Patents by Inventor Gabriele Donati
Gabriele Donati 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: 20200330246Abstract: A prosthetic hand structure including at least one mechanical finger having a metacarpal support and a proximal stiff link connected to the metacarpal support by a proximal cylindrical joint. The mechanical finger includes a transmission member connected to the proximal stiff link. The transmission member includes a worm screw integral to the proximal stiff link. The transmission member includes a flexible rack having a first end portion, pivotally connected to the metacarpal support, and a second end portion arranged to engage with the threaded profile of the worm screw at an engagement zone of the flexible rack. The structure also includes an actuator mounted to the mechanical finger and to actuate the worm screw, causing it to rotate about its rotation axis, in such a way that, when the actuator moves the worm screw, the mechanical finger extends or flexes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Alessandro Tognetti, Gabriele Donati, Michele Bacchereti, Luca Ferretti, Giampaolo Pellicci, Nadia Vitetta, Nicola Carbonaro
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Patent number: 10704996Abstract: A machinery for preparation and analysis of one or more slides for a biological material according to an immuno-fluorescence technique includes a loading station for one or more containers of test liquids and/or samples of product; a positioning station of the slides; a containment station of one or more slide covers; an analysis station having a microscope that acquires digital images at one or more magnifications; an assembly, mobile inside the area defined by the machinery and controlled to move through the stations to prepare one or more slides according to a predefined protocol and arrange them in a corresponding analysis station for subsequent acquisition of digital images; one or more covers for each slide arranged in the seat; a container of the covers, the assembly being controlled to remove the covers once the phase of pre-dilution of the samples has been completed and arrange them inside the container.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Inventors: Alessandro Foggi, Gabriele Donati
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Patent number: 10583017Abstract: A prosthetic hand structure including at least one mechanical finger having a metacarpal support and a proximal stiff link connected to the metacarpal support by a proximal cylindrical joint. The mechanical finger includes a transmission member connected to the proximal stiff link. The transmission member includes a worm screw integral to the proximal stiff link. The transmission member includes a flexible rack having a first end portion, pivotally connected to the metacarpal support, and a second end portion arranged to engage with the threaded profile of the worm screw at an engagement zone of the flexible rack. The structure also includes an actuator mounted to the mechanical finger and to actuate the worm screw, causing it to rotate about its rotation axis, in such a way that, when the actuator moves the worm screw, the mechanical finger extends or flexes.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Epica International, Inc.Inventors: Gabriele Donati, Michele Bacchereti, Luca Ferretti, Giampaolo Pellicci, Nadia Vitetta, Nicola Carbonaro, Alessandro Tognetti
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Publication number: 20180136096Abstract: A machinery for preparation and analysis of one or more slides for a biological material according to an immuno-fluorescence technique includes a loading station for one or more containers of test liquids and/or samples of product; a positioning station of the slides; a containment station of one or more slide covers; an analysis station having a microscope that acquires digital images at one or more magnifications; an assembly, mobile inside the area defined by the machinery and controlled to move through the stations to prepare one or more slides according to a predefined protocol and arrange them in a corresponding analysis station for subsequent acquisition of digital images; one or more covers for each slide arranged in the seat; a container of the covers, the assembly being controlled to remove the covers once the phase of pre-dilution of the samples has been completed and arrange them inside the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Alessandro Foggi, Gabriele Donati
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Publication number: 20150351935Abstract: A prosthetic hand structure including at least one mechanical finger having a metacarpal support and a proximal stiff link connected to the metacarpal support by a proximal cylindrical joint. The mechanical finger includes a transmission member connected to the proximal stiff link. The transmission member includes a worm screw integral to the proximal stiff link. The transmission member includes a flexible rack having a first end portion, pivotally connected to the metacarpal support, and a second end portion arranged to engage with the threaded profile of the worm screw at an engagement zone of the flexible rack. The structure also includes an actuator mounted to the mechanical finger and to actuate the worm screw, causing it to rotate about its rotation axis, in such a way that, when the actuator moves the worm screw, the mechanical finger extends or flexes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Gabriele Donati, Michele Bacchereti, Luca Ferretti, Giampaolo Pellicci, Nadia Vitetta, Nicola Carbonaro, Alessandro Tognetti
