Patents by Inventor Francesco Sciarra

Francesco Sciarra 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).

  • Publication number: 20240041684
    Abstract: A dental treatment unit comprising: a dentist's board for interaction with a human operator, a scialytic lamp, a hydrogroup, a plurality of electronic boards connected through a BUS, a patient chair, and provided with an NFC reader configured to automatically activate the communication with at least one NFC tag carried by a human operator, when the NFC tag is close to the NFC reader at a reading range less than 10 cm, the NFC reader is configured for registering a human operator carrying the NFC tag at a first connection with the dental treatment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Cefla Societa' Cooperativa
    Inventors: Giorgio COLAZZO, Francesco SCIARRA
  • Patent number: 10937560
    Abstract: A method of limiting a X-ray beam, for example in connection with an extraoral radiographic apparatus, includes moving at least two blades of a blade limiting device through one actuator only, so as to produce a X-ray beam having the desired shape, wherein the actuator moves the at least two blades at the same time, in a direct way and in the same direction, even in the event of inversion of the direction of movement of the blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventors: Dario Righini, Sergio Salsini, Francesco Sciarra
  • Publication number: 20170287581
    Abstract: A method of limiting a X-ray beam, for example in connection with an extraoral radiographic apparatus, includes moving at least two blades of a blade limiting device through one actuator only, so as to produce a X-ray beam having the desired shape, wherein the actuator moves the at least two blades at the same time, in a direct way and in the same direction, even in the event of inversion of the direction of movement of the blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Dario Righini, Sergio Salsini, Francesco Sciarra