Patents by Inventor Maurizio A. Miglietta
Maurizio A. Miglietta 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).
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Patent number: 10343553Abstract: An automotive electronic control system configured to detect and signal the presence of a passenger left unattended in a motor vehicle based on signals from an automotive sensory system comprising: one or more radar sensors arranged in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle to allow the presence of one or more passengers sitting on one or more seats of the motor vehicle to be determined, one or more door sensors associated with one or more doors of the motor vehicle to allow locking and unlocking, and opening and closing, of one or more doors of the motor vehicle to be determined; one or more seat sensors associated with one or more seats of the motor vehicle to allow the presence of one or more passengers sitting on one or more seats of the motor vehicle to be determined; one or more safety belt sensors associated with one or more safety belts of the motor vehicle to allow fastening and unfastening of one or more safety belts to be determined; the automotive electronic control system is configuredType: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: C.R.F. SOCIETÀ CONSORTILE PER AZIONIInventors: Claudio Dicanosa, Enrico De Virgilio, Salvatore Pirri, Mirko Muro, Maurizio Miglietta
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Publication number: 20180319291Abstract: An automotive electronic control system configured to detect and signal the presence of a passenger left unattended in a motor vehicle based on signals from an automotive sensory system comprising: one or more radar sensors arranged in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle to allow the presence of one or more passengers sitting on one or more seats of the motor vehicle to be determined, one or more door sensors associated with one or more doors of the motor vehicle to allow locking and unlocking, and opening and closing, of one or more doors of the motor vehicle to be determined; one or more seat sensors associated with one or more seats of the motor vehicle to allow the presence of one or more passengers sitting on one or more seats of the motor vehicle to be determined; one or more safety belt sensors associated with one or more safety belts of the motor vehicle to allow fastening and unfastening of one or more safety belts to be determined; the automotive electronic control system is configuredType: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Claudio Dicanosa, Enrico De Virgilio, Salvatore Pirri, Mirko Muro, Maurizio Miglietta
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Patent number: 9440534Abstract: An automotive accelerator device includes an accelerator member movable in response to driver operation, a position sensor associated with the accelerator member to output a position signal indicating an operation degree of the accelerator member, and signal processing means configured to receive the position signal generated by the position sensor and to generate a command for a motor vehicle engine based on the position signal and a characteristic curve of the accelerator device that defines the command for the motor vehicle engine as a function of the position signal; the signal processing means are further configured to: receive signals indicating a current motor vehicle speed and a target motor vehicle speed, and to dynamically adapt the accelerator device characteristic curve based on the current motor vehicle speed with respect to the target motor vehicle speed.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: C.R.F. Societa' Consortile Per AzioniInventors: Silvano Marenco, Maurizio Miglietta, Massimo Gaido, Vincenzo Murdocco
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Publication number: 20150322868Abstract: An automotive accelerator device comprising an accelerator member movable in response to driver operation, a position sensor associated with the accelerator member to output a position signal indicating an operation degree of the accelerator member, and signal processing means configured to receive the position signal generated by the position sensor and to generate a command for a motor vehicle engine based on the position signal and a characteristic curve of the accelerator device that defines the command for the motor vehicle engine as a function of the position signal; the signal processing means are further configured to: receive signals indicating a current motor vehicle speed and a target motor vehicle speed, and to dynamically adapt the accelerator device characteristic curve based on the current motor vehicle speed with respect to the target motor vehicle speed; wherein dynamically adapting the accelerator device characteristic curve comprises determining lower, intermediate and upper motor vehicle sType: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: SILVANO MARENCO, MAURIZIO MIGLIETTA, MASSIMO GAIDO, VINCENZO MURDOCCO
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Patent number: 9082243Abstract: A driving style evaluation system (1) for a motor vehicle (2), configured to receive and process motor vehicle-related data and motor vehicle mission-related data to compute a Driving Style Evaluation Index (DSEI) indicative of the driving style of a motor vehicle driver during a motor vehicle mission in relation to a motor vehicle fuel consumption, based on the following summary index: Fuel Economy Index (FEI), which is indicative of the driving style of the motor vehicle driver from the fuel saving perspective, and is computed based on pre-summary indices computed based on respective partial indices in turn computed based on a combination of the following physical quantities which affect the motor vehicle fuel consumption: time interval, ending with a motor vehicle stop, during which the motor vehicle speed reduction is mainly due to a combination of a gas pedal release and a gear downshift, possibly with operation of at least one motor vehicle braking system only during the final part of the maneuver; engiType: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignees: C.R.F. Societa′ Consortile per Azioni, IVECO S.p.A.Inventors: Domenico Gostoli, Stefano Salio, Claudio Ricci, Silvio Data, Maurizio Miglietta, Mario Gambera, Andrea Secondi
