Patents by Inventor Gian Carlo Tomatis

Gian Carlo Tomatis 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).

  • Coating applicator with blade shaping
    Patent number: 5980634
    Abstract: A flexible blade is used as a metering device by being inserted at a nip formed between a radiused profile portion of a fixed, rigid loading element and a substrate roll. The flexible blade is forced to take the shape of the profile portion at the nip, and thereby meter the coating to a desired thickness and consistency. Inflatable air tubes engage the loading element to adjust the overall thickness of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Beloit Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gian Carlo Tomatis