Patents by Inventor Francesca Sciré-Scappuzzo
Francesca Sciré-Scappuzzo 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: 20230269083Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for generating a zero-knowledge, or other, proof for a prover (user) in need of specialized services for generating a zero-knowledge proof. The prover transmits a proof request comprising a witness and a statement to an orchestrator. The orchestrator determines an optimal zero-knowledge proof system for the particular statement and witness. It then transmits the proof request to a prover network with the optimal proof system to generate a zero-knowledge proof in an efficient manner. The proof is then transmitted back to the orchestrator and/or published or otherwise made available.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: IronMill, Inc.Inventors: Aaron B. Greenblatt, Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo, Soham Bhattacharya, Sahil Mahendrakar, Saloni Gupta
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Patent number: 9925388Abstract: Devices and methods for directing a magnetic field into a body party of a subject are provided. The devices include at least one electromagnetic coil, a magnetic core or yoke, and a pair of flux concentrators. The flux concentrators are separated by a gap into which the body part fits and through which the flux concentrators focus the magnetic field. The devices allow magnetic fields to be transmitted through the gap with higher intensity at greater distances from the device than possible with previous designs. The methods of using such devices allow the delivery of magnetic fields with higher intensity to the interior of a body part without exposing interposed proximal regions to magnetic fields of unduly high intensity. The devices and methods are useful for deep transcranial magnetic stimulation of the brain to treat various medical conditions.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Northeastern UniversityInventors: Parisa Andalib, Francesca Scire Scappuzzo, Vincent Harris
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Publication number: 20150273233Abstract: Devices and methods for directing a magnetic field into a body party of a subject are provided. The devices include at least one electromagnetic coil, a magnetic core or yoke, and a pair of flux concentrators. The flux concentrators are separated by a gap into which the body part fits and through which the flux concentrators focus the magnetic field. The devices allow magnetic fields to be transmitted through the gap with higher intensity at greater distances from the device than possible with previous designs. The methods of using such devices allow the delivery of magnetic fields with higher intensity to the interior of a body part without exposing interposed proximal regions to magnetic fields of unduly high intensity. The devices and methods are useful for deep transcranial magnetic stimulation of the brain to treat various medical conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Parisa Andalib, Francesca Scire Scappuzzo, Vincent Harris
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Publication number: 20150102972Abstract: A wide-bandwidth antenna with antenna pattern control includes a radiator and a feed. The radiator includes two or more volumetric radiating elements. The feed includes two or more feed units, the feed units configured to provide wave signals to the volumetric radiating elements. The feed units provide an independent signal for each radiating element. The wave signals can be fed out of phase to each other. Depending on the dielectric filler inside the volume of the antenna and the phase shift between feeds, the pattern can be modified electronically leading to pattern control. The radiating elements are spaced at a distance at least one order of magnitude smaller than half of an operational wavelength of the antenna. At least one electrically conductive element of the antenna is capable of conducting a current that generates a magnetic field. The magnetic field lowers the total reactance of the antenna, thereby resulting in enhanced performance of the antenna in terms of bandwidth, gain, and pattern control.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo, Sergey N. Makarov
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Patent number: 8810466Abstract: A wide-bandwidth antenna (e.g., a rib-dipole antenna) includes a first pole formed by a first conductive member and/or a second pole formed by a second conductive member. The antenna also includes an antenna feed between the first conductive member and the second conductive member. The antenna also includes at least one electrically conductive element including a surface. A portion of the surface is electrically connected to, and extends from, the first conductive member or the second conductive member. The at least one electrically conductive element is capable of conducting a current that generates a magnetic field. The magnetic field lowers a total reactance of the antenna, thereby resulting in enhanced performance of the antenna and more efficient use of volume.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Francesca Sciré-Scappuzzo, Sergey N. Makarov
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Patent number: 8451190Abstract: Described is an apparatus and method for reducing noise in an information bearing signal is provided. A feeding element receives dual-polarized wideband electromagnetic signals. The feeding element is coupled to a Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane. The Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane allows for a line-of-sight signal and a surface wave to cancel. The Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane can be a metal plate with a plurality of corrugations. The corrugations can be concentric rings, each corrugation having a predetermined height and a predetermined spacing from adjacent corrugations.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Sergey N. Makarov, Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo
