Patents by Inventor Leonardo Dino Avella

Leonardo Dino Avella 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).

  • Pressure Holter that is self-programmable as a function of the monitored physical activity of the patient
    Patent number: 6629930
    Abstract: A blood pressure Holter system includes a pneumatic constriction sleeve to be worn on an arm of the user and includes a first sensor for acquiring systolic and diastolic values of arterial pressure of the user. A second sensor is carried adjacent a chest of the user for sensing movement of the user's body. The system further includes a detection and classification circuit for detecting and classifying movement of the user's body for producing an index of a state of physical exertion corresponding to systolic and diastolic values of arterial pressure. A fuzzy logic controller processes the systolic and diastolic values of arterial pressure using fuzzy logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Palma, Leonardo Dino Avella, Antonino Cucé, Davide Platania
  • PWM-pulse control system
    Patent number: 6548983
    Abstract: A power modulation control system using PWM pulses is provided. The system comprises an AC voltage generator, an electric load, and a control circuit incorporating at least one rectifier. The electric load is connected between the generator and the rectifier, and first and second monodirectional switches are connected in parallel with the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Leonardo Dino Avella, Giuseppe Palma, Antonino Cuce'
  • PWM-pulse control system
    Publication number: 20020050803
    Abstract: A power modulation control system using PWM pulses is provided. The system comprises an AC voltage generator, an electric load, and a control circuit incorporating at least one rectifier. The electric load is connected between the generator and the rectifier, and first and second monodirectional switches are connected in parallel with the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Leonardo Dino Avella, Giuseppe Palma, Antonino Cuce'
  • Pressure Holter that is self-programmable as a function of the monitored physical activity of the patient
    Publication number: 20020002338
    Abstract: A blood pressure Holter system includes a pneumatic constriction sleeve to be worn on an arm of the user and includes a first sensor for acquiring systolic and diastolic values of arterial pressure of the user. A second sensor is carried adjacent a chest of the user for sensing movement of the user's body. The system further includes a detection and classification circuit for detecting and classifying movement of the user's body for producing an index of a state of physical exertion corresponding to systolic and diastolic values of arterial pressure. A fuzzy logic controller processes the systolic and diastolic values of arterial pressure using fuzzy logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Palma, Leonardo Dino Avella, Antonino Cuce, Davide Platania