Patents by Inventor DULCE ALTABELLA LAZZI

DULCE ALTABELLA LAZZI 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).

  • Liquid level sensor measuring a characteristic indicative of inductive coupling
    Patent number: 10161779
    Abstract: A sensor for determining liquid level in a liquid reservoir can include a primary inductor and a secondary inductor to be associated with sides of the reservoir that changes shape as a volume of liquid changes or is displaced within the liquid reservoir. The sensor can include an electrical power source to inductively couple the primary inductor and the secondary inductor. The liquid level sensor can include an inductive coupling measurement device associated with the primary inductor and/or the secondary inductor to measure a characteristic indicative of the inductive coupling of the primary inductor and the secondary inductor (e.g., a distance between inductors). As liquid volume changes and the reservoir deforms, the inductors move relative to each other and a voltage change occurs to determine a liquid level in the reservoir. A sensor kit is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Gianluca Lazzi, Dulce Altabella Lazzi, Anil Kumar Ram Rakhyani, Kyle Loizos
  • LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR
    Publication number: 20160349095
    Abstract: A sensor for determining liquid level in a liquid reservoir can include a primary inductor and a secondary inductor to be associated with sides of the reservoir that changes shape as a volume of liquid changes or is displaced within the liquid reservoir. The sensor can include an electrical power source to inductively couple the primary inductor and the secondary inductor. The liquid level sensor can include an inductive coupling measurement device associated with the primary inductor and/or the secondary inductor to measure a characteristic indicative of the inductive coupling of the primary inductor and the secondary inductor (e.g., a distance between inductors). As liquid volume changes and the reservoir deforms, the inductors move relative to each other and a voltage change occurs to determine a liquid level in the reservoir. A sensor kit is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: GIANLUCA LAZZI, DULCE ALTABELLA LAZZI, ANIL KUMAR RAM RAKHYANI, KYLE LOIZOS