Patents by Inventor Marcello Sciuto

Marcello Sciuto 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: 12284842
    Abstract: A solar cell including at least a first layer made of a semiconductor material for absorbing photons from light radiation and releasing charge carriers, and at least one conductive layer, overlapping the first layer, adapted to allow the light radiation to enter into the solar cell towards the first layer and to collect the charge carriers released by the first layer, the solar cell where the conductive layer includes at least three overlapped layers, including a transparent intermediate metal layer, made of metal, and two transparent oxide layers, made of a conductive oxide, where the two oxide layers are an inner oxide layer and an outer oxide layer surrounding the transparent intermediate metal layer to provide a low resistance path for the electrical charges and to maximize the amount of light radiation entering the solar cell. The embodiments also include a solar cells module including said solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: 3SUN S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marcello Sciuto, Andrea Canino, Giuseppe Condorelli, Cosimo Gerardi, Antonio Terrasi, Giacomo Torrisi, Anna Battaglia
  • Patent number: 12051757
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a bifacial solar cell (1) comprising a front side (10) and a back side (20), said front and back sides (10, 20) having a respective outer layer (34) made of transparent conductive oxide, on which is placed a respective metallization grid (11, 21), each metallization grid (11, 21) comprising first collectors (111, 211) running parallel to each other in a horizontal direction (x) of said solar cell (1) and second collectors (112, 212) crossing said first collectors (111, 211), each second collector (112, 212) comprising two vertical elements (112a, 112b, 212a, 212b) and at least one horizontal element (112c, 212c) every one or two first collectors (111) or 3 or 6 first collectors (211) connecting said two vertical elements (112a, 112b, 212a, 212b), said solar cell module being characterized in that said metallization grids (11, 21) furtherly comprise at least one respective front or back area (113, 213), said front or back area (113, 213) comprising said at least one horizontal el
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: 3SUN S.r.l.
    Inventors: Marina Foti, Marcello Sciuto, Alfredo Di Matteo
  • Publication number: 20230231062
    Abstract: A solar cell including at least a first layer made of a semiconductor material for absorbing photons from light radiation and releasing charge carriers, and at least one conductive layer, overlapping the first layer, adapted to allow the light radiation to enter into the solar cell towards the first layer and to collect the charge carriers released by the first layer, the solar cell where the conductive layer includes at least three overlapped layers, including a transparent intermediate metal layer, made of metal, and two transparent oxide layers, made of a conductive oxide, where the two oxide layers are an inner oxide layer and an outer oxide layer surrounding the transparent intermediate metal layer to provide a low resistance path for the electrical charges and to maximize the amount of light radiation entering the solar cell. The embodiments also include a solar cells module including said solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: 3SUN S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marcello SCIUTO, Andrea CANINO, Giuseppe CONDORELLI, Cosimo GERARDI, Antonio TERRASI, Giacomo TORRISI, Anna BATTAGLIA
  • Publication number: 20220310856
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a bifacial solar cell (1) comprising a front side (10) and a back side (20), said front and back sides (10, 20) having a respective outer layer (34) made of transparent conductive oxide, on which is placed a respective metallization grid (11, 21), each metallization grid (11, 21) comprising first collectors (111, 211) running parallel to each other in a horizontal direction (x) of said solar cell (1) and second collectors (112, 212) crossing said first collectors (111, 211), each second collector (112, 212) comprising two vertical elements (112a, 112b, 212a, 212b) and at least one horizontal element (112c, 212c) every one or two first collectors (111) or 3 or 6 first collectors (211) connecting said two vertical elements (112a, 112b, 212a, 212b), said solar cell module being characterized in that said metallization grids (11, 21) furtherly comprise at least one respective front or back area (113, 213), said front or back area (113, 213) comprising said at least one horizontal el
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Enel Green Power Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marina FOTI, Marcello SCIUTO, Alfredo DI MATTEO
  • Patent number: 8291588
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing and controlling a butterfly valve for an internal combustion engine; the manufacturing and control method includes the steps of: establishing a maximum gaseous flow rate value which may flow through the feeding pipe when the butterfly plate is in the closing position; determining a conventional closing position at which the gaseous flow rate which flows through the feeding pipe is essentially equal to the maximum gaseous flow rate value; driving an actuator device so as not to normally pass the conventional closing position; and dimensioning the position of a catch element, so that when a rotational shaft abuts against the catch element the gaseous flow rate which flows through the feeding pipe is essentially lower than the maximum gaseous flow rate value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marcello Sciuto, Gabriele Giuliani, Mario Marconi, Alessandro Peciarolo
  • Patent number: 8159172
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electric motor by using the PWM technique including the steps of: applying to the clamps of the electric motor an electric voltage varying in time, which displays a square waveform and consists of a sequence of pulses having a uniform wave period and a variable width; adjusting the average value of the electric voltage by varying the width of the pulses; determining the overall required width variation; subdividing the overall required width variation in a determined number of partial variations, the overall sum of which is equivalent to the overall required width variation; and gradually varying the width amplitude of the pulses of the electric voltage by applying in a sequence a corresponding partial variation to each pulse, so that the difference between the width amplitude of a pulse and the width of a following pulse is equivalent to the corresponding partial variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marcello Sciuto, Sergio Vigna, Piero Carbonaro, Francesco Del Mese
  • Publication number: 20090148138
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electric motor by using the PWM technique; the control method includes the steps of: applying to the clamps of the electric motor an electric voltage varying in time, which displays a square waveform and consists of a sequence of pulses having a uniform wave period and a variable amplitude; adjusting the average value of the electric voltage applied to the clamps of the electric motor by varying the amplitude of the pulses of the electric voltage; determining, in the case of a variation of the amplitude of the pulses, the overall required amplitude variation; subdividing the overall required amplitude variation in a determined number of partial variations, the overall sum of which is equivalent to the overall required amplitude variation; and gradually varying the amplitude of the pulses of the electric voltage by applying in a sequence a corresponding partial variation to each pulse, so that the difference between the amplitude of a pulse and the amplitude of a following pulse is
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Marcello Sciuto, Sergio Vigna, Piero Carbonaro, Francesco Del Mese
  • Publication number: 20090144979
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing and controlling a butterfly valve for an internal combustion engine; the manufacturing and control method includes the steps of: establishing a maximum gaseous flow rate value which may flow through the feeding pipe when the butterfly plate is in the closing position; determining a conventional closing position at which the gaseous flow rate which flows through the feeding pipe is essentially equal to the maximum gaseous flow rate value; driving an actuator device so as not to normally pass the conventional closing position; and dimensioning the position of a catch element, so that when a rotational shaft abuts against the catch element the gaseous flow rate which flows through the feeding pipe is essentially lower than the maximum gaseous flow rate value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Marcello SCIUTO, Gabriele Giuliani, Mario Marconi, Alessandro Peciarolo