Patents by Inventor Rossella Monferino
Rossella Monferino 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).
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Patent number: 11006861Abstract: Described herein is a sensorized glove, in particular designed for ergonomic analysis, including an inner glove, which comprises a plurality of extensometer sensors configured for detecting relative movements between parts of a worker's hand; and an outer glove, which comprises a plurality of pressure sensors distributed over a palmar surface and configured for detecting the pressure exerted in corresponding areas of said palmar surface. Moreover described is a corresponding method for determining the type of grasp exerted by a worker.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Massimo Di Pardo, Giorgio Pasquettaz, Rossella Monferino, Francesca Gallo
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Patent number: 10869632Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for ergonomic analysis including a sensorized glove having an inner glove including a plurality of extensometer sensors for detecting relative movements between parts of a worker's hand, and an outer glove including a plurality of pressure sensors distributed over a palmar surface and for detecting pressure exerted in corresponding areas of said palmar surface; a wearable network of sensors being located in the network so that they can be associated to corresponding joints of the human body; a unit for generating a sequence of images of a worker task; and a processing unit for receiving data and/or signals from the sensorized glove, from the wearable sensor network, and/or from the unit, and configured for processing said data and/or signals to estimate ergonomic indicators and/or to obtain local information of effort and/or posture.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: C.R.F. Società Consortile per AzioniInventors: Massimo Di Pardo, Giorgio Pasquettaz, Rossella Monferino, Francesca Gallo
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Publication number: 20190357811Abstract: Described herein is a sensorized glove, in particular designed for ergonomic analysis, including an inner glove, which comprises a plurality of extensometer sensors configured for detecting relative movements between parts of a worker's hand; and an outer glove, which comprises a plurality of pressure sensors distributed over a palmar surface and configured for detecting the pressure exerted in corresponding areas of said palmar surface. Moreover described is a corresponding method for determining the type of grasp exerted by a worker.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Massimo Di Pardo, Giorgio Pasquettaz, Rossella Monferino, Francesca Gallo
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Publication number: 20190290202Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for ergonomic analysis including a sensorized glove having an inner glove including a plurality of extensometer sensors for detecting relative movements between parts of a worker's hand, and an outer glove including a plurality of pressure sensors distributed over a palmar surface and for detecting pressure exerted in corresponding areas of said palmar surface; a wearable network of sensors being located in the network so that they can be associated to corresponding joints of the human body; a unit for generating a sequence of images of a worker task; and a processing unit for receiving data and/or signals from the sensorized glove, from the wearable sensor network, and/or from the unit, and configured for processing said data and/or signals to estimate ergonomic indicators and/or to obtain local information of effort and/or posture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Massimo Di Pardo, Giorgio Pasquettaz, Rossella Monferino, Francesca Gallo
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Patent number: 7781671Abstract: A system for the production of electrical energy, comprising: a combustion chamber (14) made of material that is able to withstand high temperatures, an injection device (16) connected to said combustion chamber (14) by means of an injection conduit (15), means (17) for supplying combustion support substance into the combustion chamber (14) and means (18) for the removal of gaseous combustion products, means (26) for the selective emission of radiation onto the outer surface of the combustion chamber (14). The combustion chamber (14) is enclosed in a conversion chamber (20) within which are maintained sub-atmospheric pressure conditions, so that a substantial part of the heat developed by the combustion reaction is converted into electromagnetic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2003Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: C.R.F. Societá Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piermario Repetto, Piero Perlo, Cosimo Carvignese, Bartolomeo Pairetti, Elena Balocco, Marco Pizzi, Giovanni Brusco, Davide Capello, Denis Bollea, Rossella Monferino
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Patent number: 7381994Abstract: A process for manufacturing an electroluminescent device comprising the steps of: making an organic or inorganic templating frame, comprising monodispersed nanoelements, in particular nanospheres; providing said nanoelements with a sheath consisting of metal nanoparticles, each nanoelement with its sheath of metal nanoparticles forming a core shell. The core shells are assembled together so as to make the three-dimensional percolated layer, having cavities whose size is around wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2005Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: C.R.F. Società Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piero Perlo, Marzia Paderi, Nello Li Pira, Piermario Repetto, Vito Guido Lambertini, Mauro Brignone, Rossella Monferino
