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Flavio Avanzo, Vigevano IT
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| 20100264984 | System and Method for Over-Voltage Protection of a Power Amplifier - A system and method for over-voltage protection of a power amplifier is provided. A power amplifier is typically employed in a transmitter to amplify signals prior to transmission via a load; the load may include an antenna or a cable. As a result of an impedance mismatch between the power amplifier and its load, excess power from the power amplifier output fails to reach the load and must be dissipated by one or more transistors in the power amplifier. In severe impedance mismatch conditions, this dissipated power may damage or destroy the transistor(s). An automatic gain control (AGC) is provided for detecting a gain difference between the power amplifier and a replica power amplifier. A gain difference may signal an over-voltage situation. The AGC may be configured to adjust the gain of the power amplifier if a gain difference exists to prevent device damage. | 10-21-2010 |
Flavio Baita, Wiesloch DE
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| 20110307405 | Managing Consistent Interfaces for Export Declaration and Export Declaration Request Business Objects Across Heterogeneous Systems - A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to an export declaration and/or an export declaration request business object. | 12-15-2011 |
Flavio Bizzozero, Comano CH
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| 20090303048 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING OF AN ORDER OF CONVEYED OBJECTS - The invention relates to a method for determining of at least an order of objects O | 12-10-2009 |
Flavio Campagnolo, Conegliano IT
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| 20090172965 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - Household appliance comprising an outer casing ( | 07-09-2009 |
Flavio Chierichetti, Rome IT
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| 20100205213 | NON-EXACT CACHE MATCHING - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to returning cached object results based at least in part on a non-exact comparison with a query key. | 08-12-2010 |
Flavio Comencini, Legnago IT
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| 20110151389 | AIR-GAS PREMIXING DEVICE IN A LOW-NOX GAS BURNER - An air-gas premixing device to be inserted into a low-NOx gas burner. | 06-23-2011 |
Flavio Cometti, Pianezza (torino) IT
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| 20090100904 | HAMMER FOR A CHARPY PENDULUM - A hammer for a Charpy pendulum, comprising a body including a head and an arm, wherein the arm is equipped with a portion for attachment to an end opposite to that of the head and wherein the head has a general C-shape, with a concave part in which an area of impact is situated. The arm and the head of said body are obtained in a monolithic form by means of perimetral cutting of a plane plate. | 04-23-2009 |
Flavio Console, Roma IT
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| 20110305283 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING DATA MORE EFFICIENTLY - The present description relates to a computer-implemented method, a computer program product and an embedded system for displaying data more efficiently, wherein the embedded system comprises an integrated circuit and a convertor, and the integrated circuit includes an image codec. The method comprises receiving a string at the embedded system; generating a converted image using the string; producing, by means of the image codec, a decoded image by decoding the converted image; and sending the decoded image to a display device. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120030309 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR INCREASING THE SPEED OF DATA RETRIEVAL BY A CLIENT ON THE EMBEDDED SYSTEM - The present description refers in particular to a computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and an embedded system for increasing the speed of data retrieval by a client on the embedded system. The embedded system executes a client and an intermediary, wherein the client and the intermediary are executed separately, and wherein the intermediary manages the storing component. A request may be received from the client at the intermediary, for a first content element of a document. The intermediary determines whether the first content element is stored in a storing component and when the first content element is stored in the storing component: retrieves the first content element from the storing component; and sends the first content element from the intermediary to the client. | 02-02-2012 |
Flavio Cucchietti, Torino IT
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| 20110018502 | ELECTRICITY SUPPLY APPARATUS OF AN INDUSTRIAL SITE - An electricity supply apparatus includes a control device configured to calculate an amplitude of a control signal and to generate the control signal; an energy station configured to draw a current from a mains, to provide part of the drawn current to the load, to receive the control signal from the control device, and to vary the drawn current according to the amplitude; and a battery configured to recharge by drawing part of the drawn current and to discharge by supplying the load. The apparatus is characterized in that the control device is further configured to calculate the amplitude of the control signal also according to battery information relating to a recharge and/or a discharge condition of the battery. | 01-27-2011 |
