Patents by Inventor Roberto GRAPPIOLO

Roberto GRAPPIOLO 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: 11680834
    Abstract: A detection device for a liquid-conducting appliance includes a hydraulic body (2) defining a duct (3) for a flow of a liquid, and a flow sensor on the hydraulic body (2), which includes an electromagnetic arrangement and a detection arrangement. The detection arrangement includes two electrode units (20) for detecting a potential difference induced by the flow of the liquid through an electromagnetic field generated by the electromagnetic arrangement. The hydraulic body (2) has two through openings on two opposite sides (3a, 3b) of the duct (3), inserted in each of which is a corresponding electrode unit (20), in such a way that the electrode units (20) are opposed to one another and in contact with the liquid. The device (1) includes sealing elements at each through opening, for preventing leakage of the liquid from the duct (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ELTEK S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Savini, Daniele Cerruti, Roberto Grappiolo, Marco Pizzi
  • Patent number: 11493372
    Abstract: An electromagnetic measuring device includes a hydraulic body defining a duct for a flow of a liquid, and a flow sensor on the hydraulic body that includes an electromagnetic arrangement for generating an electromagnetic field through the duct in a direction transverse to the flow of the liquid, and detection arrangement including two electrical detection elements for detecting a potential difference induced by the flow of the liquid through the electromagnetic field. The detection elements are associated to one and the same face of a substrate, which extends on the outside of the duct in a position corresponding to a first side of the duct. The first side of the duct has two through openings, each of which is in a position corresponding to a respective electrical detection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: ELTEK S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Savini, Daniele Cerruti, Roberto Grappiolo
  • Publication number: 20210140805
    Abstract: A hydraulic detection and/or control device comprises: a hydraulic body (2) defining a duct (3) for a flow of a liquid, the duct (3) having an inlet and an outlet, and being defined at least in part of an electrically insulating material; a flow sensor on the hydraulic body (2), which comprises: an electromagnetic arrangement (11a, 11b), configured for generating an electromagnetic field through the duct (3) in a direction transverse to the flow of the liquid, a detection arrangement (21, 22), which comprises at least two electrical detection elements (22) for detecting a potential difference induced by the flow of the liquid through the electromagnetic field, the at least two electrical detection elements (22) being arranged to be in contact with the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Paolo SAVINI, Daniele CERRUTI, Roberto GRAPPIOLO
  • Publication number: 20210116273
    Abstract: A detection and/or control device for a liquid-conducting appliance or system comprises:—a hydraulic body (2) defining a duct (3) for a flow of a liquid, the duct (3) having an inlet (4) and an outlet (5), and being made at least in part of an electrically insulating material;—a flow sensor located at least in part on the hydraulic body (2), which comprises:—an electromagnetic arrangement, configured for generating an electromagnetic field through said part of the duct (3), in a direction transverse to the flow of the liquid, —a detection arrangement, which comprises at least two electrode units (20) for detecting a potential difference induced by the flow of the liquid through the electromagnetic field, the at least two electrode units (20) being arranged for being in contact with the liquid in a respective working position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Paolo SAVINI, Daniele CERRUTI, Roberto GRAPPIOLO, Marco PIZZI