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Dale Valvo, Bedford, NH US
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20090067825 | Portable photo booth - A more fully-portable photo booth that is fully-collapsible into a relatively small, portable package that can be repeatedly moved, set up and taken down by a single person. | 03-12-2009 |
Giuseppe Valvo, Camporotondo Eyneo IT
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20100148079 | RADIATION DETECTOR OF THE DELTA E-E TYPE WITH INSULATION TRENCHES - A radiation detector of the ΔE-E type is proposed. The detector is integrated in a chip of semiconductor material with a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface, the detector having at least one detection cell arranged on the front surface for receiving a radiation to be evaluated, wherein the detector includes: a first region of a first type of conductivity extending into the chip from the front surface to a first depth; a second region of a second type of conductivity extending into the chip from the back surface to a second depth so as to reach the first region; and for each detection cell a third region of the second type of conductivity extending into the first region from the front surface to a third depth lower than the first depth and the second depth, a thin sensitive volume for absorbing energy from the radiation being defined by a junction between the first region and each third region, and a thick sensitive volume for absorbing further energy from the radiation being defined by a further junction between the first region and the second region. For each detection cell the detector further includes insulation means arranged around the third region and extending from the front surface into the first region to an insulation depth comprised between the first depth and the third depth. | 06-17-2010 |
Giuseppina Valvo, Camporotondo Etneo IT
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20140021330 | PHOTODETECTOR WITH INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A photodetector including: a photodiode having a body made of semiconductor material delimited by a first surface, the body forming a first electrode region; a dielectric region, set on top of the first surface and delimited by a second surface; at least one channel extending within the dielectric region, starting from the second surface; and a first metallization, which is set on top of the second surface and is in electrical contact with the first electrode region. | 01-23-2014 |
Giuseppina Valvo, Camporotondo Eyneo IT
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20100140489 | RADIATION DETECTOR OF THE DELTA E-E TYPE WITH INSULATION TRENCHES - A radiation detector of the ΔE-E type is proposed. The detector is integrated in a chip of semiconductor material with a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface, the detector having at least one detection cell arranged on the front surface for receiving a radiation to be evaluated, wherein the detector includes: a first region of a first type of conductivity extending into the chip from the front surface to a first depth; a second region of a second type of conductivity extending into the chip from the back surface to a second depth so as to reach the first region; and for each detection cell a third region of the second type of conductivity extending into the first region from the front surface to a third depth lower than the first depth and the second depth, a thin sensitive volume for absorbing energy from the radiation being defined by a junction between the first region and each third region, and a thick sensitive volume for absorbing further energy from the radiation being defined by a further junction between the first region and the second region. For each detection cell the detector further includes insulation means arranged around the third region and extending from the front surface into the first region to an insulation depth comprised between the first depth and the third depth. | 06-10-2010 |
Gregory Valvo, Wall, NJ US
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20080310860 | Method and Apparatus for Decision Threshold Control In An Optical Signal Receiver - A method of adjusting a decision threshold in an optical signal receiver. A forward error correction (FEC) decoder provides a feedback signal representative of corrected errors. The decision threshold is adjusted in response to a polarity of the received signal and to balance a number of corrected ones and zeros. | 12-18-2008 |
Maurizio Valvo, Torino IT
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20090252494 | Method for Transmitting Data Packets With Different Precedence Through a Passive Optical Network - A method of transmitting data packets through a passive optical network. The method includes: receiving a first data packet from a first interface of the passive optical network, the first data packet including precedence information; encapsulating the first data packet in a second data packet at the first interface; and transmitting the second data packet through the passive optical network toward a second interface, wherein encapsulating includes inserting in a header field of the second data packet a value indicative of the precedence information. The value indicative of the precedence information could include a priority and/or a virtual LAN identifier. | 10-08-2009 |
20110076013 | METHOD FOR LOCALIZING AN OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINATION IN AN OPTICAL ACCESS NETWORK - A method for localizing an optical network termination in an optical access network including an optical line termination and a number of optical links. The method includes: detecting that the optical network termination is connected to an optical link and retrieving from it a termination identifier univocally identifying the optical network termination, using the termination identifier for retrieving an optical link identifier associated with the termination identifier and univocally identifying a given optical link of the optical links; inducing a change in an optical connection between the optical line termination and the given optical link, thus modifying an optical parameter of first optical signals received at the optical line termination through the given optical link; checking whether second optical signals received at the optical line termination from the optical network termination are affected by the change; and in the affirmative, determining that the optical network termination is connected to the first optical link. | 03-31-2011 |