Flavio Deroma, Kowloon HK
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| 20090025168 | Window cleaning apparatus - A window cleaner that includes a handle, and base and a pivot joint. The handle has a proximal end and a distal end with the distal end being a forked yoke member. The base has a top surface and a bottom surface with a housing and a wiping blade located on the top surface. The pivot joint has a center with four legs extending outwardly from the center. Two of the legs form a first pin and two of the legs form a second pin. The first pin interfaces with the yoke member and the second pin interfaces with the housing. This pivot joint configuration allows the handle to have a range of 360 degree motion with respect to the base and vice versa. | 01-29-2009 |
Flavio Fabiani, Merate-Lc IT
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| 20120128764 | CONTROLLED-RELEASE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR - The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of preparing such compositions, comprising one or more populations of controlled-release particles comprising one or more proton pump inhibitors. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, including orally disintegrating tablets, tablets, capsules, and methods for their preparation. | 05-24-2012 |
Flavio Fabiani, Milano IT
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| 20090117232 | LIPOIC ACID PELLETS - Lipoic acid pellets are described, obtained from inert cores externally coated with lipoic acid. The so obtained active cores are coated with a first layer of insulating polymeric material and then with a polymeric coat that is insoluble at the gastric pH. Pellet are then formulated pharmaceutically, for instance in jelly capsules or controlled release capsules or as oral suspensions, dispersible powders, sachets, etc. | 05-07-2009 |
Flavio Fabiani, Ronco Briantino IT
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| 20110250281 | Fexofenadine Microcapsules and Compositions Containing Them - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising taste-masked immediate release microcapsules which comprise fexofenadine and a water-insoluble polymer coating. These microcapsules and the pharmaceutical compositions comprising them have suitable drug content and desirable pharmaceutical properties, including a quick dissolution rate of fexofenadine combined with a taste masking effect. | 10-13-2011 |
Flavio Fabiani, Ronco Briantino (mi) IT
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| 20110311626 | CONTROLLED RELEASE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ANTI-CHOLINERGIC DRUGS - The present invention provides compositions comprising dicyclomine, or salts, and/or solvates and methods of making and using the compositions to treat intestinal hypermotility or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The present invention also provides once-a-day orally disintegrating dosage forms comprising compositions of the present invention. | 12-22-2011 |
Flavio Finzo, Wurenlos CH
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| 20080289516 | Method and Device for Strapping Goods - In a method to seal/lock a strap ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100107573 | STRAPPING DEVICE - The invention relates to a portable strapping device to strap packaged goods using a strapping band, the device comprising a tightening mechanism for applying tension to a loop of a strapping band, a frictional welding element ( | 05-06-2010 |
Flavio Finzo, Wuerenlos CH
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| 20110056389 | STRAPPING DEVICE WITH A GEAR SYSTEM DEVICE - A mobile strapping device for strapping packaged goods with wrap-around strap including a tensioner for applying a strap tension to a loop of a wrapping strap, and a friction welder for producing a friction weld connection by way of a friction welding element at two areas of the loop of the wrapping strap disposed one on top of the other, and a chargeable energy storage means for storing electrical energy that can be released as drive energy for motorized drive motions at least for the friction welder for producing a friction weld connection. For a strapping device with high functional reliability and ease of handling, despite the possibility of automated production of wrapped straps, at least to a large extent, the strapping device to includes a planetary gear system for transferring and changing the rotational speed of a drive motion provided by an electrical drive of the friction welder. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110056390 | MOBILE STRAPPIING DEVICE - Disclosed is a mobile strapping device for strapping packaged goods with wrap-around strap, including a tensioner for applying a strap tension to a loop of a wrapping strap, and a friction welder for producing a friction weld connection in two areas of the loop of the wrapping strap disposed one on top of the other, and a chargeable energy storage means for storing energy, in particular electrical, mechanical, elastic or potential energy, that can be released as drive energy at least for the friction welder for producing a friction weld connection. The strapping device is provided with a common drive for the tensioner for producing a tensioning motion, and for the friction welder for producing an oscillating friction welding motion and for a transitioning device for producing a transitioning motion of the friction welder from a rest position to a welding position. