Patents by Inventor Gianfranco Capuzzo

Gianfranco Capuzzo 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: 5971725
    Abstract: The invention concerns a vacuum pumping device comprising: a vacuum pump (100) having a casing (101), provided with a suction port (119) and an exhaust port (120), in which there is defined a first portion (102), housing the gas pumping stages formed by rotor disks (113, 114) secured to a pump rotatable shaft (123), and stator rings (115, 116) secured to the vacuum pump casing and cooperating with said rotor disks (113, 114); and a second portion (103) housing the electric motor (121) of the vacuum pump and at least one bearing (122) for supporting the shaft (123); an electronic control unit (1) comprising a housing (2) defining an inner space (17) containing the electronic components of an electronic circuit feeding the electric motor (121), and wherein at least the second portion (103) of the pump casing (101) is located within the inner space (17) containing the electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Varian, Inc.
    Inventors: Mauro de Simon, Gianfranco Capuzzo