20110214160 | Method for Increasing Security in a Passive Optical Network - A method for security in a passive optical network is disclosed. The method includes, at an optical line termination (OLT): detecting an optical termination device and establishing a connection with the device; generating a first authentication message including a first random number; and transmitting the first authentication message through the established connection. At the optical termination device, the method may include: receiving the first authentication message; calculating a first authentication code by using the first random number and a secret code stored at the device; and generating and transmitting to the OLT a second authentication message including the first authentication code. The method may further include, at the OLT: receiving the second authentication message; calculating a second authentication code by using the first random number and a secret code stored at the OLT; and authenticating the optical termination device if the first authentication code matches the second authentication code. | 09-01-2011 |
Michael C. Valvo, League City, TX US
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20110068595 | ROBOTIC FINGER ASSEMBLY - A robotic hand includes a finger with first, second, and third phalanges. A first joint rotatably connects the first phalange to a base structure. A second joint rotatably connects the first phalange to the second phalange. A third joint rotatably connects the third phalange to the second phalange. The second joint and the third joint are kinematically linked such that the position of the third phalange with respect to the second phalange is determined by the position of the second phalange with respect to the first phalange. | 03-24-2011 |
20110071678 | TENDON DRIVEN FINGER ACTUATION SYSTEM - A humanoid robot includes a robotic hand having at least one finger. An actuation system for the robotic finger includes an actuator assembly which is supported by the robot and is spaced apart from the finger. A tendon extends from the actuator assembly to the at least one finger and ends in a tendon terminator. The actuator assembly is operable to actuate the tendon to move the tendon terminator and, thus, the finger. | 03-24-2011 |
20110071680 | INTEGRATED HIGH-SPEED TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A ROBOTIC JOINT - A control system for achieving high-speed torque for a joint of a robot includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) having a collocated joint processor and high-speed communication bus. The PCBA may also include a power inverter module (PIM) and local sensor conditioning electronics (SCE) for processing sensor data from one or more motor position sensors. Torque control of a motor of the joint is provided via the PCBA as a high-speed torque loop. Each joint processor may be embedded within or collocated with the robotic joint being controlled. Collocation of the joint processor, PIM, and high-speed bus may increase noise immunity of the control system, and the localized processing of sensor data from the joint motor at the joint level may minimize bus cabling to and from each control node. The joint processor may include a field programmable gate array (FPGA). | 03-24-2011 |
20130193704 | ROBOTIC FINGER ASSEMBLY - A robotic hand includes a finger with first, second, and third phalanges. A first joint rotatably connects the first phalange to a base structure. A second joint rotatably connects the first phalange to the second phalange. A third joint rotatably connects the third phalange to the second phalange. The second joint and the third joint are kinematically linked such that the position of the third phalange with respect to the second phalange is determined by the position of the second phalange with respect to the first phalange. | 08-01-2013 |
Michael R. Valvo, East Aurora, NY US
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20110311377 | COMPRESSOR INTAKE SYSTEM - A compressor intake system including an end cap having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a perimeter rim, a groove proximate the perimeter rim, and a substantially centrally disposed extended portion including a plurality of air inlet passages, an O-ring configured to be circumferentially disposed proximate the interior surface of the end cap at the groove, a filter including a first end configured to be disposed adjacent the air inlet passages and the interior surface of the end cap and a second end, and a retainer including a plurality of openings wherein the retainer is configured to be disposed proximate the second end of the filter so as to retain the filter proximate the air inlet passages and the openings. | 12-22-2011 |
Vincent Valvo, Southborogh, MA US
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20110116041 | Ocular Imaging - A system for performing at least one of quasi-elastic light scattering and fluorescent ligand scanning on a subject's eye includes a light source configured to transmit light toward the subject's eye, a lens configured to focus light sent from the source and received from the subject's eye, a measurement reflector disposed to receive at least a portion of the focused light and configured to reflect a first portion of the received light, a camera configured and disposed to receive the first portion of the received light and configured to provide indicia of an image corresponding to the first portion of the received light, and a processor coupled to the camera and configured to analyze intensities of light in the image to determine a location of a reference point corresponding to an interface of a portion of the eye. | 05-19-2011 |
Vincent Valvo, Southborough, MA US
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20130135580 | System and Method for Detecting Amyloid Proteins - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a device and method for detecting an amyloid protein in an eye of a mammal. A method comprises illuminating the eye with a light source having at least one of a wavelength property, a polarization property or a combination thereof, each appropriate to produce fluorescence in at least an amyloid-binding compound when the amyloid-binding compound is bound to the amyloid protein, the amyloid-binding compound having been introduced to the eye and specifically binding to the amyloid protein indicative of the amyloidogenic disorder; and determining a time decay rate of fluorescence for at least the fluorescence produced by the amyloid-binding compound bound to the amyloid protein, the determining permitting distinguishing of the presence of the amyloid-binding compound bound to the amyloid protein in the eye based on at least the time decay rate. | 05-30-2013 |