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110056391 | STRAPPING DEVICE WITH AN ENERGY STORAGE MEANS - A mobile strapping device for strapping packaged goods with wrap-around strap, comprising a tensioner for applying a strap tension to a loop of a wrapping strap, and a connector for producing a connection in two areas of the loop of the wrapping strap disposed one on top of the other, and a chargeable energy storage means for storing energy that can be released as drive energy for motorized drive motions at least for the friction welder for producing a friction welded connection and/or for the tensioner, is intended to have high functional reliability and ease of handling despite the possibility of automated production of wrapped straps, at least to a large extent. To this end, it is proposed that the energy storage means of the strapping device comprise a lithium ion battery for providing energy for driving a connector designed as a friction welder. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110056392 | STRAPPING DEVICE WITH A TENSIONER - A strapping device, in particular a mobile strapping device, for strapping packaged goods with a wrap-around strap, including a tensioner for applying a strap tension to a loop of a wrapping strap. The tensioner includes a rotationally drivable tensioning wheel and a tensioning rocker that pivots relative to the tensioning wheel and cooperates with the tensioning wheel, wherein a tensioning plate is disposed at the tensioning rocker for applying a wrapping strap, and a wherein a distance between the tensioning plate and the tensioning wheel can be varied for applying a tension on the strap, said tensioner also comprising a connector, in particular a welding connector such as a friction welder, for producing a connection in two areas of the loop of the wrapping strap located one on top of the other, is intended to exhibit largely consistent tensioning characteristics even with different strap thicknesses. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110100233 | STRAPPING DEVICE WITH AN ELECTRICAL DRIVE - A mobile strapping device ( | 05-05-2011 |
Flavio Grynszpan, Mazkeret Batya IL
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| 20090054376 | BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVES WITH THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES - The present invention relates to novel benzofuran compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions that include such compounds, and to methods of use thereof. Certain compounds of the invention share some pharmacological properties with cannabinoids and have a common wide range of beneficial therapeutic indications. In particular, compounds of the invention are useful as analgesic, neuroprotective, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory agents. | 02-26-2009 |
Flavio Grynszpan, Mazkeret Batia IL
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| 20110166297 | MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED SMART POLYMERS (MISPs) - Molecularly imprinted smart polymers (MISPs) are provided herein, as well as novel monomers for preparing MISPs, and processes for preparing MISPs. The MISPs can be used applications such as, for example, detecting/absorbing or isolating biological and non-biological agents. The MISPs described herein comprise responsive monomeric units which undergo a physico-chemical change (e.g., a bond formation or cleavage) in response to an external change, such that the MISP selectively binds to a target molecule and releases a bound target molecule in response to the external change. | 07-07-2011 |
Flavio Gryszpan, Mazkeret Batia IL
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| 20100056528 | SULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVES WITH THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS - The invention provides sulfonamide compounds of formula (I) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and methods of treatment using such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions. These compounds have a common wide range of beneficial therapeutic indications, in particular as analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents. | 03-04-2010 |
Flavio Hoerger, Zurich CH
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| 20090022878 | METHOD TO IMPREGNATE A POROUS BONE REPLACEMENT MATERIAL - A method to impregnate a porous bone replacement material ( | 01-22-2009 |
Flavio Junqueira, Spain BR
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| 20090157652 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING THE QUALITY OF SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON COHESION - A method and system for quantifying the quality of search results from a search engine based on cohesion. The method and system include modeling a set of search engine search results as a cluster and measuring the cohesion of the cluster. In an embodiment, the cohesion of the cluster is the average similarity between the cluster elements to a centroid vector. The centroid vector is the average of the weights of the vectors of the cluster. The similarity between the centroid vector and the cluster's elements is the cosine similarity measure. Each document in the set of search results is represented by a vector where each cell of the vector represents a stemmed word. Each cell has a cell value which is the frequency of the corresponding stemmed word in a document multiplied by a weight that takes into account the location of the stemmed word within the document. | 06-18-2009 |
Flavio Junqueria, Barcelona ES
