Patents by Inventor Giovanni Frassineti

Giovanni Frassineti 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: 8587149
    Abstract: Electronic protection unit comprising a control unit and a main and auxiliary power supply stage to supply electrical power to said control unit. The auxiliary power supply stage comprises electronic means suitable to generate an auxiliary power supply voltage, in response to a light radiation received in input. In a further aspect, the present invention relates to a process to manage an electronic protection unit of a power line, in emergency condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Matteo Caiti, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: 8339773
    Abstract: A device for connecting an electric line to a connection terminal for direct or indirect connection with a circuit breaker, which comprises at least one first electrically conducting body having a first end portion intended to be operatively connected to the terminal, and a second end portion intended to be operatively connected to a conductor element of the electric line, and at least one thermal conducting body comprising a hermetically sealed cavity containing a cooling fluid. The thermal conducting body is operatively coupled to the first electrically conducting body such that the hermetically sealed cavity has a first surface arranged in proximity to the first end portion and a second surface arranged in proximity to the second end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Frassineti, Federico Gamba
  • Patent number: 8232489
    Abstract: A switching device, in particular an automatic switch, a disconnecting switch or a contactor, installable according to different operating configurations and preferably for use in low voltage systems. The device comprises a case containing at least a pair of contacts, one or more accessory devices for controlling and/or setting the operation of the switching device and user interface means, capable of performing output and/or input functions relative to the accessory devices. These interface means comprise at least a display which shows information relative to the output and/or input functions according to a viewing direction. The switching device also comprises means to select the viewing direction which are operatively connected to the display. These selection means allow selection of the viewing direction on the display as a function of the installation configuration of the switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Frassineti, Federico Gamba
  • Publication number: 20100321837
    Abstract: Electronic protection unit comprising a control unit and a main and auxiliary power supply stage to supply electrical power to said control unit. The auxiliary power supply stage comprises electronic means suitable to generate an auxiliary power supply voltage, in response to a light radiation received in input. In a further aspect, the present invention relates to a process to manage an electronic protection unit of a power line, in emergency condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Matteo Caiti, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Publication number: 20100304590
    Abstract: A device for connecting an electric line to a connection terminal for direct or indirect connection with a circuit breaker, which comprises at least one first electrically conducting body having a first end portion intended to be operatively connected to the terminal, and a second end portion intended to be operatively connected to a conductor element of the electric line, and at least one thermal conducting body comprising a hermetically sealed cavity containing a cooling fluid. The thermal conducting body is operatively coupled to the first electrically conducting body such that the hermetically sealed cavity has a first surface arranged in proximity to the first end portion and a second surface arranged in proximity to the second end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Frassineti, Federico Gamba
  • Publication number: 20100163377
    Abstract: A switching device, in particular an automatic switch, a disconnecting switch or a contactor, installable according to different operating configurations and preferably for use in low voltage systems. The device comprises a case containing at least a pair of contacts, one or more accessory devices for controlling and/or setting the operation of the switching device and user interface means, capable of performing output and/or input functions relative to the accessory devices. These interface means comprise at least a display which shows information relative to the output and/or input functions according to a viewing direction. The switching device also comprises means to select the viewing direction which are operatively connected to the display. These selection means allow selection of the viewing direction on the display as a function of the installation configuration of the switching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: ABB S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Frassineti, Federico Gamba
  • Patent number: D606026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D610552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D611002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D639252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D641710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D641711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D659105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D660805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D703621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D704149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D755131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D803166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D807304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti
  • Patent number: D948459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Service S.R.L
    Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Giovanni Frassineti