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| Patent type | Italian patent |
| Patent title | "Equipment and method for the detection and location of leaks and failures in underground pipes" |
| Status | Granted (Active) |
| Reference body | UBIM - Italian Patent and Trademark Office |
| Concession date | 14/02/2014 |
| Patent No. | 0001406103 |
| Question number | BA2011A000034 |
| Deposit Date | 23/06/2011 |
| Brief description | Equipment and related methodology for locating leaks along a water or fluid distribution network typically through the use of a system based on the principle of microwave reflectometry. |
| Patent type | Uk Patent |
| Patent title | "System and method for detecting and locating dielectricvariations" |
| Status | Pending |
| Reference body | IPO – Intellectual Property Office |
| Question number | GB1801496.9 |
| Deposit Date | 30th January 2018 |
| Brief description | New system to detect and locate dielectric variations caused by liquids by reflectometry in the domain of time. |
| Patent type | European Patent |
| Patent title | "Apparatus and method for detection and localization of leaks and faults in underground pipes" |
| Status | Pending |
| Reference body | EPO – European Patent Office |
| Question number | EP20110425169 (Application number) |
| Publication number | EP 2538192 A1 |
| Deposit Date | 01/07/2011 |
| Brief description | Equipment and related methodology for locating leaks along a water or fluid distribution network typically through the use of a system based on the principle of microwave reflectometry. |
| Patent type | PCT Patent / Patent Family (Europe and China) |
| Patent title | "Methodology for the traceability of leather-like and leather materials in industrial processes" |
| Status | (EUROPA) Pending - "Intention to grant" communication receipt for Europe (Republic of China) Pending, New10 |
| Reference body | WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization |
| Question number | International Application No: PCT/IB2015/051397 |
| Publication number | WO/2015/162502 |
| Publication number | WO/2015/162502 |
| Deposit Date | International filing date: 25.02.2015 |
| Brief description | This invention concerns a methodology for the identification and traceability of materials in an industrial process, with a focus on the traceability of leather materials during the process of skin production or skin-like products. This methodology includes, at least, the use of: identification markers (3); a method for permanently embedding markers within the object (2) to be plotted; a device to generate an electromagnetic signal used as a stimulus for the marked material; a device to capture the response of the marked material to the applied stimulus; and a detection device. |