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| 20100094853 | SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR A MULTI-SITE SEARCH ENGINE - Techniques for query processing in a multi-site search engine are described. During an indexing phase, each site of a multi-site search engine indexes a set of assigned web resources and each site calculates, for each term in the set of assigned web resources, a site-specific upper bound ranking score on the contribution of the term to the search engine ranking function for a query containing the term. During a propagation phase, all sites exchange their site-specific upper bound ranking scores with each other. In response to a site receiving a query, the site determines the set of locally matching resources and compares the ranking score of a locally matching resource with the site-specific upper bound ranking scores for the terms of the query that were received during the propagation phase and determines whether to communicate the query to other sites. By exchanging appropriately defined site-specific upper bound ranking scores, the site initially receiving the query can determine whether the locally matching resources would be identical to the resources obtained from a single-site search system without having to communicate the query to each of the other sites. | 04-15-2010 |
Flavio Limontini, Novara IT
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| 20110049841 | FIELD LITTER CARRIER - A field stretcher carrier with a structure formed by a front frame section and a rear frame section that are coupled together. The attachment systems that allow a stretcher to be secured to the structure favorably include at least one pair of clamps at the ends of each frame section. The clamps are fitted to a rigid cross bar and can slide up and down the axis of the cross bar toward and away from each other. | 03-03-2011 |
Flavio Lorenzelli, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20110170637 | SIGNAL SEPARATOR - A device for separating uncoordinated co-channel signals including a symbol detector. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110268168 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INCREASED COMMUNICATION THROUGHPUT - Systems and methods for increasing communication throughput by superimposing multiple signal components in the same bandwidth are disclosed. Cochannel interference is reduced by using signal separation algorithms. The signal separation algorithms may use both a priori information about the superimposed signals and measured channel parameters. In addition, error correction encoding and interleaving may be used to reduce signal power and obviate the need for ideal signal separation. | 11-03-2011 |
Flavio Lucini, Bollate (milano) IT
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| 20080319261 | Cannula device for endoscopic surgical operations - Cannula device ( | 12-25-2008 |
Flavio Marigliano, Torino IT
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| 20100158200 | METHOD FOR THE STATUS ANALYSIS OF A SUBSCRIBER LOOP TO SUPPORT BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - A method for analysing the status of a subscriber loop belonging to an access network portion of a fixed network infrastructure, the subscriber loop not supporting a broadband service wherein the access network portion includes further subscriber loops, a set of which support broadband services. The method includes the steps of collecting attenuation measures associated with said set of subscriber loops supporting said broadband services; and processing said attenuation measures to obtain an estimation of a maximum bit rate that can be offered on the subscriber loop to be analysed. | 06-24-2010 |
Flavio Maschera, Gorgonzola IT
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| 20100072181 | Method and apparatus for laser engraving - A method and apparatus for laser engraving a three-dimensional pattern on a surface. A moveable laser head having a plurality of laser beams is provided. Preferably, the number of laser beams is four. Each beam is capable of being individually adjustably controllable. A carriage slideway is provided. The carriage slideway has a carriage axis whose length corresponds to the width of the roller that is to be engraved. The apparatus also has a laser slideway with an axis that is perpendicular to the carriage axis. The laser slideway is mountable to the carriage slideway such that the laser slideway is controllable to slide along the carriage axis slideway. The moveable laser head is mounted to the laser slideway such that the laser head is controllable to slide along the laser axis of the laser slideway. An indexing roller mechanism is provided when engraving rollers. When engraving flat surfaces, a second carriage slideway is substituted for the indexing roller mechanism. The second carriage slideway is perpendicular to the first one. The use of multiple laser beams enables the ability to use a novel engraving method based on pre-calculated volumes of material that are to be removed. The surface is first apportioned into laminated layers of material to be removed. The laminated layers are divided into elementary volumes to be removed, with each elementary volume corresponding to a particular laser beam. Then, a three-dimensional patch size is determined. The total surface is then divided into a series of contiguous patches such that each patch corresponds to a particular calculated elementary volume wherein the engraved surface can be produced without visible borderlines or pitch lines in the case where a roller or flat surface is engraved. This is accomplished by slightly shifting the respective deflected beams in each patch as that patch is engraved, such that each engraved patch overlaps the adjacent patch. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100102478 | Method of fabricating bath-models for nickel shells - A method of model fabrication wherein a cast metal mold is coated with a low melting point metal alloy that is then over-coated with a nickel alloy by electro-deposition to provide a nickel shell mold that may be released from the base-model by melting the low melting point metal alloy. The method is particularly useful for producing thermoplastic elastomeric skins with a predetermined three-dimensional pattern molded thereon. | 04-29-2010 |
