Patents by Inventor Giulio Riccoti

Giulio Riccoti 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).

  • Integrated pressure sensor with double measuring scale and a high full-scale value
    Patent number: 7578196
    Abstract: In a pressure sensor with double measuring scale: a monolithic body of semiconductor material has a first main surface, a bulk region and a sensitive portion upon which pressure acts; a cavity is formed in the monolithic body and is separated from the first main surface by a membrane, which is flexible and deformable as a function of the pressure, and is arranged inside the sensitive portion and is surrounded by the bulk region; a low-pressure detecting element of the piezoresistive type, sensitive to first values of pressure, is integrated in the membrane and has a variable resistance as a function of the deformation of the membrane; in addition, a high-pressure detecting element, also of a piezoresistive type, is formed in the bulk region inside the sensitive portion and has a variable resistance as a function of the pressure. The high-pressure detecting element is sensitive to second values of pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giulio Riccoti, Marco Morelli, Luigi Della Torre, Andrea Lorenzo Vitali, Ubaldo Mastromatteo
  • INTEGRATED PRESSURE SENSOR WITH DOUBLE MEASURING SCALE AND A HIGH FULL-SCALE VALUE
    Publication number: 20080208425
    Abstract: In a pressure sensor with double measuring scale: a monolithic body of semiconductor material has a first main surface, a bulk region and a sensitive portion upon which pressure acts; a cavity is formed in the monolithic body and is separated from the first main surface by a membrane, which is flexible and deformable as a function of the pressure, and is arranged inside the sensitive portion and is surrounded by the bulk region; a low-pressure detecting element of the piezoresistive type, sensitive to first values of pressure, is integrated in the membrane and has a variable resistance as a function of the deformation of the membrane; in addition, a high-pressure detecting element, also of a piezoresistive type, is formed in the bulk region inside the sensitive portion and has a variable resistance as a function of the pressure. The high-pressure detecting element is sensitive to second values of pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giulio Riccoti, Marco Morelli, Luigi Della Torre, Andrea Lorenzo Vitali, Ubaldo Mastromatteo