Patents by Inventor Paolo Vacca

Paolo Vacca 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: 12077651
    Abstract: Getter composition to be used for controlling the amount of moisture and organic gases in sealed electronic or optoelectronic devices, said composition comprising a blend of first getter and second getter powders in a weight ratio comprised between 0.1 and 5.0, wherein the first getter is polyphenylene oxide (PPO) or Poly(2,6-diphenyl-p-phenylene oxide) (PPPO) and the second getter is a Faujasite (FAU) zeolite or a mixture of a Faujasite (FAU) zeolite and a Linde Type A (LTA) zeolite with a ratio comprised between 0.1 and 5.0. The invention also relates to a dispensable paste comprising a resin and the getter composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Zilio, Anna Nuzzo, Giovanni Zafarana, Giorgio Macchi, Paolo Vacca
  • Patent number: 12035719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to zeolites modified or functionalized with silane moieties, to compositions comprising said silane modified zeolites and to their use as antiviral and/or antibacterial agents. The invention also refers to materials and/or articles, such as, but not limited to, fabrics, fibers and/or polymeric coatings partly or fully covered and/or integrated with said silane-modified zeolites and/or compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAES Getters S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Vacca, Miriam Riva, Katarzyna Fidecka
  • Publication number: 20240067798
    Abstract: Getter composition to be used for controlling the amount of moisture and organic gases in sealed electronic or optoelectronic devices, said composition comprising a blend of first getter and second getter powders in a weight ratio comprised between 0.1 and 5.0, wherein the first getter is polyphenylene oxide (PPO) or Poly(2,6-diphenyl-p-phenylene oxide) (PPPO) and the second getter is a Faujasite (FAU) zeolite or a mixture of a Faujasite (FAU) zeolite and a Linde Type A (LTA) zeolite with a ratio comprised between 0.1 and 5.0. The invention also relates to a dispensable paste comprising a resin and the getter composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefano ZILIO, Anna NUZZO, Giovanni ZAFARANA, Giorgio MACCHI, Paolo VACCA
  • Publication number: 20230329241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to zeolites modified or functionalized with silane moieties, to compositions comprising said silane modified zeolites and to their use as antiviral and/or antibacterial agents. The invention also refers to materials and/or articles, such as, but not limited to, fabrics, fibers and/or polymeric coatings partly or fully covered and/or integrated with said silane-modified zeolites and/or compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo VACCA, Miriam RIVA, Katarzyna FIDECKA
  • Patent number: 11772070
    Abstract: A food package suitable for manufacturing as a closed packaging system contains an amine-absorbent element comprising ammonium-exchanged mordenite (MOR) type zeolites and optionally further comprises ZnO-doped Faujasite (FAU) type zeolites and/or CuO-doped ZSM-5 type zeolites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Miriam Riva, Paolo Vacca
  • Patent number: 11655380
    Abstract: A multilayered flexible package comprises a polymeric coating (2) that contains a dispersion of antioxidant capsules (3) having a particle size distribution comprised between 0.1 and 10 ?m and a core-shell structure comprising a core (4), of an antioxidant with a reduction potential comprised between 0.1 and 0.5 V, and a polymeric shell (5) covering the core (4) at least by 70%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Miriam Riva, Paolo Vacca, Katarzyna Fidecka
  • Publication number: 20230044099
    Abstract: A multilayered flexible package comprises a polymeric coating (2) that contains a dispersion of antioxidant capsules (3) having a particle size distribution comprised between 0.1 and 10 ?m and a core-shell structure comprising a core (4), of an antioxidant with a reduction potential comprised between 0.1 and 0.5 V, and a polymeric shell (5) covering the core (4) at least by 70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Miriam RIVA, Paolo VACCA, Katarzyna FIDECKA
  • Publication number: 20220401919
    Abstract: A food package suitable for manufacturing as a closed packaging system contains an amine-absorbent element comprising ammonium-exchanged mordenite (MOR) type zeolites and optionally further comprises ZnO-doped Faujasite (FAU) type zeolites and/or CuO-doped ZSM-5 type zeolites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Miriam RIVA, Paolo VACCA
  • Patent number: 11331647
    Abstract: High-capacity dispensable moisture and hydrogen getter to be used as sealant and/or to control the level of these substances in electronic or optoelectronic sensitive devices, its use for the hermetic sealing or semi-hermetic sealing of such electronic or optoelectronic sensitive devices and a method to control the level of contaminants within them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Miriam Riva, Paolo Vacca
  • Publication number: 20220088565
    Abstract: High-capacity dispensable moisture and hydrogen getter to be used as sealant and/or to control the level of these substances in electronic or optoelectronic sensitive devices, its use for the hermetic sealing or semi-hermetic sealing of such electronic or optoelectronic sensitive devices and a method to control the level of contaminants within them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Miriam RIVA, Paolo VACCA
  • Publication number: 20220049138