Flavio Mazziero, Campinas BR
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| 20100167715 | Method and Apparatus for Social Networking in a Communication Network - In a communication network, a method and apparatus for social networking in a communication network includes detecting a characteristic motion of a communication device and identifying at least one contact information from a contact list of the communication device in response to detecting the characteristic motion of the communication device. The method further includes initiating a communication session with the identified contact information. | 07-01-2010 |
Flavio Nervi Oddone, Santiago CL
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| 20100016273 | Use of Ezetimibe in the Prevention and Treatment of Cholesterol Gallstones - This invention discloses the use of compounds of the azetidinone family in the prevention or treatment of cholesterol gallstone disease of the biliary tree in mammals. This invention is in the general area of cholesterol stones disease in the biliary tree and gallbladder. In particular, the invention evidences that the use of drugs that specifically block cholesterol intestinal absorption inhibit the onset of cholesterol stone disease in the biliary tree. These drugs act by decreasing biliary cholesterol secretion, and at the same time increasing the biliary flow and the hepatic secretion of endogenous compounds (e.g. bile salts, phospholipids) into the bile, hi turn, these endogenous compounds contribute to inhibiting cholesterol precipitation and the formation of gallstones in the biliary tree. | 01-21-2010 |
Flavio Poehlmann-Martins, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20110011729 | Method and apparatus for inductive amplification of ion beam energy - Accelerated charged particles are provided by inductive amplification of particle energy in connection with a deflagration-mode plasma discharge. The deflagration mode discharge tends to increase particle energy relative to other operating modes. Inductive amplification of particle energy further increases output particle velocity. Inductive amplification can occur by formation of a current loop in the plasma discharge, and/or by a sudden increase in inductance due to collapse of the current distribution of the plasma discharge. Applications include particle therapy and production of radio-isotopes. | 01-20-2011 |
Flavio Polloni, Cuggiono IT
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| 20120045076 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING A SWITCHING AMPLIFIER - An electronic circuit is disclosed for driving a switching amplifier. The electronic circuit is configured for generating, when operating in a switch-on mode, a driving signal for driving the switching amplifier. The driving signal carries a plurality of pulses having: an pulse width increasing between contiguous pulses of the plurality of pulses according to a step value having modulus equal to two and odd values; a polarity alternating between the contiguous pulses. | 02-23-2012 |
Flavio Previero, Lipomo IT
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| 20100192983 | Method and system for removing and separating labels, caps and contaminants in general from bottles and containers of plastic material - Tubular labels and contaminants can be removed from containers and/or bottles of plastic material to be recycled, by subjecting the containers and/or bottles to a first weak mechanical washing and slow centrifugating action, followed by a separation step for separating the removed labels and contaminants from the containers. The containers are subsequently subjected to a second strong mechanical washing and fast centrifugating action for the removal from the containers and/or bottles of any residual labels and contaminants. | 08-05-2010 |
Flavio Raccenallo, Queensland AU
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| 20090235583 | Transportable Fodder Production Unit - A transportable fodder production unit ( | 09-24-2009 |
Flavio Rainero, Vaglierano Frazione D'Asti (asti) IT
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| 20100308054 | SECURITY CLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTAINER, IN PARTICULAR FOR A BOTTLE FOR LIQUIDS - The closure assembly ( | 12-09-2010 |
Flavio Ramezzana, Cirie IT
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| 20110272075 | VEHICLE TYRE, MORE PARTICULARLY BICYCLE TYRE - The present invention relates to a vehicle tyre, more particularly to a bicycle tyre. According to the invention, said tyre ( | 11-10-2011 |
Flavio Soresina, Mendrisio CH
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| 20110002673 | ROTATING DEVICE FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND ELECTRIC TOOLS | 01-06-2011 |
Flavio Tondolo, Stezzano Bg IT
