Patents by Inventor Dario Pierri

Dario Pierri 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).

  • Patent number: 8632025
    Abstract: A stream of ground particles is characterized by irradiating it with electromagnetic radiation and detecting electromagnetic radiation emitted from the irradiated particles. The detecting system includes an imaging system and a color image sensor for imaging the particles by way of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the particles. The color image sensor has sensor image elements for spectrally selective detection of the electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Bühler AG
    Inventors: Dario Pierri, Martin Heine, Urs Dübendorfer
  • Publication number: 20120002037
    Abstract: A system and method for ground material characterization in a grinding system, in particular for characterizing particles in a ground material stream of ground grain products in a grain grinding system, uses an irradiation section through which at least a part of the ground material stream is fed and with irradiation means for irradiating the particles in the at least one part of the ground material stream with electromagnetic radiation; and a detection section through which the at least one part of the ground material stream is fed and with a detection means for detecting electromagnetic radiation emitted from the particles of the part of the ground material stream fed through the irradiation section. The detection means comprises an imaging system and a color image sensor for imaging the particles onto the color image sensor by way of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: BUHLER AG
    Inventors: Dario Pierri, Martin Heine, Urs Dübendorfer
  • Publication number: 20090206286
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for characterization of a particle flow, for example, for characterization of material for milling, in particular for milled cereals, in a roller frame with a roller passage formed by a pair of rollers whereby the system comprises a withdrawal portion after the roller passage for removal of a milled material sample from the milled material flow exiting the roller passage, a presentation section for conveying and presenting the taken milled material sample, a recording device for recording the milled material passing through the presentation section and an analytical section for analysis of the recorded milled material sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Dario Pierri, Jochen Lisner, André Ruegg, Phillip Geissbuhler
  • Publication number: 20070205312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for characterizing grinding material, especially milled grain, in a roll mill comprising a roll passage formed by a pair of rolls. The system comprises an extraction device which is analyzed downstream of the roller passages and used to extract a grinding material sample from the flow of grinding material leaving the roll passage; a presentation section for conveying and presenting the grinding material sample; a recording device for recording the grinding material sample conveyed through the presentation section; and an analysis device for analyzing the recorded grinding material sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Dario Pierri, Jochen Lisner, Andre Ruegg, Philipp Geissbuhler