Patents by Inventor Giorgio Del Fabro

Giorgio Del Fabro 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: 11130640
    Abstract: An apparatus for handling bars includes a store provided with one or more containing elements, with a respective bundle or group of bars positioned in each. A feed station is located downstream of the store and configured to transfer the bars to a destination station. A removal device of the bars is associated with the feed station and is configured to remove the bars from at least one containing element of the store and transfer them onto the feed station. Movement means of the store, suitable to take at least one of said containing elements into correspondence with the removal device, are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20210138525
    Abstract: Apparatus to supply bars which includes a work plane on which to position a bundle of said bars and a removal device configured to remove at least one bar from said work plane in order to transfer it to a destination station. The supply apparatus includes a plurality of containing units each configured to house a respective bundle of a determinate type of bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Publication number: 20210121935
    Abstract: Apparatus for working bars which includes a plurality of containing devices disposed adjacent and parallel to each other and with an oblong development in respective longitudinal directions to contain a respective bundle of bars and at least a work station located downstream of said containing devices; the work station includes at least a removal device to remove at least one bar from one of said containing devices, at least a drawing unit configured to move the bars in a direction of feed parallel to said longitudinal directions, and at least a bending device configured to bend said bars; at least a drive member is associated with said work station, configured to move said work station in a transverse direction with respect to said longitudinal directions so as to take said removal device into correspondence with one or the other of said containing devices, which are substantially fixed in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Publication number: 20210114081
    Abstract: An apparatus to make a metal mesh having longitudinal rods and transverse rods which have a diameter and reciprocal pitch defined on each occasion according to requirements, is provided, having a first operating group and a second operating group disposed in sequence and functionally coordinated, to obtain a reticular semi-worked product that is completed to make the desired metal mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Publication number: 20210008612
    Abstract: Machine to work oblong metal products, including a drawing apparatus to feed at least one of said metal products in a direction of feed and a work apparatus aligned in said direction of feed. The drawing apparatus includes a first drawing unit and a second drawing unit opposite each other with respect to said direction of feed. The first drawing unit and the second drawing unit define between them, in said direction of feed, a drawing channel for the at least one metal product. The drawing channel has a lying plane, defined by a plurality of anchoring inserts, for the at least one metal product, a supply apparatus being possibly present upstream of said drawing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Publication number: 20200247615
    Abstract: An apparatus for handling bars includes a store provided with one or more containing elements, with a respective bundle or group of bars positioned in each. A feed station is located downstream of the store and configured to transfer the bars to a destination station. A removal device of the bars is associated with the feed station and is configured to remove the bars from at least one containing element of the store and transfer them onto the feed station. Movement means of the store, suitable to take at least one of said containing elements into correspondence with the removal device, are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Publication number: 20200239238
    Abstract: Apparatus to bend bars, comprising: a bending unit (35) of at least one bar (B, B?) and a drawing unit (46) configured to define at least a direction of feed (A) of the bar (B, B?) to the bending unit (35). The bending apparatus is provided with: a support plane (11) on which the bars (B, B?) to be bent are put; a removal unit (19) to remove at least one bar (B, B?) from the support plane (11), a feed unit (33) configured to receive the bar (B, B?) removed by the removal unit (19) and to transfer it to the drawing unit (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Publication number: 20200222964
    Abstract: A machine for bending oblong elements, preferably metal, includes a feed unit configured to feed at least one of the oblong elements along a longitudinal axis. A bending device is located downstream of the feed unit and a curving unit is disposed downstream of the bending device and is configured to curve the oblong element along part of its oblong development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Publication number: 20200122222
    Abstract: An apparatus to make a wire mesh with longitudinal wires and transverse wires, on each occasion having a reciprocal pitch defined according to requirements is provided, and includes a first feeder, a second feeder and a welding unit functionally coordinated to make the desired wire mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Patent number: 10625332
    Abstract: A handling apparatus including a support plane configured to support a plurality of metal products with an oblong development, and handling devices configured to pick up a metal product from a pick-up zone of the support plane and to deliver it to a delivery zone. Movement devices are associated with the support plane configured to distribute the metal products on the support plane and to move them toward the pick-up zone. The handling devices comprise a plurality of transfer arms provided with magnetic holding elements in order to magnetically hold one of the metal products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Patent number: 10532389
