Patents by Inventor Massimiliano Franzolin

Massimiliano Franzolin 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: 11953928
    Abstract: In an embodiment an electric circuit arrangement includes a current generator circuit having a first output terminal and configured to generate an output current, a controller configured to generate control signals to control the current generator circuit, a random code generator configured to generate random codes and a counter configured to generate a count, wherein the current generator circuit comprises a plurality of output current paths and a plurality of controllable switching circuits, wherein each of the output current paths includes a respective electrical component to define a current in the respective output current path, wherein a respective one of the controllable switching circuits is coupled to a respective one of the output current paths to connect the respective electrical component to the first output terminal, and wherein the random code generator is configured to provide a respective code derived from a respective one of the random codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sciosense B.V.
    Inventors: Alberto Maccioni, Massimiliano Franzolin, Monica Schipani, Fabrizio Mannozzi
  • Patent number: 11855660
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an ADC converter includes a first injection branch and a second injection branch, a first feedback branch and a second feedback branch, an integration node connected to the first and second injection branches and the first and second feedback branches, an integrator connected to the integration node and a comparator connected downstream of the integrator and configured to generate a comparator output signal to control the first and second feedback branches, wherein the first and second injection branches are configured to provide a charge injection dependent on a respective input quantity to the integration node, wherein the input quantity of the first injection branch is selected from a differential voltage signal, a capacitance dependent signal and a current dependent signal, wherein the input quantity of the second injection branch is selected from another one of the differential voltage signal, the capacitance dependent signal and the current dependent signal, and wherein the first and s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sciosense B.V.
    Inventors: Alberto Maccioni, Monica Schipani, Massimiliano Franzolin, Fabrizio Mannozzi
  • Publication number: 20220004216
    Abstract: In an embodiment an electric circuit arrangement includes a current generator circuit having a first output terminal and to generate an output current, a controller configured to generate control signals to control the current generator circuit, a random code generator configured to generate random codes and a counter configured to generate a count, wherein the current generator circuit comprises a plurality of output current paths and a plurality of controllable switching circuits, wherein each of the output current paths includes a respective electrical component to define a current in the respective output current path, wherein a respective one of the controllable switching circuits is coupled to a respective one of the output current paths to connect the respective electrical component to the first output terminal, wherein the random code generator is configured to provide a respective code derived from a respective one of the random codes, and wherein the controller is configured to use the respective de
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Alberto Maccioni, Massimiliano Franzolin, Monica Schipani, Fabrizio Mannozzi
  • Publication number: 20210409036
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an ADC converter includes a first injection branch and a second injection branch, a first feedback branch and a second feedback branch, an integration node connected to the first and second injection branches and the first and second feedback branches, an integrator connected to the integration node and a comparator connected downstream of the integrator and configured to generate a comparator output signal to control the first and second feedback branches, wherein the first and second injection branches are configured to provide a charge injection dependent on a respective input quantity to the integration node, wherein the input quantity of the first injection branch is selected from a differential voltage signal, a capacitance dependent signal and a current dependent signal, wherein the input quantity of the second injection branch is selected from another one of the differential voltage signal, the capacitance dependent signal and the current dependent signal, and wherein the first and s
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Alberto Maccioni, Monica Schipani, Massimiliano Franzolin, Fabrizio Mannozzi