Patents by Inventor Silvia Busacca

Silvia Busacca 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).

  • Method and device to recognize and indicate a discharge vessel filling level in a vacuum system
    Patent number: 6237648
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for recognizing and warning of the level of fullness of a waste container in a suction system driven by a motor and provided with an internal chamber kept under suction pressure and comprising the waste container. The method foresees a measurement of the difference of pressure between the internal chamber and the environment outside the vacuum cleaner and an elaboration of such measurement according to a set of rules in fuzzy logic for producing an electric warning signal corresponding to the filling level of the waste container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Silvia Busacca, Antonino Cuce′, Antonino Cucuccio