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Publication number: 20150313728Abstract: A above knee prosthesis (P) applied to femoral connection (100) of an amputee that comprises a upper hinge (1) connected to femoral connection (100) of the patient, an articulation axis (2) with the function of reproducing the knee movements, a tibia-calf muscle unit (3) pivotally connected to the femoral segment (1) and a damper (5) that reproduces some functions of the calf muscle and ensures to the prosthesis (P) to brake and to allow the sequential swing and stance phases typical of the gait. The damper (5) comprises a cylinder (5c) wherein a piston (10) and a stem (9) act connected to each other and adapted to carry out a damping reaction of said damper responsive to the forces loaded on the prosthesis. In particular, a force transducer is provided in the damper (5) arranged, in particular, in the stem (9) with a microprocessor that receives a force signal from the transducer and operates means for adjusting the reaction of the damper responsive to the detected force signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Alessandro BALBONI, Leonardo BALLI, Denis Mattia DE MICHELI, Gabriele DONATI, Nicola FERRINI
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Patent number: 8974543Abstract: A above knee prosthesis (P) applied to femoral connection (100) of an amputee that comprises a upper hinge (1) connected to femoral connection of the patient, an articulation axis (2) with the function of reproducing the knee movements, a tibia-calf muscle unit (3) pivotally connected to the femoral•segment and a damper (5) that reproduces some functions of the calf muscle and ensures to the prosthesis to brake and to allow the sequential swing and stance phases typical of the gait. The damper comprises a cylinder (5c) wherein a piston (10) and a stem (9) act connected to each other and adapted to carry out a damping reaction of said damper responsive to the forces loaded on the prosthesis. In particular, a force transducer is provided in the damper arranged, in particular, in the stem with a microprocessor that receives a force signal from the transducer and operates means for adjusting the reaction of the damper responsive to the detected force signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Rizzoli Ortopedia S.p.A.Inventors: Alessandro Balboni, Leonardo Balli, Denis Mattia De Micheli, Gabriele Donati, Nicola Ferrini
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Publication number: 20130024006Abstract: A prosthesis for lower-limb amputees having a foot segment and a tibial segment pivotally connected to each other about an articulation axis that perform an ankle joint of a leg/foot prosthesis. The leg-foot prosthesis has a gear motor whose axis coincides with the axis of the tibia. From the gear motor a pinion gear extends below with conical toothed shape that meshes with a toothed arch present on the foot. This way, the gear motor operates the relative movement between tibia and foot and varies the relative angle ?. The gear motor can be associated with a microprocessor that is adapted to control the movement of the ankle joint. To obtain that, the microprocessor communicates with a position transducer provided at the articulation axis of the ankle that measure the rotation of the ankle, i.e. the angle ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: RIZZOLI ORTOPEDIA S.P.A.Inventors: Leonardo Balli, Gabriele Donati, Nicola Ferrini, Pierandrea Giuliani, Marco Pallanti, Gianluca Parrini
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Publication number: 20110098828Abstract: A above knee prosthesis (P) applied to femoral connection (100) of an amputee that comprises a upper hinge (1) connected to femoral connection of the patient, an articulation axis (2) with the function of reproducing the knee movements, a tibia-calf muscle unit (3) pivotally connected to the femoral•segment and a damper (5) that reproduces some functions of the calf muscle and ensures to the prosthesis to brake and to allow the sequential swing and stance phases typical of the gait. The damper comprises a cylinder (5c) wherein a piston (10) and a stem (9) act connected to each other and adapted to carry out a damping reaction of said damper responsive to the forces loaded on the prosthesis. In particular, a force transducer is provided in the damper arranged, in particular, in the stem with a microprocessor that receives a force signal from the transducer and operates means for adjusting the reaction of the damper responsive to the detected force signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: RIZZOLI ORTOPEDIA S.P.A.Inventors: Alessandro Balboni, Leonardo Balli, Denis Mattia De Micheli, Gabriele Donati, Nicola Ferrini