Patents by Inventor Marco Sabatini

Marco Sabatini 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).

  • Publication number: 20210276374
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a tyre with a monitoring device equipped with an electronic unit, an electric power supplier and an electrical connection between the electronic unit and the electric power supplier, wherein the electronic unit comprises a rigid printed circuits board on which a sensor is fixed to detect temperature, pressure and/or acceleration, a processing unit and a transceiver and wherein the electronic unit and the electric power supplier are both fixed on an inner surface of the tyre at the crown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
    Inventors: Cristiano PUPPI, Ivan Gildo BOSCAINO, Andrea NATTA, Marco SABATINI
  • Patent number: 10611199
    Abstract: A tyre sensor device having a container with a container housing and a tyre sensor device electronics assembly, the tyre sensor device electronics assembly including a foldable flexible printed circuit board with at least two printed circuit board portions each having two surfaces and being suitable for placement of electronic components of the tyre sensor device. The electronic components have at least one sensor for sensing at least one tyre parameter. The foldable flexible printed circuit board is configured to be folded for insertion of the tyre sensor device electronics assembly in the container housing. The container housing is adapted to contain the foldable printed circuit board in a folded condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco Sabatini, Alberto Botta′, Gaetan Boulard
  • Publication number: 20190322143
    Abstract: A tyre sensor device having a container with a container housing and a tyre sensor device electronics assembly, the tyre sensor device electronics assembly including a foldable flexible printed circuit board with at least two printed circuit board portions each having two surfaces and being suitable for placement of electronic components of the tyre sensor device. The electronic components have at least one sensor for sensing at least one tyre parameter. The foldable flexible printed circuit board is configured to be folded for insertion of the tyre sensor device electronics assembly in the container housing. The container housing is adapted to contain the foldable printed circuit board in a folded condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Marco SABATINI, Alberto BOTTA', Gaetan BOULARD
  • Patent number: 10369852
    Abstract: A tyre sensor device including a connecting element for connecting the tyre sensor device to a vehicle tyre, and a tyre sensor device electronics assembly housed in the connecting element, wherein the tyre sensor device electronics assembly comprises a flexible printed circuit board being foldable and including at least two printed circuit board portions each having two surfaces, the at least two printed circuit board portions being suitable for the placement, on at least one surface thereof, of electronic components of the tyre sensor device, wherein the electronic components include at least one sensor for sensing at least one tyre parameter, the printed circuit board being folded so that the tyre sensor device electronics assembly can be inserted in the connecting element with the at least two printed circuit board portions being essentially planar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco Sabatini, Alberto Botta', Gaetan Boulard
  • Publication number: 20170001483
    Abstract: A tyre sensor device including a connecting element for connecting the tyre sensor device to a vehicle tyre, and a tyre sensor device electronics assembly housed in the connecting element, wherein the tyre sensor device electronics assembly comprises a flexible printed circuit board being foldable and including at least two printed circuit board portions each having two surfaces, the at least two printed circuit board portions being suitable for the placement, on at least one surface thereof, of electronic components of the tyre sensor device, wherein the electronic components include at least one sensor for sensing at least one tyre parameter, the printed circuit board being folded so that the tyre sensor device electronics assembly can be inserted in the connecting element with the at least two printed circuit board portions being essentially planar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Marco SABATINI, Alberto BOTTA', Gaetan BOULARD
  • Publication number: 20110159817
    Abstract: A communication method between a sensor device associated with a vehicle tyre and a coordinator device on the vehicle body, includes: wirelessly transmitting data from the sensor device to the coordinator device with ultra wide band signals; at the coordinator device, wirelessly receiving the data transmitted by the sensor device by performing an energy detection of the signals received; wirelessly transmitting data from the coordinator device to the sensor device with narrowband radio signals; and at the sensor device, wirelessly receiving the data transmitted by the coordinator device by performing an envelope detection of the received signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Sabatini, Vito Avantaggiati
  • Patent number: 6911248
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composite panel for raised floors comprising a core bonded on its top to a tile of stony material and bonded on its bottom to a base of metallic material, wherein the stony material tile has a bottom surface comprising a peripheral portion and a central portion, and has a perimeter recess formed at the bottom surface, wherein the core is bonded to the stony material tile through the central portion of the bottom surface, and wherein the base of metallic material consists of a metallic sheet having upturned edges to form a tray that is bonded to the core, the end portions of the upturned edges being folded up to bond the stony material tile at the peripheral portion of its bottom surface and in the perimeter recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Bresciana Graniti S.p.A.
