Patents by Inventor Damiano Rossetti
Damiano Rossetti 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).
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Publication number: 20230102904Abstract: A frozen confection comprising 20 wt % to 40 wt % freezing point depressants having a number average molecular weight of 200 g mol?1 to 275 g mol?1; and 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % protein comprising pulse protein and milk protein in a weight ratio of 1:2 to 1:6.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Dorothy Margaret CHAMBERLAIN, Fabien Frédéric Raymond Marie JOUSSE, Damiano ROSSETTI, Rafaella SAMMOUTI
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Publication number: 20180184684Abstract: A frozen confection which contains low amounts of protein and which minimizes ingredients of animal origin, such as milk ingredients. The confection provides the sensory experience of ice cream. The experience is reflected in texture, mouth feel and melt profile. The compositions of the invention include a triglyceride oil, a vegetable protein, and optionally sugar solids, an 1.5 wt % or less protein, wherein the total protein comprises between 25 and 100% protein from vegetable sources, 10-40 wt % sugar solids, 0-1 wt % emulsifier and 0-1 wt % stabilizer. The pH of the composition is at least 5. In an alternative invention, the protein composition may also comprise at least 25 wt % of the total protein from dairy sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Andrew Richard COX, Jennifer Elizabeth FREEMAN, Damiano ROSSETTI, Jeffrey UNDERDOWN
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Patent number: 8867924Abstract: A method is provided to lower the overall power consumption of small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers. The method includes receiving an indication to operate the SFP transceiver in a low power mode, and setting the SFP transceiver to a low power mode in response to the indication by at least switching off a thermal electric cooler (TEC) that controls a temperature of a laser diode of the SFP transceiver. The proposed method may be implemented whenever a reach is not more than a predetermined distance, for example, 65 kilometers. At such reduced distances, the TEC of the SFP transceiver can be switched off while still guaranteeing link functionality. The instant low power mode has the benefit of reducing the power consumption of the SFP transceiver so that, for example, host platforms with lower power delivery budgets can support the SFP transceiver for at least some applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Carlo Mariotti, Damiano Rossetti, Carlo Tosetti, Federico Fontanella
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Publication number: 20140170292Abstract: A chill, ambient or frozen aerated confection is disclosed whose microstructure is stable to temperature abuse for the frozen case or storage for the chill or ambient case. A synergistic stabilization effect regarding the combination of hydrophobin, a Secondary protein and a Co-surfactant is described that results in the observed stabilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Andrew Richard COX, Nicholas David HEDGES, Damiano ROSSETTI, Penelope Eileen KNIGHT
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Patent number: 8699871Abstract: Method and apparatus for operating for operating an optical network including a shared laser array are disclosed. An example apparatus includes include a first plurality of N lasers. Each laser of the first plurality of N lasers is configured to output a respective optical seed signal having a respective wavelength. The example apparatus further includes a first optical coupler coupled with the first plurality of N lasers. In the example embodiment, the first optical coupler is configured to multiplex the respective optical seed signals of the first plurality of N lasers onto a plurality of N optical fibers. In this example, each optical fiber of first plurality of N optical fibers transmits each of the respective optical seed signals produced by the plurality of N lasers to a respective distribution node for distribution to N respective optical network units, where the optical network units use the optical seed signals to seed respective optical transmitters located at the N optical network units.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Carlo Tosetti, Damiano Rossetti, Alessandro Cavaciuti
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Publication number: 20140050836Abstract: A frozen aerated confection is disclosed that is stable to temperature abuse. A synergistic stabilization effect regarding the combination of hydrophobin, a Secondary protein and a Co-surfactant is described that results in the observed stabilization.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVERInventors: ANDREW RICHARD COX, NICHOLAS DAVID HEDGES, DAMIANO ROSSETTI, JAKOB BROBERG KRISTENSEN
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Patent number: 8606112Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a host device to an optical network, and to provide a bi-directional electro-optic interface to the host device. The apparatus comprises at least one optical network port for connection to the optical network, and a transceiver circuit configured to generate optical transmit signals for transmission via the at least one network port. The transceiver circuit is further configured to process optical receive signals received via the network port. The apparatus further comprises an optical connector configured to provide bi-directional transfer of optical data signals with the host device.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Carlo Tosetti, Damiano Rossetti, Carlo Mariotti, Federico Fontanella