    Abstract: Curable polymeric compositions with improved barrier property to oxygen suitable to be used on flexible substrates containing a bisphenol F epoxy resin, at least an epoxy acrylate component and at least a rubber modified bisphenol and further comprising EVOH capsules or beads dispersed therein. The polymeric compositions are applicable either by a melt or liquid coating technique and undergo curing upon exposure to heat, showing viscoelastic properties and suitable to provide a cured product having high durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: SAES GETTERS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giorgio MACCHI, Paolo VACCA
  • Patent number: 11242477
    Abstract: Curable polymeric compositions with improved barrier property to oxygen suitable to be used on flexible substrates containing a bisphenol F epoxy resin, at least an epoxy acrylate component and at least a rubber modified bisphenol and further comprising EVOH capsules or beads dispersed therein. The polymeric compositions are applicable either by a melt or liquid coating technique and undergo curing upon exposure to heat, showing viscoelastic properties and suitable to provide a cured product having high durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giorgio Macchi, Paolo Vacca
  • Publication number: 20210206952
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers suitable to be used as lacquer to realize a thin coating both for flexible or rigid substrates, characterized by excellent oxygen and carbon dioxide barrier performances especially under high humidity conditions. The dispersion comprises a first ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer in the form of capsules with an ethylene content comprised between 24 and 38 mol % and a second ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer with an ethylene content lower than 15 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo VACCA, Sergio SANTORO, Marco MUDU
  • Patent number: 11041067
    Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers suitable to be used as lacquer to realize a thin coating both for flexible or rigid substrates, characterized by excellent oxygen and carbon dioxide barrier performances especially under high humidity conditions. The dispersion comprises a first ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer in the form of capsules with an ethylene content comprised between 24 and 38 mol % and a second ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer with an ethylene content lower than 15 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Vacca, Sergio Santoro, Marco Mudu
  • Patent number: 10954387
    Abstract: A dispensable chemical composition comprising a blend of siloxane polymeric components, with a low viscosity component in an amount greater than a high viscosity component, and suitable to integrate a high amount of filler materials while maintaining rheological features of thixotropic index and viscosity values at low and high shear rates proper for a dispensing paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Vacca, Gaetano Campanella, Emiliano Bertinotti
  • Publication number: 20200062961
    Abstract: A dispensable chemical composition comprising a blend of siloxane polymeric components, with a low viscosity component in an amount greater than a high viscosity component, and suitable to integrate a high amount of filler materials while maintaining rheological features of thixotropic index and viscosity values at low and high shear rates proper for a dispensing paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: SAES GETTERS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo VACCA, Gaetano CAMPANELLA, Emiliano BERTINOTTI
  • Patent number: 10475714
    Abstract: LED system comprising a sealed internal volume containing one or more elements sensitive to the presence of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), wherein in said internal volume is present a getter composition for VOCs removal comprising a combination of at least two different types of zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alessio Corazza, Calogero Sciascia, Paolo Vacca
  • Publication number: 20190267521
    Abstract: LED system comprising a sealed internal volume containing one or more elements sensitive to the presence of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), wherein in said internal volume is present a getter composition for VOCs removal comprising a combination of at least two different types of zeolite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: SAES GETTERS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alessio CORAZZA, Calogero SCIASCIA, Paolo VACCA
  • Patent number: 10092024
    Abstract: An active package having LTA zeolites exchanged with palladium is described. This solution is capable to improve the quality of the gaseous atmosphere within the package itself, with particular reference to the presence of ethylene. This solution provides improved performance when the package is accidentally exposed to hydrocarbon vapors and provides benefits in terms of reliability in the ethylene control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alessandra Colombo, Paolo Vacca, Miriam Riva
  • Patent number: 9845416
    Abstract: A thermally or photo curable adhesive composition containing a bisphenol F epoxy resin and a bisphenol A epoxy resin in a ratio between 2 and 10. The composition further contains at least one epoxy acrylate component and a rubber modified bisphenol. The adhesive composition is applicable by a melt or liquid coating technique and undergoes curing upon exposure to heat or radiation, showing improved viscoelastic properties and suitable to provide a cured product having superior durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Vacca, Marco Mudu, Jiabril Gigli