluid communication with the first opening; an air-permeable cover which is operably connected in fluid communication with the second opening; and a first electroacoustic transducer and a second electroacoustic transducer in the housing, one behind the other in the main direction. Each of the first and second electroacoustic transducers may include a diaphragm, configured to vibrate, facing the first opening. Each of the first and second electroacoustic transducers may define an input surface facing the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Inventor: Andrea Ricci
  • Patent number: 11702714
    Abstract: A precipitation hardenable, martensitic stainless steel is disclosed. The alloy has the following broad composition in weight percent. Ni 10.5-12.5 Co 1.0-6.0 Mo 1.0-4.0 Ti 1.5-2.0 Cr ?8.5-11.5 Al Up to 0.5 Mn ?1.0 max. Si 0.75 max. B 0.01 max. The balance of the alloy is iron and the usual impurities found in commercial grades of precipitation hardenable martensitic stainless steels as known to those skilled in the state of the art in melting practice for such steels. A method of making parts from the alloy and an article of manufacture made from the alloy are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: CRS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Wesley T. Roth, Alberto O. Polar-Rosas, Andrea Ricci, Stephane A. Forsik
  • Patent number: 11531066
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control unit for a medium voltage switching apparatus. The control unit is adapted to carry out a diagnostic method to check operating conditions of one or more components of said electric poles. The diagnostic method includes the following steps: basing on a selected ideal position curve, obtaining one or more first curves indicative of an ideal behaviour of said switching apparatus, during an opening manoeuvre or closing manoeuvre of the switching apparatus; basing on detection signals provided by a closed-loop control arrangement of said control unit, calculating one or more second curves indicative of an actual behaviour of said switching apparatus, during an opening manoeuvre or closing manoeuvre of said switching apparatus; and carrying out a comparison procedure among said first and second curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Andrea Bianco, Andrea Ricci, Elisabeth Lindell, Stefan Halén, Fabio Mannino
  • Publication number: 20210371945
    Abstract: A precipitation hardenable, martensitic stainless steel is disclosed. The alloy has the following broad composition in weight percent. Ni 10.5-12.5 Co 1.0-6.0 Mo 1.0-4.0 Ti 1.5-2.0 Cr ?8.5-11.5 Al Up to 0.5 Mn ?1.0 max. Si 0.75 max. B 0.01 max. The balance of the alloy is iron and the usual impurities found in commercial grades of precipitation hardenable martensitic stainless steels as known to those skilled in the state of the art in melting practice for such steels. A method of making parts from the alloy and an article of manufacture made from the alloy are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Wesley T. Roth, Alberto O. Polar-Rosas, Andrea Ricci, Stephane A. Forsik
  • Patent number: 11145470
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker. The method comprises initiate opening (S100) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average opening speed of a contact pair of the circuit breaker, from a closed position to an open position of the circuit breaker, and decelerating (S110) the opening speed of the contact pair to below the average opening speed before the open position is reached to avoid overshoot, and initiate closing (S120) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average closing speed of the contact pair, from the open position to the closed position, and decelerating (S130) the closing speed of the contact pair to below the average closing speed before contact touch at the closed position, wherein the circuit breaker moves with the decelerated speed at contact touch. A motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker, a computer program and a computer program product are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Elisabeth Lindell, Andrea Bianco, Andrea Ricci, Lars Jonsson, Stefan Halén, Lars Liljestrand
  • Publication number: 20210235182
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electroacoustic earcup (1) for open-back headphones and to open-back headphones (100) comprising a pair of electroacoustic earcups (1a, 1b). The electroacoustic earcup (1) is characterized in that it comprises first and second electroacoustic transducers (8a, 8b) arranged one behind the other within a hollow housing (2) which comprises a side wall (5), and first and second openings (30, 40). Each transducer comprises a vibrating diaphragm (10a, 10b) facing the first aperture (30) and an input surface (11a, 11b) facing the second opening (40), wherein each input surface (11) is in fluid communication with its respective diaphragm (10). The first and second electroacoustic transducers (8a, 8b) are hermetically connected by the side wall 5 of the hollow housing (2). An isobaric chamber (12) is defined by the diaphragm (10b) of the second transducer (8b), the input surface (11a) of the first transducer (8a) and the side wall (5) of the housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Andrea RICCI
  • Patent number: 11075036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker. The method comprises initiate opening (S100) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average opening speed of a contact pair of the circuit breaker, from a closed position to an open position of the circuit breaker, and decelerating (S110) the opening speed of the contact pair to below the average opening speed before the open position is reached to avoid overshoot, and initiate closing (S120) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average closing speed of the contact pair, from the open position to the closed position, and decelerating (S130) the closing speed of the contact pair to below the average closing speed before contact touch at the closed position, wherein the circuit breaker moves with the decelerated speed at contact touch. A motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker, a computer program and a computer program product are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Elisabeth Lindell, Andrea Bianco, Andrea Ricci, Lars Jonsson, Stefan Halén, Lars Liljestrand
  • Publication number: 20200379046
