Patents by Inventor Bruno Torre

Bruno Torre 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).

  • OPTICAL AND ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PROBE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS APPLIED IN A WIDE SPATIAL REGION WITH AN EXTENDED RANGE OF FORCE SENSITIVITY
    Publication number: 20150106979
    Abstract: An optical and atomic force microscopy measurement integrated system is described. The system has an atomic force microscope having a first probe configured to interact with a sample to be analysed, an optical tweezer, a second probe configured to be held in the focus of the optical tweezer, movement means for moving the two probes, measurement means for measuring the variations of position of the two probes and processing means configured to receive, as an input, the measurement signals of the two probes to generate an output signal representative of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
    Inventors: Francesco Difato, Bruno Torre, Alberto Diaspro, Fabio Benfenati, Roberto Cingolani
  • Technique for stabilizing solutions of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in acrylate polymers by means of short-pulsed UV laser irradiation
    Patent number: 8877858
    Abstract: A method for preparing a colloid solution of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in a solution of acrylic resin in organic solvent includes mixing titanium dioxide nanoparticles with a solution of acrylic resin in organic solvent, so as to obtain the colloid solution. The colloid solution is subjected to a stabilization treatment suitable for preventing or reducing nanoparticle aggregation, the treatment includes irradiating the colloid solution with pulsed coherent light having a wavelength substantially comprised in the ultraviolet absorption band of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
    Inventors: Riccardo Carzino, Francesca Pignatelli, Marco Scotto, Bruno Torre, Gianvito Caputo, Pantaleo Davide Cozzoli, Athanassia Athanassiou, Roberto Cingolani
  • TECHNIQUE FOR STABILIZING SOLUTIONS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN ACRYLATE POLYMERS BY MEANS OF SHORT-PULSED UV LASER IRRADIATION
    Publication number: 20130012650
    Abstract: A method for preparing a colloid solution of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in a solution of acrylic resin in organic solvent includes mixing titanium dioxide nanoparticles with a solution of acrylic resin in organic solvent, so as to obtain the colloid solution. The colloid solution is subjected to a stabilization treatment suitable for preventing or reducing nanoparticle aggregation, the treatment includes irradiating the colloid solution with pulsed coherent light having a wavelength substantially comprised in the ultraviolet absorption band of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
    Inventors: Riccardo Carzino, Francesca Pignatelli, Marco Scotto, Bruno Torre, Gianvito Caputo, Pantaleo Davide Cozzoli, Athanassia Athanassiou, Roberto Cingolani