Patents by Inventor Carlo Antonini

Carlo Antonini 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: 20220106455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a nano- and/or microscale cellulose-based foam. The method comprises the steps of (i) providing a suspension (1) comprising nano- and/or microscale cellulose in an aqueous medium, (ii) simultaneously cooling and agitating the suspension (1) in a mechanical step (2a; 2b) to obtain an at least partially frozen suspension. (iii) freezing the at least partially frozen suspension (5) to obtain a substantially frozen suspension, (iv) treating the suspension under solvent-exchange (7; 8) and (v) removing the solvent (10; 13) to obtain a substantially dry foam (40A) comprising nano- and/or microscale cellulose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicants: Weidmann Holding AG, EMPA Eidgenössische
    Inventors: Stefan TRUNIGER, Carlo ANTONINI, Thomas GEIGER, Otto NYLÉN
  • Patent number: 8872682
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital conversion loop adapted to generate a digital output signal corresponding to a low-pass filtered replica of an analog input signal, including an analog adder configured to receive the input analog signal and an analog feedback signal, adapted to generate an analog error signal corresponding to the difference between the analog input signal and the analog feedback signal; an analog-to-digital converter having a nonlinear input-output conversion characteristic defining a larger quantization step the more the input to be converted differs from a null value, configured to receive the analog error signal and to generate a corresponding digital error signal a digital integrator configured to receive the digital error signal, configured to generate the digital output signal corresponding to the time integration of the digital error signal; a digital-to-analog converter, configured to receive the digital output signal and to generate the analog feedback signal as analog replica of the digital out
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Vanni Poletto, Carlo Antonini, Salvatore Cannavacciuolo
  • Publication number: 20130342376
    Abstract: An analog-to-digital conversion loop adapted to generate a digital output signal corresponding to a low-pass filtered replica of an analog input signal, including an analog adder configured to receive the input analog signal and an analog feedback signal, adapted to generate an analog error signal corresponding to the difference between the analog input signal and the analog feedback signal; an analog-to-digital converter having a nonlinear input-output conversion characteristic defining a larger quantization step the more the input to be converted differs from a null value, configured to receive the analog error signal and to generate a corresponding digital error signal a digital integrator configured to receive the digital error signal, configured to generate the digital output signal corresponding to the time integration of the digital error signal; a digital-to-analog converter, configured to receive the digital output signal and to generate the analog feedback signal as analog replica of the digital out
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Vanni Poletto, Carlo Antonini, Salvatore Cannavacciuolo
  • Patent number: 6873702
    Abstract: A subscriber's telephone system is presented that includes at least one driver circuit connected to Tip and Ring terminals. An additional network is connected between an output of the driver circuit and the Ring terminal. This additional network includes a suitably dimensioned capacitor and a diode limiter connected in parallel with each other to minimize the overall voltage while maintaining a desired battery mean value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Walter Rossi, Ferdinando Lari, Carlo Antonini, Pietro Consiglio, Luigi Vergani
  • Patent number: 6560333
    Abstract: The invention relates to a MOS transistors substitutive circuit having a transformer/data interface function, in particular for ISDN networks, comprising first (11a) and second (11b) power supply/transmitter blocks, the first power supply/transmitter block (11a) being connected between a voltage reference (V) and a first data interface (RX), and the second power supply/transmitter block (11b) being connected between a ground potential reference (GND) and a second data interface (TX), both power supply/transmitter blocks being connected to a supply voltage reference (VDD). The MOS transistors substitutive circuit according to the invention comprises first (12) and second (12′) MOS transistor pairs connected to the voltage reference (V), the MOS transistors being diode configured and held in their saturation range, so as to have a high A.C. impedance and virtually zero D.C. impedance, thereby minimizing power dissipation through the substitutive circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Pietro Consiglio, Ferdinando Lari, Carlo Antonini
  • Patent number: 5818923
    Abstract: An acoustic feedback suppression system, particularly for auxiliary ringers in socket telephone systems, comprising a first terminal and a second terminal of a telephone line, an internal ringer, and an auxiliary ringer that is connected between the first and second telephone lines. The system comprises an activation circuit adapted to activate first and second switching circuits to reduce the voltage at the terminals of the auxiliary ringer, the activation circuit being controlled by an activation signal generated by a control and signaling circuit when a user dials a telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Pietro Consiglio, Carlo Antonini
  • Patent number: 5809134
    Abstract: A telephone interface circuit with impedance termination during call pauses, comprising first and second terminals to connect to a telephone line and a line termination branch connected to the first terminal across a decoupling capacitor, and to the second terminal. The line termination branch includes an intersection node, a first switch and a first impedance resistor between the first terminal and the intersection node, and a second switch and a second impedance resistor between the second terminal and the intersection node. The intersection node is connected to ground across a third switch. The first switch, the second switch, and the third switch are controlled by a control unit by first, second and third control lines, respectively. The telephone interface circuit further comprises a ring signal detector that is connected to a microprocessor unit capable of activating the control unit in an interval in which the circuit must be terminated for CLID (Calling Line IDentification) transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Pietro Consiglio, Carlo Antonini
  • Patent number: 5734287
    Abstract: Distortion control in a push-pull output stage of a speech amplifier of a telephone powered through the telephone line is more effectively and advantageously implemented by independently sensing an eventual state of saturation reached by any of the two output transistors of the amplifier, summing the current signals representative of the sensed state of saturation of either or both output transistors, integrating the resulting sum current signal to produce a DC signal and using the DC signal for activating an AGC loop. The DC signal indiscriminately accounts for any cause of saturation, though virtually representing the level of the amplified AC signal. Distortion may be controlled without penalizing output voltage swing and power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Pietro Consiglio, Carlo Antonini
  • Patent number: 5461670
    Abstract: A telephone subscriber system comprising a speech circuit and a ring circuit adapted to be integrated monolithically to a semiconductor material substrate and being coupled to a telephone subscriber line, respectively through first and second circuit switch of the diode bridge type, further comprises a first circuit changeover switch, under control by the user, which drives at least second and third circuit switching means connected between the first diode bridge circuit and the speech circuit. The third circuit changeover switch is connected to the speech and ring circuits at a circuit communication node which forms the system point of reference, physically coincident with the substrate. The system includes a circuit interface means for controlling the second and third circuit changeover switch by external electrical signals which are related to the circuit communication node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Pietro Consiglio, Carlo Antonini, Gianpietro Vanalli
  • Patent number: 5459783
    Abstract: An acoustic feedback suppression device, particularly for auxiliary ringers in plug-in telephone systems, includes diodes in addition to a rectifier bridge of the ringer. The circuit provides direct-current decoupling and limits the AC voltage present across the auxiliary ringer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: SGS-Thompson Microelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Pietro Consiglio, Carlo Antonini
  • Patent number: D872032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Telit Communications S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Morelli, Antonino Sgroi, Bruno Vittori, Carlo Antonini, Claudio Deltin
  • Patent number: D872033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Telit Communications S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Morelli, Antonino Sgroi, Bruno Vittori, Carlo Antonini, Claudio Deltin