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| 20090178713 | High Flow Capacity Positioner - A valve positioner for controlling a valve closure element is provided. The positioner includes a positioner housing with a plurality of fluid flow passageways in fluid communication with a fluid supply source and the valve closure element. The positioner housing is configured to receive a detachable spool manifold assembly. The spool manifold assembly is positioned adjacent the plurality of fluid flow passageways. The spool manifold assembly includes a reciprocally moveable spool configured to selectively port fluid flow from the plurality of fluid flow passageways. The spool manifold assembly includes a diaphragm connected to the spool via a flexible shaft. The diaphragm is in fluid communication with a transducer for receiving a fluid causing the diaphragm to expand or contract and thereby displacing the spool. The flexible shaft is radially elastic in order to minimize axial backlash between the diaphragm and the spool. The flexible shaft configuration minimizes the spool stroke. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090282937 | STEPPER ACTUATOR HAVING A BREAKING MECHANISM - A stepper actuator including a brake drum and a central gear mechanically connected thereto. The brake drum and the central gear are selectively rotatable in opposing first and second rotational directions. First and second actuation members are moveable through first and second actuation cycles to incrementally rotate the central gear. The actuation members engage and subsequently disengage the central gear as they move through their actuation cycles. The actuation members are configured to rotate the central gear during engagement therewith. A braking assembly is operatively connected to the first and second actuation members and is frictionally engaged to the brake drum to prevent rotation of the brake drum when the first and second actuation members are each in a retracted position as occurs when neither is moving through a corresponding actuation cycle. The braking assembly disengages the brake drum when one of the actuation members is moved from its retracted position and into its actuation cycle as facilitates the incremental rotation of the central gear. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100243929 | BOOSTER VALVE - A booster valve comprising a housing having a signal port, an actuator port, a supply port, and an exhaust port disposed therein. Disposed within the housing are upper and lower plugs. The upper and lower plugs and the housing collectively define a signal chamber which fluidly communicates with the signal port, an actuator chamber which fluidly communicates with the actuator port, and a supply chamber which fluidly communicates with the supply port. The upper and lower plugs are selectively moveable between neutral, delivery and discharge positions. When in the neutral position, the actuator chamber is fluidly isolated from both the supply chamber and the exhaust port. When in the delivery position, the actuator chamber fluidly communicates with the supply chamber but is fluidly isolated from the exhaust port. Finally, when in the discharge position, the actuator chamber fluidly communicates with the exhaust port but is fluidly isolated from the supply chamber. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110284083 | FAIL-FREEZE DEVICE FOR POSITIONER - A fail-freeze valve positioner system is disclosed. The system has a transducer with a first type output port connectible to a valve actuator, and a second type input port receptive to a valve position signal that is proportional to an output of the first type output port. In addition, the system has a monitoring circuit that generates a pilot activation signal while predefined conditions are met. A primary piloted valve in communication with the monitoring circuit is coupled to the first valve. The first type output port is disconnected from the valve actuator while the pilot activation signal and thus the first valve are deactivated, holding the valve actuator in place. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110301724 | MODIFIED PROPORTIONAL INTEGRAL DERIVATIVE CONTROLLER - A method and device for controlling a process variable based upon a set point is disclosed. A process variable is measured, and a proportional term is assigned to a manipulated variable that is based upon a product of a proportional gain coefficient and an error magnitude between the process variable and the set point. An integral term is added to the manipulated variable under a first set of conditions, and a derivative term is added to the manipulated variable under a second set of conditions different from the first set of conditions. The sum of the proportional term, the integral term, and the derivative term is output, resulting in the process variable being responsively adjusted thereto. | 12-08-2011 |
Flavio Torriani, Roma IT
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| 20080306328 | DUCT FOR VENTRICULAR-ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A duct for carrying blood for ventricular-assistance devices (VADs) has a tubular body and an end having associated thereto a valve for enabling the flow of blood unidirectionally in the duct. The valve has an annular reinforcement, and the end of the duct is provided with a slot for receiving the annular reinforcement of the valve with the reinforcement in a retracted position in said slot. The aforesaid end and the aforesaid tubular body of the duct are provided with a continuous coating of haemocompatible material, such as a polyurethane. | 12-11-2008 |