Patents by Inventor Davide Ferrari

Davide Ferrari 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).

  • Method of operating hard disk drives, corresponding hard disk drive and processing device
    Patent number: 11942113
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a hard disk drive includes voice coil motors (VCMs) coupled to respective control units configured to drive retract an operation of the VCMs in the hard disk drive. The retract operation of the VCMs includes a sequence of retract steps. The control units are allotted respective time slots for communication over a communication line with the respective time slots synchronized via the common clock line, and are configured to drive sequences of retract steps of the VCMs in the hard disk drive in a timed relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics KK
    Inventors: Marco Ferrari, Davide Betta, Diego Tognoli, Roberto Trabattoni
  • Carotenoid extraction from plant material
    Patent number: 9469843
    Abstract: A method of extracting carotenoids from plant material generally includes acquiring plant material including carotenoids, treating the carotenoids with a first enzyme to create a first enzyme treated mixture, wherein the first enzyme includes cellulase, and separating the first enzyme extracted carotenoids from the first enzyme treated mixture. Natural carotenoid concentrate obtained from plant material are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: John Bean Technologies S.p.A.
    Inventors: Davide Ferrari, Antonio Aldini, Stefano Cuccolini
  • CAROTENOID EXTRACTION FROM PLANT MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20130085309
    Abstract: A method of extracting carotenoids from plant material generally includes acquiring plant material including carotenoids, treating the carotenoids with a first enzyme to create a first enzyme treated mixture, wherein the first enzyme includes cellulase, and separating the first enzyme extracted carotenoids from the first enzyme treated mixture. Natural carotenoid concentrate obtained from plant material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Davide Ferrari, Antonio Aldini, Stefano Cuccolini