    Inventor: Marco Sabatini
  • Patent number: 6818275
    Abstract: A composite floor tile is disclosed which can be installed without bonding it to a floor foundation or an existing floor. This composite tile comprises a base member of a metal material which is bonded on its top to a slab of a stone material and is bonded on its bottom to at least one rest member intended for ground contact. 14. A composite tile according to either claim 10 or 11, wherein the material from which said rests (7) are formed is selected from a group comprising architectural- or industrial-grade rubber, soft polyvinylchloride (PVC), pressed felt, latex, and silicone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Bresciana Graniti S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Guarda, Marco Sabatini
  • Patent number: 6819784
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor includes an array comprising a plurality of capacitive pixel cells. Each of the capacitive pixel cells includes a pair of metal plates and a reset transistor. The reset transistor includes a gate, a source connected to one of the metal plates and a drain connected to the other of the metal plates. A reset buffer generates a reset signal. A regenerator is associated with each reset transistor of each capacitive pixel cell. The regenerator regenerates the reset signal received from the reset buffer to eliminate injection gradient over the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Upek, Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Sabatini, Frederic Raynal, Giovanni Gozzini
  • Patent number: 6661631
    Abstract: Current drawn by the fingerprint sensor subject to electrostatic discharge events not fully dissipated by a pad ring is monitored. Upon detection of an overcurrent (e.g., an increase in the current drawn by approximately an order of magnitude) indicating that a latchup condition has occurred, power is removed from the sensor, together with all inputs to the sensor, until the latchup condition is cleared. If a processor or controller is employed by the sensor, the processor or controller is concurrently reset since a firmware crash may be induced by the latchup condition. If a parallel port or other communications connection is employed by the sensor, the overcurrent signal is employed to directly disconnect power and input signals to the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: James Chester Meador, Giovanni Gozzini, Marco Sabatini
  • Patent number: 6628377
    Abstract: A narrow array optical fingerprint detector that substantially eliminates over-sampling of the array measures the speed of a finger moving over the array and scans the array at a rate determined by the speed of movement of the finger. The fingerprint detector measures the speed of finger movement with a transparent cylinder rotatably mounted adjacent the array. The transparent cylinder is mounted to engage the finger and rotate as the finger is swept past the array. A light chopper is mounted for rotation with the cylinder. A photo-sensor is mounted adjacent the light chopper. The photo-sensor produces a signal in response to light being chopped by the light chopper. The photo-sensor is operably connected to scanning circuitry. Each time the scanning circuitry receives a signal from the photo-sensor, the scanning circuitry scans the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Marco Sabatini, Frederic Raynal, Bhusan Gupta
  • Patent number: 6597289
    Abstract: A power management unit monitors current drawn by a fingerprint sensor circuit and generates a “heartbeat” signal during normal operation. If a latchup event occurs, with attendant increase in current drawn by the fingerprint sensor circuitry, the heartbeat signal terminates and an interrupt is subsequently triggered to start a latchup recovery routine. Power to the fingerprint sensor circuitry is switched off and the interrupt is then cleared by writing appropriate values to control bits within the power management register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Marco Sabatini
  • Publication number: 20030129357
    Abstract: A composite floor tile is disclosed which can be installed without bonding it to a floor foundation or an existing floor. This composite tile comprises a base member of a metal material which is bonded on its top to a slab of a stone material and is bonded on its bottom to at least one rest member intended for ground contact. 14. A composite tile according to either claim 10 or 11, wherein the material from which said rests (7) are formed is selected from a group comprising architectural- or industrial-grade rubber, soft polyvinylchloride (PVC), pressed felt, latex, and silicone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: Bresciana Graniti S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Guarda, Marco Sabatini
  • Publication number: 20030097808
