Patents by Inventor Marcello BOTTINO

Marcello BOTTINO 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).

  • Tactile control arrangement for electrical or electronic devices integrated in a textile support
    Patent number: 9354703
    Abstract: A tactile control arrangement (10) for at least one electronic device (W, P) including a touch control interface (12) based on a capacitive sensor matrix (S) and a electronic processing module (16) associated to the sensor matrix (S) and arranged to receive therefrom a plurality of electrical signals indicative of the touch or the pressure of an external body on at least one sensor (S) of the matrix and consequent commands to be transmitted towards the above-mentioned electronic device (W, P) is described. The sensor matrix (S) comprises a plurality of active sensor electrodes (E) and a corresponding plurality of conductive tracks (T) for the connection of the active electrodes (E) with the processing module (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA, ORANGE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco Maggiali, Giulio Sandini, Marcello Bottino
  • TACTILE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES INTEGRATED IN A TEXTILE SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20150301603
    Abstract: A tactile control arrangement (10) for at least one electronic device (W, P) including a touch control interface (12) based on a capacitive sensor matrix (S) and a electronic processing module (16) associated to the sensor matrix (S) and arranged to receive therefrom a plurality of electrical signals indicative of the touch or the pressure of an external body on at least one sensor (S) of the matrix and consequent commands to be transmitted towards the above-mentioned electronic device (W, P) is described. The sensor matrix (S) comprises a plurality of active sensor electrodes (E) and a corresponding plurality of conductive tracks (T) for the connection of the active electrodes (E) with the processing module (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicants: FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA, ORANGE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco MAGGIALI, Giulio SANDINI, Marcello BOTTINO