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Publication number: 20130022359Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a host device to an optical network, and to provide a bi-directional electro-optic interface to the host device. The apparatus comprises at least one optical network port for connection to the optical network, and a transceiver circuit configured to generate optical transmit signals for transmission via the at least one network port. The transceiver circuit is further configured to process optical receive signals received via the network port. The apparatus further comprises an optical connector configured to provide bi-directional transfer of optical data signals with the host device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Carlo Tosetti, Damiano Rossetti, Carlo Mariotti, Federico Fontanella
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Publication number: 20120308180Abstract: An apparatus is provided comprising a small form factor pluggable module having an optical connector configured to be coupled to a plurality of transmit and receive single mode optical fibers and an optical transmitter comprising a plurality of uncooled laser diodes configured to transmit optical signals to a plurality of transmit single mode optical fibers via the optical connector. The small form factor pluggable module is a quad small form factor pluggable plus (QSFP+) 40GBASE-SR4 module that has been converted for use with single mode fibers by substituting their vertical-cavity surface emitting laser diodes (VCSEL) with longer range uncooled laser diodes. Example replacement lasers may include uncooled Fabry-Perot (FP) laser diodes or Distributed Feedback (DFB) laser diodes. To connect the module to lower grade fibers, a single mode-to-multimode mode conditioning patch cord is provided with a plurality of inline physical offsets, one for each pair of fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Carlo Tosetti, Damiano Rossetti, Mala Krishnan, Marco Mazzini
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Patent number: 8238750Abstract: Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to an example embodiment, a dual split passive optical network (PON) may be provided that includes an optical splitting device, and a first and second distribution fibers connected to the optical splitting device. A first cyclic AWG may be coupled to the optical splitting device via the first distribution fiber and a second cyclic AWG may be coupled to the optical splitting device via the second distribution fiber. In other example embodiments, an asymmetric power splitting ratio may be used for the splitting device, or optical seeds and/or optical data signals may be allocated to each of the cyclic AWGs based on a performance of the optical data signals and/or power loss/attenuation of the respective distribution fibers.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Damiano Rossetti, Carlo Tosetti, Gianpaolo Barozzi
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Publication number: 20120093518Abstract: In one embodiment an apparatus is provided for supporting 100GBASE-SR10 data communications over an optical link. The apparatus includes a receptacle configured to receive an optical fiber cable comprising at least 10 OM3 optical fibers, the receptacle including individual channels for receiving respective ones of the at least 10 optical fibers, a plurality of optical receiver/transmitter pairs, and a plurality of wave division multiplexers configured to couple individual ones of the channels with respective ones of the optical receiver/transmitter pairs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Carlo Tosetti, Damiano Rossetti, Marco Mazzini
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Publication number: 20120082462Abstract: A method is provided to lower the overall power consumption of small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers. The method includes receiving an indication to operate the SFP transceiver in a low power mode, and setting the SFP transceiver to a low power mode in response to the indication by at least switching off a thermal electric cooler (TEC) that controls a temperature of a laser diode of the SFP transceiver. The proposed method may be implemented whenever a reach is not more than a predetermined distance, for example, 65 kilometers. At such reduced distances, the TEC of the SFP transceiver can be switched off while still guaranteeing link functionality. The instant low power mode has the benefit of reducing the power consumption of the SFP transceiver so that, for example, host platforms with lower power delivery budgets can support the SFP transceiver for at least some applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Carlo Mariotti, Damiano Rossetti, Carlo Tosetti, Federico Fontanella
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Patent number: 8121474Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for a broadband service provider to maintain continuity of service in the event that a broadband light source fails in a passive optical network which uses injection-locked transmitters. Generally, a first broadband light source is connected to a passive optical network. Should the first broadband light source fails, it is disconnected from the network, and a second broadband light source is connected to the network.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, Inc.Inventors: Damiano Rossetti, Wolfgang Fischer
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Patent number: 8095005Abstract: A link probe for multimode fibers in optical networks is provided. An optical test probe signal is sent over a multimode fiber of an optical network link and a receiver converts the optical signal into an electronic signal with a trigger generated by the clock recovery section of an EDC (electronic dispersion compensation) unit. The digital signal is processed by a modified IEEE algorithm to determine a TWDP (Transmitter and Waveform Dispersion Penalty) parameter which quantifies the transmission quality of the multimode fiber and link suitability to LRM transmission.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2007Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Carlo Tosetti, Giuseppe Pietro Ravasio, Damiano Rossetti
