Patents by Inventor Carlo Menescardi

Carlo Menescardi 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).

  • Remote-operated integrated microactuator, in particular for a read/write transducer of hard disks
    Patent number: 6809907
    Abstract: A microactuator comprises a motor element including a stator and a rotor capacitively coupled to the stator; an actuator element having a circular structure; and a transmission structure interposed between the motor element and the actuator element to transmit a rotary movement of the motor element into a corresponding rotary movement of the actuator element. In particular, the transmission structure comprises a pair of transmission arms identical to each other, arranged symmetrically with respect to a symmetry axis of the microactuator. The transmission arms extend between two approximately diametrically opposed regions of the rotor to diametrically opposed regions of the actuator element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l
    Inventors: Benedetto Vigna, Sarah Zerbini, Simone Sassolini, Carlo Menescardi