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composite panel for raised floors comprising a core bonded on its top to a tile of stony material and bonded on its bottom to a base of metallic material, wherein the stony material tile has a bottom surface comprising a peripheral portion and a central portion, and has a perimeter recess formed at the bottom surface, wherein the core is bonded to the stony material tile through the central portion of the bottom surface, and wherein the base of metallic material consists of a metallic sheet having upturned edges to form a tray that is bonded to the core, the end portions of the upturned edges being folded up to bond the stony material tile at the peripheral portion of its bottom surface and in the perimeter recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventor: Marco Sabatini
  • Publication number: 20030025606
    Abstract: A power management unit monitors current drawn by a fingerprint sensor circuit and generates a “heartbeat” signal during normal operation. If a latchup event occurs, with attendant increase in current drawn by the fingerprint sensor circuitry, the heartbeat signal terminates and an interrupt is subsequently triggered to start a latchup recovery routine. Power to the fingerprint sensor circuitry is switched off and the interrupt is then cleared by writing appropriate values to control bits within the power management register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventor: Marco Sabatini
  • Patent number: 6459030
    Abstract: A method for handling with polyphony limits in an electronic organ, that is provided with at least one keyboard, one pedalboard, a series of organ stops, which can be turned on by a user to determine which voices are assigned to each key and to each pedal, and with a sound module, which is provided with a number of independent sound generators; when a user turns on a number of organ stops exceeding a maximum number depending on the number of independent sound generators, some organ stops are automatically turned off according to a pre-determined selection rule, in order to have a number of really operating stops that does not exceed the mentioned maximum number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Roland Europe S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Di Paolo, Piero Cameli, Marco Sabatini
  • Patent number: 6252802
    Abstract: The charge injection circuit of this invention comprises at least one pair of floating gate MOS transistors having source and drain terminals which are coupled together and to an injection node, and at least one corresponding pair of generators of substantially step-like voltage signals having an initial value and a final value, and having outputs respectively coupled to the control terminals of said transistors. The signal generators are such that the initial value of a first of the signals is substantially the equal of the final value of a second of the signals, and that the final value of the first signal is substantially the equal of the initial value of the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Alan Kramer, Roberto Canegallo, Mauro Chinosi, Giovanni Gozzini, Pier Luigi Rolandi, Marco Sabatini
  • Patent number: 6236592
    Abstract: The charge injection circuit of this invention comprises at least one pair of floating gate MOS transistors having source and drain terminals which are coupled together and to an injection node, and at least one corresponding pair of generators of substantially step-like voltage signals having an initial value and a final value, and having outputs respectively coupled to the control terminals of said transistors. The signal generators are such that the initial value of a first of the signals is substantially the equal of the final value of a second of the signals, and that the final value of the first signal is substantially the equal of the initial value of the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Alan Kramer, Roberto Canegallo, Mauro Chinosi, Giovanni Gozzini, Pier Luigi Rolandi, Marco Sabatini
  • Patent number: 6188056
    Abstract: Disclosed is a CMOS image sensor that includes pixels employing a radiation-sensitive resistive element in which the resistance of the element changes in response to the quantity of radiation striking it. The resistive elements are made from an appropriately doped polycrystalline semiconductor material such as polysilicon. The pixels are provided on a semiconductor device in which the photosensitive resistive elements are provided on a first layer and the pixel associated transistors are provided on a second layer. The fill factor may be approach 100 percent for such pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Kalnitsky, Frank Randolph Bryant, Marco Sabatini
  • Patent number: 6133864
    Abstract: A parallel pipelined analog-to-digital converter for use with chips containing large arrays of detectors is described. In these A/D converters, the degree of parallelism decreases between earlier and later pipeline stages. That is, there are fewer instances of at least one of the later stages than there are instances of at least one of the earlier stages. Thus, the instances of the earlier stages are responsible for processing a fewer number of pixels than are instances of the later stages. Viewed another way, the parallel pipelined analog-to-digital converter architecture of this invention assumes a tree or branched arrangement in which the earlier stages correspond to leaves and the later stage condense to branches. In an extreme example, the later stages coalesce to a single route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Marco Sabatini