Patents by Inventor Marco Morsiani

Marco Morsiani 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).

  • Apparatus for detecting electromagnetic radiation, in particular for radio astronomic applications
    Patent number: 6982681
    Abstract: The apparatus for detecting electromagnetic radiation (300), in particular for radio astronomic applications, comprises a receiving element (10), and a plurality of reflecting elements (20) forming a surface (30), capable of receiving the electro-magnetic radiation (300) and to direct it at the receiving element (10) The apparatus (1) further comprises a plurality of actuators (40) used to vary the position of the reflecting elements (20) and a plurality of smart circuit blocks (60), each designed to receive as input a control signal (loo) from a processing unit (50) and to generate as output a corresponding displacement parameter (101) used by an actuator (40) to position the reflecting elements (20) connected to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: C.N.R. Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche
    Inventors: Alessandro Orfei, Juri Roda, Giampaolo Zacchiroli, Giuseppe Maccaferri, Marco Morsiani
  • Apparatus for detecting electromagnetic radiation, in particular for radio astronomic applications
    Publication number: 20050017913
    Abstract: The apparatus for detecting electromagnetic radiation (300), in particular for radio astronomic applications, comprises a receiving element (10), and a plurality of reflecting elements (20) forming a surface (30), capable of receiving the electro-magnetic radiation (300) and to direct it at the receiving element (10) The apparatus (1) further comprises a plurality of actuators (40) used to vary the position of the reflecting elements (20) and a plurality of smart circuit blocks (60), each designed to receive as input a control signal (loo) from a processing unit (50) and to generate as output a corresponding displacement parameter (101) used by an actuator (40) to position the reflecting elements (20) connected to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Alessandro Orfei, Juri Roda, Giampaolo Zacchiroli, Giuseppe Maccaferri, Marco Morsiani