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Publication number: 20080081535Abstract: A light emitting device comprises a substrate, a porous alumina layer having a regular series of cavities of nanometric size containing an emitting material, and two electrodes in contact with the emitting material and connected to an electric voltage source. The first electrode comprises at least part of an aluminum film deposited onto the substrate, on which the alumina layer has been previously grown through an anodization process.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piero Perlo, Nello Li Pira, Marzia Paderi, Piermario Repetto, Vito Lambertini, Mauro Brignone, Rossella Monferino
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Patent number: 7323815Abstract: A light emitting device comprises a substrate, a porous alumina layer having a regular series of cavities of nanometric size containing an emitting material, and two electrodes in contact with the emitting material and connected to an electric voltage source. The first electrode comprises at least part of an aluminum film deposited onto the substrate, on which the alumina layer has been previously grown through an anodization process.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2005Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: C.R.F. Società Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piero Perlo, Nello Li Pira, Marzia Paderi, Piermario Repetto, Vito Guido Lambertini, Mauro Brignone, Rossella Monferino
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Patent number: 7322871Abstract: In a process to make an emitter (10) for light sources, which can be led to incandescence through the passage of electric current, a layer made of anodized porous alumina (1) is used as sacrificial element for the structuring of at least a part of the emitter (10).Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: CRF Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Vito Lambertini, Daniele Pullini, Nello Li Pira, Mauro Brignone, Piermario Repetto, Marzia Paderi, Rossella Monferino
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Patent number: 7291010Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a structure defining an orderly and periodic series of cavities of nanometric dimensions, in which a process of catalytic combustion is confined. The dimensions and/or the distance between the micro-cavities are selected to obtain a light emission in the visible and prevent and/or attenuate at the same time emission of infrared radiation.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: CRF Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piero Perlo, Gianfranco Innocenti, Piermario Repetto, Vito Lambertini, Gianluca Bollito, Mauro Sgroi, Mauro Brignone, Nello Li Pira, Rossella Monferino, Marzia Paderi, Cosimo Carvignese, Roberto Finizio
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Publication number: 20060177952Abstract: In a process to make a nano-structured component, such as a photonic crystal or an emitter (10) which can be led to incandescence through the passage of electric current, at least one layer made of anodized porous alumina (1) is used as sacrificial element for the structuring of at least a part of the component (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2004Publication date: August 10, 2006Inventors: Vito Lambertini, Danieie Pullini, Nelio Lipira, Mauro Brignone, Piemario Repetto, Marzia Paderi, Rossella Monferino
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Patent number: 7061129Abstract: The generator comprises at least one source of pressurized gas and a closed hydraulic circuit containing a solution comprising an electrically conducting vehicle liquid in which a charge of micro- or nanoparticles of a metal material is dispersed. The circuit has at least one inlet port connected to the source so that, when in operation, it receives a flow of pressurized gas capable of causing circulation of the solution within the circuit in a predetermined direction, forming a two-phase gas-liquid mixture with it, a restriction in cross section, downstream from the inlet port calibrated in such a way as to cause an increase in velocity and condensation of the two-phase mixture, and at least one outlet port, located downstream from the restriction through which the gas mixed with the solution can be released and discharged from the circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Pietro Perlo, Anatolii Zvezdin, Gianfranco Innocenti, Mauro Brignone, Piermario Repetto, Mauro Sgroi, Vito Lambertini, Gianluca Bollito, Nello Li Pira, Marzia Paderi, Rossella Monferino, Daniele Pullini, Marco Pizzi
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Publication number: 20060103286Abstract: In a process to make an emitter (10) for light sources, which can be led to incandescence through the passage of electric current, a layer made of anodized porous alumina (1) is used as sacrificial element for the structuring of at least a part of the emitter (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2003Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Vito Lambertini, Daniele Pullini, Nello Li Pira, Mauro Brignone, Piermario Repetto, Marzia Paderi, Rossella Monferino
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Publication number: 20060097627Abstract: A light emitting ambipolar device of the type comprising at least a first and a second main electrode in electrical contact through a light emitting region comprising at least one carrier recombination layer and further comprising one or more further electrodes for controlling recombination in said light emitting region wherein said first and second main electrode and said one or more further electrodes for controlling the recombination in said light emitting region are arranged in planar configuration relative to said region, said one or more further electrodes for controlling the recombination identifying one or more insulating channels with respect to said light emission comprising said at least one carrier recombination layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2005Publication date: May 11, 2006Applicant: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piero Perlo, Nello Li Pira, Marzia Paderi, Rossella Monferino, Vito Lambertini, Piermario Repetto
