Patents by Inventor Vittorio Manoni

Vittorio Manoni 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).

  • Inherently fail safe processing or control apparatus
    Patent number: 7328369
    Abstract: A processing/control apparatus has a first processing unit with a first data processor/controller; an input port for input data received from a remote unit; an output port for output data to be transmitted to a remote unit. The first unit comprising device for generating an unique code for functional control of the processing/receiving/transmitting steps being performed and a port for transmission of generated checkwords. A functional checker/protection unit comprises a second processing unit, a program for checking functional steps of the first unit and a program for checking the correctness of functional control codes and time sequence thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A.
    Inventor: Vittorio Manoni
  • Inherently fail safe processing or control apparatus
    Publication number: 20050149795
    Abstract: A processing/control apparatus has a first processing unit with a first data processor/controller; an input port for input data received from a remote unit; an output port for output data to be transmitted to a remote unit. The first unit comprising device for generating an unique code for functional control of the processing/receiving/transmitting steps being performed and a port for transmission of generated checkwords. A functional checker/protection unit comprises a second processing unit, a program for checking functional steps of the first unit and a program for checking the correctness of functional control codes and time sequence thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventor: Vittorio Manoni