Patents by Inventor Franco Folcio

Franco Folcio 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: 10723103
    Abstract: A chromatic stratified panel structure (100) for generating a sun-sky-imitating effect in lighting systems (1) comprises two cover panels (102, 104) at least one of which being a transparent panel; an adhesive transparent polymeric layer (106) sandwiched between the two inner faces of the two cover panels; and at least one nanoparticle-based Rayleigh-like diffusing coating (108) applied to an inner face of at least one of the two cover panels (102, 104) and/or to a face of the adhesive transparent polymeric layer (106) and forming an interlayer between one of the cover panels (102, 104) and the adhesive transparent polymeric layer (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: CoeLux S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolo Di Trapani, Franco Folcio, Simone Bonanomi
  • Patent number: 10563097
    Abstract: A composite system for light diffusion comprises a matrix of a material that is transparent to light; the matrix contains a dispersion of scattering elements having a core that is a nanocluster of inorganic nanoparticles, and a shell comprising silane compounds and dispersing agents; the nanocluster having average dimensions in the range of 20 nm to 300 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: CoeLux S.r.l.
    Inventors: Franco Folcio, Antonio Bernardo Di Gregorio, Paolo Di Trapani
  • Publication number: 20180345630
    Abstract: A chromatic stratified panel structure (100) for generating a sun-sky-imitating effect in lighting systems (1) comprises two cover panels (102, 104) at least one of which being a transparent panel; an adhesive transparent polymeric layer (106) sandwiched between the two inner faces of the two cover panels; and at least one nanoparticle-based Rayleigh-like diffusing coating (108) applied to an inner face of at least one of the two cover panels (102, 104) and/or to a face of the adhesive transparent polymeric layer (106) and forming an interlayer between one of the cover panels (102, 104) and the adhesive transparent polymeric layer (106).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Paolo Di Trapani, Franco Folcio, Simone Bonanomi
  • Publication number: 20180112111
    Abstract: A composite system for light diffusion comprises a matrix of a material that is transparent to light; the matrix contains a dispersion of scattering elements having a core that is a nanocluster of inorganic nanoparticles, and a shell comprising silane compounds and dispersing agents; the nanocluster having average dimensions in the range of 20 nm to 300 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Franco FOLCIO, Antonio Bernardo DI GREGORIO, Paolo DI TRAPANI
  • Patent number: 6776928
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically conductive powder coating composition having anti-static properties comprising metallic fibers. Further, the coating composition shows effective EMF shielding. Very good results are found when the metallic fibers have an L/D ratio in the range between 5 and 75, wherein L is the length of the fiber and D is the diameter of the fiber. In a preferred embodiment stainless steel fibers are incorporated in the powder coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Tullio Rossini, Franco Folcio, Corrado Dotti
  • Publication number: 20030042467
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically conductive powder coating composition having anti-static properties comprising metallic fibres. Further, the coating composition shows effective EMF shielding. Very good results are found when the metallic fibres have an L/D ratio in the range between 5 and 75, wherein L is the length of the fibre and D is the diameter of the fibre. In a preferred embodiment stainless steel fibres are incorporated in the powder coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Tullio Rossini, Franco Folcio, Corrado Dotti