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Patent number: 8274136Abstract: A semiconductor patch antenna for microwave radiation having a wide pin-junction or pn-junction with the depletion region or embodiments having a separating buried oxide (SiO2) layer between p- and n-doped regions as the natural resonator volume. Embodiments that do not include a metal ground plane and/or a metal patch are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo, John McNeill
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Publication number: 20110267252Abstract: Described is an apparatus and method for reducing noise in an information bearing signal is provided. A feeding element receives dual-polarized wideband electromagnetic signals. The feeding element is coupled to a Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane. The Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane allows for a line-of-sight signal and a surface wave to cancel. The Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane can be a metal plate with a plurality of corrugations. The corrugations can be concentric rings, each corrugation having a predetermined height and a predetermined spacing from adjacent corrugations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Sergey N. Makarov, Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo
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Patent number: 8004474Abstract: Described is an apparatus and method for reducing noise in an information bearing signal is provided. A feeding element receives dual-polarized wideband electromagnetic signals. The feeding element is coupled to a Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane. The Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane allows for a line-of-sight signal and a surface wave to cancel. The Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane can be a metal plate with a plurality of corrugations. The corrugations can be concentric rings, each corrugation having a predetermined height and a predetermined spacing from adjacent corrugations.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Sergey N. Makarov, Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo
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Publication number: 20110006957Abstract: A wide-bandwidth antenna (e.g., a rib-dipole antenna) includes a first pole formed by a first conductive member and/or a second pole formed by a second conductive member. The antenna also includes an antenna feed between the first conductive member and the second conductive member. The antenna also includes at least one electrically conductive element including a surface. A portion of the surface is electrically connected to, and extends from, the first conductive member or the second conductive member. The at least one electrically conductive element is capable of conducting a current that generates a magnetic field. The magnetic field lowers a total reactance of the antenna, thereby resulting in enhanced performance of the antenna and more efficient use of volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: Physical Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Francesca Sciré-Scappuzzo, Sergey N. Makarov
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Publication number: 20100258919Abstract: A semiconductor patch antenna for microwave radiation having a wide pin-junction or pn-junction with the depletion region or embodiments having a separating buried oxide (SiO2) layer between p- and n-doped regions as the natural resonator volume. Embodiments that do not include a metal ground plane and/or a metal patch are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: Worcester Polytechnic InstituteInventors: Sergey N. Makarov, Reinhold Ludwig, Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo, John McNeill
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Publication number: 20090096704Abstract: Described is an apparatus and method for reducing noise in an information bearing signal is provided. A feeding element receives dual-polarized wideband electromagnetic signals. The feeding element is coupled to a Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane. The Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane allows for a line-of-sight signal and a surface wave to cancel. The Non-Cutoff Frequency Selective Surface ground plane can be a metal plate with a plurality of corrugations. The corrugations can be concentric rings, each corrugation having a predetermined height and a predetermined spacing from adjacent corrugations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: PHYSICAL SCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Sergey N. Makarov, Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo
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Patent number: 7365336Abstract: The Low-energy Imaging Particle Spectrometer (LIPS) is configured as a “pinhole camera” with particle-specific scintillator focal planes. The scintillators are designed specifically to respond only to either protons or electrons within a specific energy range. The scintillators are coupled directly to a multi-anode photomultiplier tube (PMT). Owing to their particle-specific response, the scintillators themselves provide the particle discrimination. The pulse amplitude defines the particle energy and the spatial position provides angular information.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2005Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Gary E. Galica, Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo, Joy S. G. Stafford-Evans