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Publication number: 20050284145Abstract: A system for the production of electrical energy, comprising: a combustion chamber (14) made of material that is able to withstand high temperatures, an injection device (16) connected to said combustion chamber (14) by means of an injection conduit (15), means (17) for supplying combustion support substance into the combustion chamber (14) and means (18) for the removal of gaseous combustion products, means (26) for the selective emission of radiation onto the outer surface of the combustion chamber (14). The combustion chamber (14) is enclosed in a conversion chamber (20) within which are maintained sub-atmospheric pressure conditions, so that a substantial part of the heat developed by the combustion reaction is converted into electromagnetic radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2003Publication date: December 29, 2005Inventors: Pier Repetto, Piero Perlo, Cosimo Carvignese, Bartolomeo Pairetti, Elena Balocco, Narci Pizzi, Giovanni Brusco, Davide Capello, Denis Bollea, Rossella Monferino
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Publication number: 20050206300Abstract: A process for manufacturing an electroluminescent device comprising the steps of: making an organic or inorganic templating frame, comprising monodispersed nanoelements, in particular nanospheres; providing said nanoelements with a sheath consisting of metal nanoparticles, each nanoelement with its sheath of metal nanoparticles forming a core shell. The core shells are assembled together so as to make the three-dimensional percolated layer, having cavities whose size is around wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2005Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicant: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piero Perlo, Marzia Paderi, Nello Li Pira, Piermario Repetto, Vito Lambertini, Mauro Brignone, Rossella Monferino
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Publication number: 20050206306Abstract: A light emitting device comprises a substrate, a porous alumina layer having a regular series of cavities of nanometric size containing an emitting material, and two electrodes in contact with the emitting material and connected to an electric voltage source. The first electrode comprises at least part of an aluminum film deposited onto the substrate, on which the alumina layer has been previously grown through an anodization process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2005Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicant: C.R.F. Societa Consortile per AzioniInventors: Piero Perlo, Nello Li Pira, Marzia Paderi, Piermario Repetto, Vito Lambertini, Mauro Brignone, Rossella Monferino
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Publication number: 20050175939Abstract: Bidimensional or three-dimensional, single-layer or multilayer nanostructure, whose electric conductivity B in the total structure has a highly non-linear behavior due to local tunnel effect between adjacent clusters, and it can be varied at will by varying the voltage applied to the electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: August 11, 2005Inventors: Piero Perlo, Nello Liira, Rossella Monferino, Mauro Brignone, Piermario Repetto, Vito Lambertini, Daniele Pullini, Roberto Finizio, Filippo Bernard
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Publication number: 20050167987Abstract: The generator comprises at least one source of pressurized gas and a closed hydraulic circuit containing a solution comprising an electrically conducting vehicle liquid in which a charge of micro- or nanoparticles of a metal material is dispersed. The circuit has at least one inlet port connected to the source so that, when in operation, it receives a flow of pressurized gas capable of causing circulation of the solution within the circuit in a predetermined direction, forming a two-phase gas-liquid mixture with it, a restriction in cross section, downstream from the inlet port calibrated in such a way as to cause an increase in velocity and condensation of the two-phase mixture, and at least one outlet port, located downstream from the restriction through which the gas mixed with the solution can be released and discharged from the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Pietro Perlo, Anatolii Zvezdin, Gianfranco Innocenti, Mauro Brignone, Piermario Repetto, Mauro Sgroi, Vito Lambertini, Gianluca Bollito, Nello Li Pira, Marzia Paderi, Rossella Monferino, Danielle Pullini, Marco Pizzi
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Publication number: 20050160737Abstract: The combustor comprises a stationary structure and at least one tubular rotor supported rotatably about an axis by the structure by means of contactless suspension devices there being formed within this rotor at least one combustion chamber having at least one orientated lateral outflow aperture for the ejection of the combustion gases. The rotor has a narrow circumferential slot through which there extend at least one controlled stationary injector of fuel and combustion agent and an associated igniter which is also stationary. A control unit operates the injector and the igniter according to predetermined procedures, in such a way as to generate a detonation wave which is propagated in the chamber, and to cause the rotor to rotate as a result of the thrust due to the combustion gases emitted through the lateral outflow aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Pietro Perlo, Gianfranco Innocenti, Piermario Repetto, Mauro Sgroi, Gianluca Bollito, Bartolo Pairetti, Rossella Monferino, Roberto Finizio, Cosimo Carvignese