    Abstract: Perfected curving machine comprising a support bench configured to simultaneously support one or more bars, wherein said support bench has an oblong development in relation to the length of the bars, and comprises at least one bending unit controllably mobile along the support bench in order to bend said bars, and clamping means configured to constrain the position of the bars on the support bench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici Spa
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20190321876
    Abstract: Apparatus for handling bars (31), in particular metal bars, including a loading unit (22) provided with transporter elements (25) to transfer a series of bars (31) toward a selector unit (34); the selector unit (34) includes a gripping device (35) configured to remove one or more bars (31) from the transporter elements (25) of the loading unit (22) and to release them toward a subsequent collection station (43) and also includes sensors (41) configured to automatically detect at least the number of bars (31) removed and released by the gripping device (35) toward the collection station (43).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Publication number: 20190314886
    Abstract: A handling apparatus including a support plane configured to support a plurality of metal products with an oblong development, and handling devices configured to pick up a metal product from a pick-up zone of the support plane and to deliver it to a delivery zone. Movement devices are associated with the support plane configured to distribute the metal products on the support plane and to move them toward the pick-up zone. The handling devices comprise a plurality of transfer arms provided with magnetic holding elements in order to magnetically hold one of the metal products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Patent number: 10376948
    Abstract: An apparatus to feed bars is disclosed that comprises a feed device suitable to support a plurality of bars and to make them available to a transfer device. The transfer device is configured to transfer the bars, received from the feed device, toward a delivery zone, and comprises at least one gripping and holding element, configured to take at least one bar from the feed device and to transfer it, by means of rotation around an axis of rotation, toward the delivery zone. The axis of rotation is located, during use, substantially parallel to the longitudinal development of the bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20190240713
    Abstract: Machine for bending metal products (B) comprising a drawing unit (11) configured to feed at least one metal product (B) along an axis of feed (D) and toward a bending unit (12) and a shearing unit (14) configured to shear the metal product (B). The bending unit (12) is mounted on a translating platform (13) able to be translated in a direction of translation (T) transverse to the axis of feed (D), and at least one part of the shearing unit (14) is mounted on the translating platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Patent number: 10265749
    Abstract: Machine for bending metal products, wherein the machine includes a drawing unit configured to feed at least one metal product along an axis of feed and toward a bending unit and a shearing unit configured to shear the metal product. The bending unit is mounted on a translating platform able to be translated in a direction of translation transverse to the axis of feed, and at least one part of the shearing unit is mounted on the translating platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI SPA
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Patent number: 10232425
    Abstract: Apparatus for bending at least an oblong metal product comprising a feed channel to feed the metal product, and a bending unit positioned downstream of the feed channel and provided with at least a first contrast member and a first bending member configured to bend the metal product, on a first bending plane, around the first contrast member. The apparatus comprises a second contrast member provided in proximity to an exit end of the metal product from the feed channel and a second bending member mounted on the bending unit or in direct proximity to the bending unit, and selectively movable in a direction transverse to the first bending plane in order to bend the metal product around the second contrast member and on a second bending plane transverse to the first bending plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: A.C.M. SRL AUTOMATISMI CONTRUZIONI MECCANICHE
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Patent number: 10112226
    Abstract: Apparatus for drawing and straightening at least a metal wire, comprising a drawing unit of the metal wire along a direction of advance which comprises a first motorized main roll, on part of the periphery of which first idle contrast rolls are disposed, with a smaller diameter than the first main roll. The apparatus also comprises a straightening only unit of the metal wire, independent from the drawing unit, disposed along the direction of advance and upstream of the drawing unit, the straightening only unit comprising a second idle main roll, on part of the periphery of which second idle contrast rolls are disposed, with a diameter smaller than the second main roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI SPA
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20180221930
    Abstract: A combined machine for working a wire rod in order to obtain metal products with at least a curved shape is disclosed that comprises a support bench configured to support and guide, along an axis of movement, a mobile slider comprising a work plane on which a curving unit is operative. The combined machine has vise means in the support bench. The slider also comprises, on the work plane, a bending unit associated with the curving unit and the vise means are positionable in a direction orthogonal to the axis of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20180036787
    Abstract: An apparatus to feed bars is disclosed that comprises a feed device suitable to support a plurality of bars and to make them available to a transfer device. The transfer device is configured to transfer the bars, received from the feed device, toward a delivery zone, and comprises at least one gripping and holding element, configured to take at least one bar from the feed device and to transfer it, by means of rotation around an axis of rotation, toward the delivery zone. The axis of rotation is located, during use, substantially parallel to the longitudinal development of the bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro