Patents by Inventor Patrick FEDELI

Patrick FEDELI 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: 20240142235
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical gyroscope with detection along a vertical axis is provided with a detection structure having a movable structure, suspended above a substrate so as to perform, as a function of an angular velocity around the vertical axis a sense movement along a first horizontal axis. The movable structure has at least one drive mass internally defining a window, elastically coupled to a rotor anchor, at an anchoring region, through elastic anchoring elements; at least one bridge element, rigid and of a conductive material, cantilevered suspended and extending within the window along the first horizontal axis, elastically coupled to the drive mass; movable electrodes, carried integrally by the bridge element with extension along a second horizontal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paola CARULLI, Luca Giuseppe FALORNI, Patrick FEDELI, Luca GUERINONI
  • Patent number: 11906306
    Abstract: In an embodiment a circuit includes an inertial measurement unit configured to be oscillated via a driving signal provided by driving circuitry, a lock-in amplifier configured to receive a sensing signal from the inertial measurement unit and a reference demodulation signal which is a function of the driving signal and provide an inertial measurement signal based on the sensing signal, wherein the reference demodulation signal is affected by a variable phase error, phase meter circuitry configured to receive the driving signal and the sensing signal and provide, as a function of a phase difference between the driving signal and the sensing signal, a phase correction signal for the reference demodulation signal and a correction node configured to apply the phase correction signal to the reference demodulation signal so that, in response to the phase correction signal being applied to the reference demodulation signal, the phase error is maintained in a vicinity of a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giacomo Langfelder, Leonardo Gaffuri Pagani, Luca Guerinoni, Luca Giuseppe Falorni, Patrick Fedeli, Paola Carulli
  • Publication number: 20240003685
    Abstract: MEMS gyroscope, having a first movable mass configured to move with respect to a fixed structure along a first drive direction and along a first sense direction, transverse to the first drive direction; a first drive assembly, coupled to the first movable mass and configured to generate a first alternate drive movement; a first drive elastic structure, coupled to the first movable mass and to the first drive assembly, rigid in the first drive direction and compliant in the first sense direction; a second movable mass, configured to move with respect to the fixed structure in a second drive direction parallel to the first drive direction and in a second sense direction parallel to the first sense direction; a second drive assembly, coupled to the second movable mass and configured to generate a second alternate drive movement in the second drive direction; and a second drive elastic structure, coupled to the second movable mass and to the second drive assembly, rigid in the second drive direction and compliant
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Luca Giuseppe FALORNI, Patrick FEDELI, Gabriele GATTERE, Carlo VALZASINA, Paola CARULLI
  • Publication number: 20230322548
    Abstract: A MEMS angular rate sensor is presented with two pairs of suspended masses that are micromachined on a semiconductor layer. A first pair includes two masses opposite to and in mirror image of each other. The first pair of masses has driving structures to generate a mechanical oscillation in a linear direction. A second pair of masses includes two masses opposite to and in mirror image of each other. The second pair of masses is coupled to the first pair of driving masses with coupling elements. The two pairs of masses are coupled to a central bridge. The central bridge has a differential configuration to reject any external disturbances. Each of the masses of the two pairs of masses includes different portions to detect different linear and angular movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Luca Giuseppe FALORNI, Paola CARULLI, Patrick FEDELI, Luca GUERINONI
  • Publication number: 20230314257
    Abstract: Method for determining a first and a second calibrated value of atmospheric pressure, performed by an electronic apparatus comprising a fixed device and a first and a second movable device comprising respectively a first and a second movable barometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Enri DUQI, Patrick FEDELI, Nicolo' MANCA, Silvia ADORNO
  • Publication number: 20230228570
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical gyroscope is provided with a detection structure having: a substrate with a top surface parallel to a horizontal plane (xy); a mobile mass, suspended above the substrate to perform, as a function of a first angular velocity (?x) around a first axis (x) of the horizontal plane (xy), at least a first detection movement of rotation around a second axis (y) of the horizontal plane; and a first and a second stator elements integral with the substrate and arranged underneath the mobile mass to define a capacitive coupling, a capacitance value thereof is indicative of the first angular velocity (?x).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Patrick FEDELI, Luca GUERINONI, Paola CARULLI, Luca Giuseppe FALORNI
  • Publication number: 20220390234
    Abstract: In an embodiment a circuit includes an inertial measurement unit configured to be oscillated via a driving signal provided by driving circuitry, a lock-in amplifier configured to receive a sensing signal from the inertial measurement unit and a reference demodulation signal which is a function of the driving signal and provide an inertial measurement signal based on the sensing signal, wherein the reference demodulation signal is affected by a variable phase error, phase meter circuitry configured to receive the driving signal and the sensing signal and provide, as a function of a phase difference between the driving signal and the sensing signal, a phase correction signal for the reference demodulation signal and a correction node configured to apply the phase correction signal to the reference demodulation signal so that, in response to the phase correction signal being applied to the reference demodulation signal, the phase error is maintained in a vicinity of a reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Giacomo Langfelder, Leonardo Gaffuri Pagani, Luca Guerinoni, Luca Giuseppe Falorni, Patrick Fedeli, Paola Carulli
  • Publication number: 20220380202
    Abstract: A microelectromechanical device includes a substrate, a first structural layer, and a second structural layer of semiconductor material. A sensing mass extends in the first structural layer and is coupled to the substrate by first elastic connections to enable oscillation of the sensing mass in a sensing direction perpendicular to the substrate by a maximum amount relative to a resting position of the sensing mass. An out-of-plane stopper structure includes an anchorage fixed to the substrate and a mechanical end-of-travel structure, which extends in the second structural layer, faces the sensing mass, and is separated therefrom by a gap having a width smaller than the maximum displacement distance of the sensing mass. The mechanical end-of-travel structure is coupled to the anchorage by second elastic connections that enable movement of the mechanical end-of-travel structure in the sensing direction in response to an impact of the sensing mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Luca GUERINONI, Patrick FEDELI, Luca Giuseppe FALORNI
  • Publication number: 20220033254
    Abstract: A MEMS accelerometer includes a supporting structure, at least one deformable group and one second deformable group, which include, respectively, a first deformable cantilever element and a second deformable cantilever element, which each have a respective first end, which is fixed to the supporting structure, and a respective second end. The first and second deformable groups further include, respectively, a first piezoelectric detection structure and a second piezoelectric detection structure. The MEMS accelerometer further includes: a first mobile mass and a second mobile mass, which are fixed, respectively, to the second ends of the first and second deformable cantilever elements and are vertically staggered with respect to the first and second deformable cantilever elements, respectively; and a first elastic structure, which elastically couples the first and second mobile masses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Gabriele GATTERE, Patrick FEDELI, Carlo VALZASINA