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Publication number: 20110033187Abstract: Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to an example embodiment, a dual split passive optical network (PON) may be provided that includes an optical splitting device, and a first and second distribution fibers connected to the optical splitting device. A first cyclic AWG may be coupled to the optical splitting device via the first distribution fiber and a second cyclic AWG may be coupled to the optical splitting device via the second distribution fiber. In other example embodiments, an asymmetric power splitting ratio may be used for the splitting device, or optical seeds and/or optical data signals may be allocated to each of the cyclic AWGs based on a performance of the optical data signals and/or power loss/attenuation of the respective distribution fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Damiano Rossetti, Carlo Tosetti, Gianpaolo Barozzi
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Publication number: 20100260496Abstract: Method and apparatus for operating for operating an optical network including a shared laser array are disclosed. An example apparatus includes include a first plurality of N lasers. Each laser of the first plurality of N lasers is configured to output a respective optical seed signal having a respective wavelength. The example apparatus further includes a first optical coupler coupled with the first plurality of N lasers. In the example embodiment, the first optical coupler is configured to multiplex the respective optical seed signals of the first plurality of N lasers onto a plurality of N optical fibers. In this example, each optical fiber of first plurality of N optical fibers transmits each of the respective optical seed signals produced by the plurality of N lasers to a respective distribution node for distribution to N respective optical network units, where the optical network units use the optical seed signals to seed respective optical transmitters located at the N optical network units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventors: Carlo Tosetti, Damiano Rossetti, Alessandro Cavaciuti
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Publication number: 20100142954Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for a broadband service provider to maintain continuity of service in the event that a broadband light source fails in a passive optical network which uses injection-locked transmitters. Generally, a first broadband light source is connected to a passive optical network. Should the first broadband light source fails, it is disconnected from the network, and a second broadband light source is connected to the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Damiano Rossetti, Wolfgang Fischer
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Patent number: 7555222Abstract: Methods and apparatus for supporting a plurality of modulation formats using a single transmitter are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a transmitter arrangement that provides a signal to a modulator that creates an optical data stream from the signal includes an encoder and a switching/filtering arrangement. The encoder has a state that is varied between first and second encoder states. If the state is the first encoder state, the encoder encodes the signal in a format associated with an optical duobinary (ODB) modulation format. Otherwise, the encoder does not encode the signal in the format associated with the ODB modulation format. The switching/filtering arrangement receives the signal from the encoder, and provides the signal to the modulator. If the variable state of the encoder is the first encoder state, the switching/filtering arrangement has a low bandpass configuration. Otherwise, the switching/filtering arrangement has a high bandpass configuration.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Damiano Rossetti, Carlo Tosetti, Giuseppe Pietro Ravasio
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Publication number: 20090110390Abstract: A link probe for multimode fibers in optical networks is provided. An optical test probe signal is sent over a multimode fiber of an optical network link and a receiver converts the optical signal into an electronic signal with a trigger generated by the clock recovery section of an EDC (electronic dispersion compensation) unit. The digital signal is processed by a modified IEEE algorithm to determine a TWDP (Transmitter and Waveform Dispersion Penalty) parameter which quantifies the transmission quality of the multimode fiber and link suitability to LRM transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Carlo Tosetti, Giuseppe Pietro Ravasio, Damiano Rossetti
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Publication number: 20070183791Abstract: Methods and apparatus for supporting a plurality of modulation formats using a single transmitter are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a transmitter arrangement that provides a signal to a modulator that creates an optical data stream from the signal includes an encoder and a switching/filtering arrangement. The encoder has a state that is varied between first and second encoder states. If the state is the first encoder state, the encoder encodes the signal in a format associated with an optical duobinary (ODB) modulation format. Otherwise, the encoder does not encode the signal in the format associated with the ODB modulation format. The switching/filtering arrangement receives the signal from the encoder, and provides the signal to the modulator. If the variable state of the encoder is the first encoder state, the switching/filtering arrangement has a low bandpass configuration. Otherwise, the switching/filtering arrangement has a high bandpass configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Damiano Rossetti, Carlo Tosetti, Giuseppe Ravasio