Patents by Inventor Giovanni Di Trapani

Giovanni Di Trapani 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).

  • METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF LIQUIDS IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, DETECTING APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120040856
    Abstract: A method for detecting the presence of liquids includes detecting an initial temperature in a channel accommodating a liquid; heating the channel for a pre-determined test time; detecting a test temperature; determining a temperature variation on the basis of the initial temperature, the test temperature, and the test time; and comparing the temperature variation with at least one threshold. Before detecting an initial temperature, an ambient temperature is read, the channel is heated to the initial temperature, and is kept at the initial temperature for a time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Enrico Alessi, Giovanni Di Trapani, Antonella Licciardello