Patents by Inventor Dell'Orto

Dell'Orto 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: 4965777
    Abstract: The transducer comprises a support structure carrying piezoresistive sensors, particularly of the thick-film type, which are intended to be resiliently deformed by the fluid pressure to be measured and to provide an electrical signal indicative of the value of the pressure. The support structure comprises a substantially mushroom-shaped metal body with a head and a shank. An axial blind hole is formed in the shank and is intended to contain the fluid whose pressure is to be measured. The hole also extends into the head and, with the end surface of the head, defines a wall which is resiliently deformable by the pressure to be measured. The piezoresistive sensors are connected to the end surface of the head of the mushroom-shaped body in correspondence with or adjacent the deformable wall so that they can in turn be deformed as a result of the deformation of the wall. The piezoresistive sensors are deposited on a thin plate fixed to the upper surface of the head of the mushroom-shaped body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Marelli Autronica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gian Maria Timossi, Giuseppina Rossi, Dell'Orto