Patents by Inventor Paolo Villela

Paolo Villela 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: 20060015191
    Abstract: A goniometric sensor (1) for measuring the relative rotation of two objects (20, 25) includes a flexible elongated element (2) whose respective ends are connected to the two objects (20, 25) and during whose bending the length variation ?L is determined of one of the fibers (15) not located at the neutral axis (10). This length variation ?L is directly proportional to the relative rotation (?) between the two bodies (20, 25) multiplied for the eccentricity (e) of the fiber (15) with respect to the neutral axis (10). Therefore, it is possible to determine easily the relative rotation (?) by knowing the length of rest L and the eccentricity (e) with respect to the neutral axis (10) and to measure the length variation ?L of fiber (15), for example measuring the movement of an end of a cable located in a hole that contains fiber (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Massimo Bergamasco, Fabio Salsedo, Guenther Ullrich, Paolo Villela