Patents by Inventor Bendetto Vigna

Bendetto Vigna 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).

  • Electronic device including motion sensitive power switching integrated circuit and related methods
    Patent number: 7084762
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a motion sensitive power switching integrated circuit, which, in turn, includes a power switch connected between an input and an output, and a MEMS inertial sensing switch movable from a first position to a second position based upon motion thereof. The motion sensitive power switching integrated circuit also includes a detector operating the power switch to supply power to the output from the input based upon the MEMS inertial sensing switch moving from the first position to the second position. The first and second positions may be, respectively, a normally open position and a closed position. The device may be unpowered until the MEMS inertial sensing switch moves from the open to the closed position. The detector may generate a power on reset (POR) signal based upon the MEMS inertial sensing switch moving from the open to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Giorgio Pedrazzini, Ernesto Lasalandra, Bendetto Vigna
  • Electronic device including motion sensitive power switching integrated circuit and related methods
    Publication number: 20040134281
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a motion sensitive power switching integrated circuit, which, in turn, includes a power switch connected between an input and an output, and a MEMS inertial sensing switch movable from a first position to a second position based upon motion thereof. The motion sensitive power switching integrated circuit also includes a detector operating the power switch to supply power to the output from the input based upon the MEMS inertial sensing switch moving from the first position to the second position. The first and second positions may be, respectively, a normally open position and a closed position. The device may be unpowered until the MEMS inertial sensing switch moves from the open to the closed position. The detector may generate a power on reset (POR) signal based upon the MEMS inertial sensing switch moving from the open to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Giorgio Pedrazzini, Ernesto Lasalandra, Bendetto Vigna