Patents by Inventor Marco Ciuffolini

Marco Ciuffolini 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).

  • CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING A RESISTIVE CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20240177732
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit is configured to vary an intensity of a drive current of a resistive heater element based on the digital control signal. The circuit includes and output circuit configured to control a respective slew rate and an electric energy dissipated in the resistive heater element independently of a resistance value of the resistive heater element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Marco Mazzini, Marco Ciuffolini, Enrico Mammei, Paolo Pulici
  • Circuit for controlling a resistive circuit
    Patent number: 11922979
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit is configured to vary an intensity of a drive current of a resistive heater element based on the digital control signal. The circuit includes and output circuit configured to control a respective slew rate and an electric energy dissipated in the resistive heater element independently of a resistance value of the resistive heater element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Marco Mazzini, Marco Ciuffolini, Enrico Mammei, Paolo Pulici
  • CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING A RESISTIVE CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20230245676
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a circuit is configured to vary an intensity of a drive current of a resistive heater element based on the digital control signal. The circuit includes and output circuit configured to control a respective slew rate and an electric energy dissipated in the resistive heater element independently of a resistance value of the resistive heater element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Marco Mazzini, Marco Ciuffolini, Enrico Mammei, Paolo Pulici