Patents by Inventor Luca Chiarugi

Luca Chiarugi 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: 8752411
    Abstract: A device for detecting volatile substances has a containment box with at least one inlet opening for introduction of gas flow, one or more outlet openings of the gas flow, at least one analysis opening, one or more detection sensors arranged in the containment box, and at least one probe insertable in the containment box through at least one analysis opening. When the probe is initially treated by a sample of a substance to be examined and is inserted in the containment box, the gas flow uniformly carries the volatile substances from the sample to one or more sensors. A detection apparatus and a detection method for volatile substances are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignees: IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino—IST—Instituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Omega S.R.L.
    Inventors: Luca Chiarugi, Gian Paolo Tonini, Tiziana Ruzzon
  • Publication number: 20120266654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for detecting volatile substances characterized in that it comprises a containment box (20) having at least one inlet opening (30) for the introduction of a gas flow, preferably chromatographic degree air, one or more outlet openings (41, 42) of said gas flow, at least one analysis opening (71), one or more detection sensors (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56) arranged within said containment box (20), and at least one probe (80), insertable within said containment box (20) through said at least one analysis opening (71), so that, when said probe (80) is treated beforehand by a sample of a substance to be examined and it is inserted within said containment box (20), said gas flow uniformly carries the volatile substances from said sample to said one or more sensors (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56). Present invention also concerns a detection apparatus and a detection method for volatile substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Luca Chiarugi, Gian Paolo Tonini, Tiziana Ruzzon