Patents by Inventor Miguel Sanz

Miguel Sanz 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: 20240081441
    Abstract: A first subject of the present invention has an antiviral formulation with metallic copper particles in an unoxidized form and having a median particle diameter inferior or equal to 200 nm, graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide, and a bonding matrix material. A second subject of the invention has an antiviral filtering material with a layer of textile and at least one layer of an antiviral coating comprising metallic copper particles in an unoxidized form and having a median particle diameter inferior or equal to 200 nm, graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide, and a bonding matrix into which both metallic copper particles and graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide are anchored. The invention also concerns methods of preparation of the antiviral formulation and of the antiviral filtering material. Finally, the invention includes an antiviral face mask with a layer of textile coated with the antiviral formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Abel ALVAREZ-ALVAREZ, Alvaro MANJON FERNANDEZ, Luis Miguel SANZ MORAL, David NORIEGA PEREZ, Jorge RODRíGUEZ GARCíA, Laura MEGIDO FERNANDEZ, Sivasambu BOHM, Roberto SUAREZ SANCHEZ, Marcos PEREZ RODRIGUEZ
  • Patent number: 7929048
    Abstract: An image acquisition module for monitoring the external surroundings of a vehicle is provided. The image acquisition module includes a housing with a protected interior against at least moisture and a window hermetically closed by a transparent element; an electronic circuit accommodated in the housing and associated with connection device with the exterior for supply and for bidirectional signal exchange; an image detector connected to the electronic circuit and facing the window; a support attached to the housing to carry an optical system between the image detector and the window; and positioning and releasable fixation device to enable the centering of the optical system and the releasable fixation of the module to an exterior structure of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Fico Mirrors, SA
    Inventors: Santiago Miguel Sanz, Daniel Bande Martinez
  • Patent number: 7753571
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rearview mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle with a flashing device comprising a first opening for the rearview mirror and a second opening in which an outer module is coupled inwardly defining an elongated passage delimited between two walls, an inner wall and an outer wall or cover. It further comprises a double-sided printed-circuit board transverse to the passage, including two light emitters in a first one of its sides and another light emitter in the other side and dividing the elongated passage into two areas. The emitters of the first side projects light along a first of the two areas, this light directly exiting by an end area with desired horizontal and vertical angles, and the other emitter does so along a second one of the two areas, the light exiting through the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Fico Mirrors, SA
    Inventors: Daniel Bande Martinez, Santiago Miguel Sanz
  • Patent number: 7690823
    Abstract: Comprises in combination: at least one light source; a support plate for the light source, which is at least one; a protective cover that permits the light emitted by the light source to reach the outside; at least one wall which, in combination with the cover, forms a casing to hold the said light source, in which at least the said support plate has a black coloured surface facing the said cover; and in which the position of said light source, which is at least one, in relation to the casing, is such that it emits the light directly to the exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: FICO Mirrors, S.A.
    Inventors: Santiago Miguel Sanz, Daniel Bande Martinez, Maria Luisa Novella Requena
  • Patent number: 7572018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a folding mechanism for exterior rear-view mirrors in an automotive vehicle, comprising a housing integral with a mirror-carrying casing, and an actuated ring acting as an axis of rotation of the mentioned casing with respect to a support chassis fixed to the vehicle, the ring being provided with first positional fixing means susceptible to coupling the mentioned ring to the support chassis and with second positional fixing means which, in collaboration with a stop element integral with the housing and loaded by un elastic member, limit the rotation of the mentioned casing around the ring and according to one rotating direction, all this with the stop element and the elastic member being integrated in a single piece with elastic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Fico Mirrors, S.A.
    Inventors: Jorge Errando Smet, Santiago Miguel Sanz, Angel Perez Trujillo
  • Publication number: 20080266688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a folding mechanism for exterior rear-view mirrors in an automotive vehicle, comprising a housing integral with a mirror-carrying casing, and an actuated ring acting as an axis of rotation of the mentioned casing with respect to a support chassis fixed to the vehicle, the ring being provided with first positional fixing means susceptible to coupling the mentioned ring to the support chassis and with second positional fixing means which, in collaboration with a stop element integral with the housing and loaded by un elastic member, limit the rotation of the mentioned casing around the ring and according to one rotating direction, all this with the stop element and the elastic member being integrated in a single piece with elastic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: FICO MIRRORS, SA
    Inventors: Jorge Errando Smet, Santiago Miguel Sanz, Angel Perez Trujillo
  • Publication number: 20080219020
    Abstract: Comprises in combination: at least one light source; a support plate for the light source, which is at least one; a protective cover that permits the light emitted by the light source to reach the outside; at least one wall which, in combination with the cover, forms a casing to hold the said light source, in which at least the said support plate has a black coloured surface facing the said cover; and in which the position of said light source, which is at least one, in relation to the casing, is such that it emits the light directly to the exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Santiago Miguel Sanz, Daniel Bande Martinez, Maria Luisa Novella Requena
  • Publication number: 20080130306
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rearview mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle with a flashing device comprising a first opening for the rearview mirror and a second opening in which an outer module is coupled inwardly defining an elongated passage delimited between two walls, an inner wall and an outer wall or cover. It further comprises a double-sided printed-circuit board transverse to the passage, including two light emitters in a first one of its sides and another light emitter in the other side and dividing the elongated passage into two areas. The emitters of the first side projects light along a first of the two areas, this light directly exiting by an end area with desired horizontal and vertical angles, and the other emitter does so along a second one of the two areas, the light exiting through the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel Bande Martinez, Santiago Miguel Sanz
  • Publication number: 20080031955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a product comprising a ?-lactam antibiotic, for instance a cephalosporin, said product containing less than 200 mg of acetone per kg of ?-lactam antibiotic. The invention also relates to a process for drying a ?-lactam antibiotic, for instance a cephalosporin, said process comprising drying said ?-lactam antibiotic under decreased pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Marinus Petrus Wilhelmus Maria Rijkers, Jordi Savall Sayago, Miguel Sanz Pedrosa
  • Publication number: 20060264134
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of and an apparatus for creating a pulsed stream of particles in a carrier means, such as air. A pre-metered stream of particles is accumulated in a pulsing chamber of a pulsing means by interrupting the stream of particles by a separator means, which interrupts the flow for a certain portion of the pulse period. The accumulated particles are then removed from the pulsing means by suction, such as by using an ejector. The invention is further directed to a kit or pack of individual absorbent articles which can be produced using the method and the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Tombult-Meyer, Frank Frings, Markus Borbach, Miguel Sanz, Mattias Schmidt, Peter Dziezok, Claus-Peter Stoelzel, John Lankhof
  • Publication number: 20060155254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to absorbent articles, such as diapers and sanitary napkins, and cores useful for such articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Miguel Sanz, Peter Dziezok, Ralf Geilich, Carsten Kreuzer
  • Publication number: 20060139482
    Abstract: An image acquisition module for monitoring the external surroundings of a vehicle is provided. The image acquisition module comprising a housing with a protected interior against at least moisture and a window hermetically closed by a transparent element; an electronic circuit accommodated in said housing and associated with connection means with the exterior for supply and for bidirectional signal exchange; an image detector connected to said electronic circuit and facing said window; a support attached to the housing to carry an optical system between said image detector and said window; and positioning and releasable fixation means to enable the focussing of said optical system and the releasable fixation of the module to an exterior structure of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Santiago Miguel Sanz, Daniel Bande Martinez