Patents by Inventor Lapo Pieri

Lapo Pieri 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).

  • Microwave sensor for measuring the moisture of masonry surfaces comprising a microstrip resonator coupled with an open coaxial probe
    Patent number: 7560937
    Abstract: The measurement device includes a microwave sensor, a microwave analyzer which is essentially composed of a microwave signal generator and a microwave power meter, and a processing unit to which the analyzer is interfaced. The sensor 3 includes a resonator 9 and an open coaxial probe 11. The resonator 9 is produced by means of a length of microstrip line 13, terminating with the probe 11 and short-circuited at one end 13A. The microstrip is produced on a laminate of low-loss dielectric material 15. The collector plate forming the ground is indicated with 17. Operating on the microstrip 13 are two weakly coupled ports with coaxial output, indicated with 19 and 21 respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
    Inventors: Marco Bini, Amleto Ignesti, Roberto Olmi, Lapo Pieri, Saverio Priori, Cristiano Riminesi
  • Microwave Sensor for Measuring the Moisture of Masonry Surfaces Comprising a Microstrip Resonator Coupled with an Open Coaxial Probe
    Publication number: 20070247169
    Abstract: The measurement device includes a microwave sensor, a microwave analyzer which is essentially composed of a microwave signal generator and a microwave power meter, and a processing unit to which the analyzer is interfaced. The sensor 3 includes a resonator 9 and an open coaxial probe 11. The resonator 9 is produced by means of a length of microstrip line 13, terminating with the probe 11 and short-circuited at one end 13A. The microstrip is produced on a laminate of low-loss dielectric material 15. The collector plate forming the ground is indicated with 17. Operating on the microstrip 13 are two weakly coupled ports with coaxial output, indicated with 19 and 21 respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Marco Bini, Amleto Ignesti, Roberto Olmi, Lapo Pieri, Saverio Priori, Cristiano Riminesi