Patents by Inventor Maurizio Santini

Maurizio Santini 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: 9816949
    Abstract: Method for analyzing the structure of a sample of ground coffee, and in particular for determining the grain size curve, by means of computed X-ray tomography, the method comprising: acquiring a plurality of two-dimensional radiographic images while the sample is in rotation, processing the plurality of two-dimensional radiographic images performing a tomographic reconstruction to generate a reconstructed image of volume, processing the reconstructed volume image to identify a plurality of coffee particles of the sample of ground coffee separated from one another and determining at least one dimensional magnitude for each particle of ground coffee of the plurality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignees: GRUPPO CIMBALI S.P.A., UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI BERGAMO
    Inventors: Maurizio Santini, Stefano Paleari, Alberto Galimberti, Guido Quaratesi
  • Publication number: 20160178539
    Abstract: Method for analysing the structure of a sample of ground coffee, and in particular for determining the grain size curve, by means of computed X-ray tomography, the method comprising: acquiring a plurality of two-dimensional radiographic images while the sample is in rotation, processing the plurality of two-dimensional radiographic images performing a tomographic reconstruction to generate a reconstructed image of volume, processing the reconstructed volume image to identify a plurality of coffee particles of the sample of ground coffee separated from one another and determining at least one dimensional magnitude for each particle of ground coffee of the plurality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Maurizio Santini, Stefano Paleari, Alberto Galimberti, Guido Quaratesi
  • Patent number: 5773466
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical product is disclosed which interferes with pathologies of human sensitivity and of the motor system. This product comprises parasympathomimetic drugs, in particular carbachol, methacholine or bethanechol and it has a broad application in the medical and neurological clinical fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventor: Maurizio Santini
  • Patent number: 5599836
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical product is disclosed which interferes with pathologies of human sensitivity and of the motor system. This product comprises parasympathomimetic drugs, in particular carbachol, methacholine or bethanechol and it has a broad application in the medical and neurological clinical fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Inventor: Maurizio Santini
  • Patent number: 5352698
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical product is disclosed which interferes with pathologies of human sensitivity and of the motor system. This product comprises parasympathomimetic drugs, in particular carbachol , methacholine or bethanechol and is useful for treating patients suffering from Riley-Day disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Maurizio Santini