Patents by Inventor Cristiana Scaramel

Cristiana Scaramel 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).

  • Device for protecting electronic circuits against faults
    Patent number: 7916441
    Abstract: A protection device for protecting an electronic circuit against a fault is described. The electronic circuit includes an output stage for driving a load and a driving circuit for driving the output stage. The driving circuit is configured to produce a drive signal in response to at least one input signal. The protection device includes a gating circuit and control means. The gating circuit has a first input configured to receive the drive signal, a second input configured to receive a control signal, and an output configured to activate and deactivate the output stage based on the drive signal and control signal. The control means produce the control signal in response to a detection signal representative of detection of the fault either of the load or of the output stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Fulvio Giacomo Bagarelli, Vincenzo Marano, Cristiana Scaramel
  • DEVICE FOR PROTECTING ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AGAINST FAULTS
    Publication number: 20090080131
    Abstract: A protection device for protecting an electronic circuit against a fault is described. The electronic circuit includes an output stage for driving a load and a driving circuit for driving the output stage. The driving circuit is configured to produce a drive signal in response to at least one input signal. The protection device includes a gating circuit and control means. The gating circuit has a first input configured to receive the drive signal, a second input configured to receive a control signal, and an output configured to activate and deactivate the output stage based on the drive signal and control signal. The control means produce the control signal in response to a detection signal representative of detection of the fault either of the load or of the output stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Fulvio Giacomo Bagarelli, Vincenzo Marano, Cristiana Scaramel