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Publication number: 20140220103Abstract: A wound treatment system having a formulation to retard bleeding. In particular, the wound treatment system includes medical device, e.g. bandage, which can be adapted for internal or external use. The wound treatment system includes a fabric substrate having a formulation, wherein the formulation includes chitosan, kaolin, fibrinogen, and thrombin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkInventors: Matthew D. Bacchetta, Gopal Singh, Maurizio A. Miglietta
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Publication number: 20140188379Abstract: A driving style evaluation system (1) for a motor vehicle (2), configured to compute a Driving Style Evaluation Index (DSEI) based on the following summary index: Fuel Economy Index (FED, which is indicative of the driving style of the motor vehicle driver from the fuel saving perspective, and is computed based on pre-summary indices computed based on respective partial indices in turn computed based on a combination of physical quantities and wherein the pre-summary and partial indices are weighted by means of respective dynamic weighting coefficients.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: Domenico Gostoli, Stefano Salio, Claudio Ricci, Silvio Data, Maurizio Miglietta, Mario Gambera, Andrea Secondi
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Patent number: 8310354Abstract: A system for determining and/or controlling the relative position of two relatively movable elements, comprising a vehicle container combination, a utility vehicle including an unloading apparatus and at least three transmitting devices intended to be fitted, in use, in a predetermined spatial arrangement to one of the two relatively elements and configured to transmit respective signals; a single sensor device intended to be fitted, in use, to the other of the two relatively movable elements and configured to receive, and to determine the source direction (?i, ?i) of, the signals transmitted by the transmitting devices; and an electronic processing unit connected to the sensor device and configured to determine the relative position of the two relatively movable elements based on the source direction (?i, ?i) of the signals transmitted by the transmitting devices, and on the spatial arrangement of the transmitting devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: CNH America LLCInventors: John H. Posselius, Riccardo Morselli, Renzo Cicilloni, Andrea Saroldi, Maurizio Miglietta, Silvano Marenco
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Publication number: 20100066517Abstract: A system for determining and/or controlling the relative position of two relatively movable elements, comprising a vehicle container combination, a utility vehicle including an unloading apparatus and at least three transmitting devices intended to be fitted, in use, in a predetermined spatial arrangement to one of the two relatively elements and configured to transmit respective signals; a single sensor device intended to be fitted, in use, to the other of the two relatively movable elements and configured to receive, and to determine the source direction of, the signals transmitted by the transmitting devices; and an electronic processing unit connected to the sensor device and configured to determine the relative position of the two relatively movable elements based on the source direction of the signals transmitted by the transmitting devices, and on the spatial arrangement of the transmitting devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: John H. Posselius, Riccardo Morselli, Renzo Cicilloni, Andrea Saroldi, Maurizio Miglietta, Silvano Marenco
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Patent number: 6873286Abstract: The system comprises: detector devices (1) operable to provide electrical signals indicative of the relative distance and relative speed of the motor vehicle (V) with respect to a fixed or moving obstacle (O) ahead, and a processing and control unit (ECU) connected to such detector devices (1) as well as to brake actuators (2-4) and arranged to cause activation of the brake actuators (2-4) to effect automatic emergency braking of the motor vehicle (V) when the relative distance between the motor vehicle (V) and an obstacle (O) ahead lies between a first predetermined limit value (dF) equal to the minimum value at which it is still possible to avoid collision by braking and a preselected intermediate value (dE) comprised between said first limit value (dF) and a second limit value (dEcrit) which is less than the said first limit value (df) and is equal to the minimum relative distance value at which it is still possible to follow a path which avoids the obstacle (O), or when the relative distance (dR) becomesType: GrantFiled: March 25, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Domenico Albero, Pier Claudio Antonello, Sebastiano Campo, Angela Chinu, Renzo Cicilloni, Silvia Citelli, Maurizio Miglietta, Vincenzo Murdocco, Valter Quenda, Andrea Saroldi
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Publication number: 20040155811Abstract: The system comprises: detector devices (1) operable to provide electrical signals indicative of the relative distance and relative speed of the motor vehicle (V) with respect to a fixed or moving obstacle (O) ahead, and a processing and control unit (ECU) connected to such detector devices (1) as well as to brake actuators (2-4) and arranged to cause activation of the brake actuators (2-4) to effect automatic emergency braking of the motor vehicle (V) when the relative distance between the motor vehicle (V) and an obstacle (O) ahead lies between a first predetermined limit value (dF) equal to the minimum value at which it is still possible to avoid collision by braking and a preselected intermediate value (dE) comprised between said first limit value (dF) and a second limit value (dEcrit) which is less than the said first limit value (dF) and is equal to the minimum relative distance value at which it is still possible to follow a path which avoids the obstacle (O), or when the relative distance (dR) becomesType: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Inventors: Domenico Albero, Pier Claudio Antonello, Sebastiano Campo, Angela Chinu, Renzo Cicilloni, Silvia Citelli, Maurizio Miglietta, Vincenzo Murdocco, Valter Quenda, Andrea Saroldi
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Patent number: D568336Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: C.R.F. Societa′ Consortile per AzioniInventors: Maurizio Miglietta, Andrea Saroldi, Ermanno Ansaldi, Roberto Montanari, Sergio Damiani