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control unit for a medium voltage switching apparatus. The control unit is adapted to carry out a diagnostic method to check operating conditions of one or more components of said electric poles. The diagnostic method includes the following steps: basing on a selected ideal position curve, obtaining one or more first curves indicative of an ideal behaviour of said switching apparatus, during an opening manoeuvre or closing manoeuvre of the switching apparatus; basing on detection signals provided by a closed-loop control arrangement of said control unit, calculating one or more second curves indicative of an actual behaviour of said switching apparatus, during an opening manoeuvre or closing manoeuvre of said switching apparatus; and carrying out a comparison procedure among said first and second curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Andrea Bianco, Andrea Ricci, Elisabeth Lindell, Stefan Halén, Fabio Mannino
  • Patent number: 10788535
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining the operating status a MV switching apparatus. The method includes providing a test signal to the test winding for an observation period of time, the test signal having a waveform capable of exciting the magnetic element; obtaining first measuring data indicative of a voltage at first terminals of the capacitor bank during the observation period of time; obtaining second measuring data indicative of a voltage at second terminals of the test winding and indicative of a current circulating along the test winding during the observation period of time; and, calculating estimation data indicative of the operating status of the capacitor bank at the end of the observation period of time on the basis of the first and second measuring data, the first estimation data comprising a first estimation value indicative of the capacitance of the capacitor bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Gabriele Valentino De Natale, Marco Testa, Andrea Ricci, Andrea Bianco
  • Publication number: 20200266008
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker. The method comprises initiate opening (S100) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average opening speed of a contact pair of the circuit breaker, from a closed position to an open position of the circuit breaker, and decelerating (S110) the opening speed of the contact pair to below the average opening speed before the open position is reached to avoid overshoot, and initiate closing (S120) the circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker moves with an average closing speed of the contact pair, from the open position to the closed position, and decelerating (S130) the closing speed of the contact pair to below the average closing speed before contact touch at the closed position, wherein the circuit breaker moves with the decelerated speed at contact touch. A motor-driven vacuum circuit breaker, a computer program and a computer program product are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Elisabeth Lindell, Andrea Bianco, Andrea Ricci, Lars Jonsson, Stefan Halén, Lars Liljestrand
  • Patent number: 10574083
    Abstract: An electronic charger for electric power distribution installations is provided. The electronic charger includes a DC/DC converter of the SEPIC type including an input stage, an output stage and a coupling capacitor. The input stage is electrically connected with input terminals and includes an input inductor and a switching device. The output stage is electrically connected with output terminals and includes an output inductor, an output capacitor and a blocking device. The coupling capacitor is configured to electrically couple the input stage and the output stage with a capacitive coupling. A first sensor provides a first sensing signal indicative of a charging current. A first controller receives the first sensing signal and a reference signal and provides a driving signal to control the switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Andrea Bianco, Andrea Ricci, Gabriele Valentino De Natale, Marco Testa
  • Patent number: 10395868
    Abstract: A method for determining the operating status of a MV switching device is provided. The method includes providing a test signal to said test coil for an observation period of time. Measuring data is obtained which is indicative of the voltage at the terminals of the test coil and of the current circulating along the test coil during the observation period of time. Observation data is calculated which is indicative of the electric behavior of the test coil at the end of said observation period of time. A transformation function is selected which is indicative of the electromagnetic behavior of the electromagnetic actuator. First estimation data is calculated which is indicative of the operating status of the electromagnetic actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Andrea Bianco, Gabriele Valentino De Natale, Andrea Ricci, Marco Testa
  • Patent number: 10361040
    Abstract: A switching device for an electric circuit, the switching device comprising: at least one phase having a movable contact which can be coupled to/separated from a corresponding fixed contact; a kinematic chain operatively associated to the movable contact; driving means adapted to move the kinematic chain between a first position and a second position for actuating the movable contact; and control means adapted to control the driving means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Fabio Mannino, Andrea Bianco, Andrea Ricci
  • Patent number: 10262811
    Abstract: A control system for an electrical switching apparatus adapted to be installed in a medium voltage or high voltage electrical circuit. The control system includes at least a first module with first control means which are adapted to execute a first control logic, and a second module with second control means which are adapted to execute a second control logic; and at least one communication bus. The first control means and the second control means are adapted to be operatively connected to the at least one communication bus, and to share values of variables associated to the first control logic and to the second control logic through the at least one communication bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Gabriele Valentino De Natale, Fabio Mannino, Andrea Ricci, Andrea Crespi
  • Patent number: 10209308
    Abstract: A MV switching device (100) comprising: one or more electric poles, each comprising a movable contact (16) and a fixed contact (17) adapted to be coupled or uncoupled during the switching operations of said switching device; and an electromagnetic actuator (13) operatively coupled to the movable contacts of the electric poles, said electromagnetic actuator having at least an excitation winding (152); power supply means (60) for supplying electric power to said electromagnetic actuator; a power drive circuit (1) for driving said electromagnetic actuator, said power drive circuit comprising sensing means for providing signals indicative of the currents flowing along the circuit branches of said power drive circuit and of the voltages at the terminals of said power drive circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Andrea Ricci, Gabriele Valentino De Natale, Marco Testa