Patents by Inventor Paolo BADALASSI

Paolo BADALASSI 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).

  • Method and system for estimating the volume of fuel contained in a tank of a transport vehicle
    Patent number: 11650092
    Abstract: A method (100) for estimating a volume of fuel available in a fuel tank (6) of a transport vehicle (1), the tank (6) comprising a tank wall inside which a space is defined for containing fuel, the method (100) comprising, in sequence, the steps of: a) exciting (101) a vibration of the tank (6); b) acquiring (102) a response signal correlated to a frequency response produced by the tank (6) due the excited vibration; c) processing (103) the acquired response signal to obtain an estimate of the initial volume of fuel available in the tank (6); d) gradually taking (104) fuel from the tank (6) with the transport vehicle (1) in use; e) estimating (105) a quantity of fuel taken gradually from the tank (6); f) estimating (106) the volume of fuel available in the tank (6) based on the initial volume and quantity estimate of fuel taken gradually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PIAGGIO & C. S.P.A
    Inventors: Mario Santucci, Paolo Badalassi
  • A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING THE VOLUME OF FUEL CONTAINED IN A TANK OF A TRANSPORT VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200348162
    Abstract: A method (100) for estimating a volume of fuel available in a fuel tank (6) of a transport vehicle (1), the tank (6) comprising a tank wall inside which a space is defined for containing fuel, the method (100) comprising, in sequence, the steps of: a) exciting (101) a vibration of the tank (6); b) acquiring (102) a response signal correlated to a frequency response produced by the tank (6) due the excited vibration; c) processing (103) the acquired response signal to obtain an estimate of the initial volume of fuel available in the tank (6); d) gradually taking (104) fuel from the tank (6) with the transport vehicle (1) in use; e) estimating (105) a quantity of fuel taken gradually from the tank (6); f) estimating (106) the volume of fuel available in the tank (6) based on the initial volume and quantity estimate of fuel taken gradually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Mario SANTUCCI, Paolo BADALASSI