Patents by Inventor Franco Cretaz

Franco Cretaz 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).

  • Patent number: 4407591
    Abstract: A wire printing head of ballistic type comprises a front guide fixed to a carriage and in which the printing wires are mounted in an axially slidable manner. The electromagnets for actuating the wires have their respective cores mounted inside a tube of non-magnetic material. In order to obtain high heat dissipation, the electromagnet cores and windings are embedded in a resin block which fills the interior of the tube. The exterior of the tube is also provided with a set of cooling fins.The electromagnet armatures are mounted on a rear cover which is connected by a screw to a part of the front guide, which in its turn is housed in a compartment in the resin block. Shims are disposed between the front guide and group of electromagnets, and their number can be varied in order to modify the distance of the ends of the printing wires from the platen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1983
    Assignee: Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A.
    Inventors: Contardo Adamoli, Francesco Bernardis, Franco Cretaz, Mario Gaiardo
  • Patent number: 4341478
    Abstract: A wire printing device comprises a plurality of printing wires, each one associated with a corresponding driving electromagnet and a frame which is constituted by a plate folded in order to have a central portion, on which are mounted the electromagnets, and a pair of tongues which support guide elements for the printing wires. The gap between armature and core of each electromagnet can be regulated by a screwable element which determines the stroke of the armature and of the associated wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1982
    Assignee: Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Bernardis, Contardo Adamoli, Franco Cretaz
  • Patent number: 4285603
    Abstract: A wire printing device comprises a plurality of printing wires, each one associated with a corresponding driving electromagnet and a frame which is constituted by a plate folded in order to have a central portion, on which are mounted the electromagnets, and a pair of tongues which support guide elements for the printing wires. The gap between armature and core of each electromagnet can be regulated by a screwable element which determines the stroke of the armature and of the associated wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1981
    Assignee: Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Bernardis, Contardo Adamoli, Franco Cretaz