Patents by Inventor Giovanni Gambini

Giovanni Gambini 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).

  • Publication number: 20070102552
    Abstract: A log or single small roll of paper with improved clamping of the final or end strip, in which a final or end strip (13) is bound to a side portion of a body of a log or single roll (11) of paper for domestic use, toilet paper and similar products through glue or similar adhesive, in which the final or end strip (13) is bound to the body of a log or single small roll (11) through localised bonding elements or zones (14) of various size and measurement. The localised bonding elements or zones (14) comprise at least one section, drawing, logo, mark or the like (15, 115) and are realised through the deposition of glue or similar adhesive or else through the deformation of said paper adapted to receive glue or similar adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20070022854
    Abstract: A machine dedicated to the recovery of paper, generally of pure cellulose and therefore of optimal quality which may be integrally reused in the same productive cycle, a different recovery from that of the cardboard composing the core of the source roll which does not permit the reuse of the paper around it. Indeed, here the trimming rolls are recovered coming from the cutting of rolls for domestic or sanitary use. The recovery occurs after having arranged the rolls with the axis vertical, operating the insertion in the rolls of a guide bar which, with appropriate actuators, cuts them along the generatrix of the roll, maintaining the tube on the bar and allowing the paper to fall and then suctioning it and sending it to recovery, separately from the tube which remains gripped on the bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20060260450
    Abstract: A device for separating the paper from the cores of trimmings of rolls or logs of ribbon-like material, of defective rolls or logs and/or of another similar product, to which single trimmings of rolls or logs of ribbon-like material, fragments of logs, discard rolls or logs and/or other similar products, all provided with inner core (13, 113) and paper (12, 112) wrapped around it, are fed one after the other, in which a mandrel is foreseen (20, 120) which receives at least one trimming (14) or at least one log (114) on it, the mandrel (20, 120) foreseeing an outer diameter less than the inner diameter of a core (13, 113) of the at least one trimming (14) or least one log (114), the mandrel (20, 120) foreseeing moreover at least one axial recessing (23, 123), directed along several contiguous generatrices of the mandrel (20, 120), there being arranged above the at least one axial recessing (23, 123) at least one rotating circular blade (24, 124) which cuts both the paper (12, 112) and the inner core (13, 113).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20060222819
    Abstract: Multilayer paper (10) comprising at least two layers, overlapped and bound to each other by means of adhesive material (60) interposed between the same in small quantities, of which at least one layer of the at least two layers is a micro-embossed layer having a density of small protuberances/cm2 greater than 70 protuberances/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20060185804
    Abstract: Multilayer toilet paper (10) comprising a first outer layer (20) a second inner layer (30) and at least one middle layer (40) in-between, wherein the at least one middle layer (40) is a waved layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20060180266
    Abstract: A device for the metered distribution of glue on an end edge of a log, a log or a core for log comprising a feed (26) for logs (19) or cores (25) towards a wire (12) wound in a closed circuit on at least two end pulleys (13), at least one of which is continuously rotated by a gearmotor (14), a means for the delivery of glue under pressure (30, 40) located above said wire (12) in a position upstream of a wire branch designed to release a strip (21) of glue on an end edge (18) of a log (19), a log (19) or a core (25) for log, in addition to an element (15) for recovery of the glue (20) arranged below a return branch of the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Patent number: 7089981
    Abstract: A gluing unit for one terminal edge of a log and a method applicable inside a machine for the realisation of a log, in which the logs (14) coming from a rewinding machine are fed towards a gluing unit (11) comprising in sequence a lower unwinding roller (16), and a upper feeder belt (17, 26), and immediately downstream of the unwinding roller (16) at least one section of a sloping plane surface (21, 23) of a pre-established length, followed by a vacuum suction roller (24) above which is positioned an upper roller (25), and then a glue distributor (27), an element (19) being envisaged above the unwinding roller (16) which blows on a terminal edge (29) of the log (14) and underneath a photocell (20) to detect the final edge (21), an evacuation surface (34) for the glued log being envisaged, wherein the log fed by the unwinding roller (16) is placed with the position of the free end out of alignment by an angle (?) according to the log diameter and the pre-established length of the sloped surface section (21, 23
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Patent number: 7080738
    Abstract: A device for the elimination of trims of rolls or logs of sheeted material able to be arranged downstream of a cutting-off machine of at least one roll or log cut into rolls and little rolls or upstream trims (15?) and/or downstream trims (15), all made to advance one after the next on a transporter (11, 11?) associated with a feed plane (13, 13?), wherein the feed plane (13, 13?) has an opening (17) of a size at least equal to that of the diameter of a log, in which said little rolls or upstream trims (15?) and/or downstream trims (15) fall, the opening (17) being closed by a mobile wall (18) in response to a signal and/or according to a predetermined step, also foreseeing gripper elements from above (20–23) of some of said rolls (14) which are only activated when said mobile wall (18) for closing said opening (17) is absent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20060137604
    Abstract: A device for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, on a log or on a core for logs comprising a feed surface (16) of logs or cores (15) towards a glue distribution area, wherein the device comprises a container (13) containing glue (12), wherein disposed inside the container (13) is a fixed blade (18) with one free end (22) facing upwards at the level of an interrupted section (19) of the feed surface (16) on which the logs or cores (15) travel, one behind another, the fixed blade (18) being associated with a plate (27) movable from the bottom upwards, and vice versa, which conveys the glue (12) to the level of an upper free end (22) of the fixed blade (18), discharges it on the free end (22) and returns towards the bottom of the container (13), the moving plate (27) having, at an upper end thereof, an area to collect glue (28, 29) in the container (13) and to discharge glue on the fixed blade when it is taken to the level of the upper end (22) of the fixed blade (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20060086413
    Abstract: Apparatus for eliminating the trimmings of rolls or logs of ribbonlike material coming out of a cutting machine, where at least one roll or log is cut into rolls (14) and small rolls or trimmings (15) from the leading portion of the log and/or trimmings (15?) from the trailing portion of the log, said rolls (14) and trimmings (15, 15?) being made to advance one after another by means of at least one conveyor (11), which acts in a plane of feed (13), in which the plane of feed (13) comprises two sets of fixed supporting elements (16, 16?) for supporting the rolls, said fixed supporting elements being set at a distance apart from one another so as to define an opening (19), in which there are arranged guides (18) for mobile supporting elements (17) for supporting the rolls, the mobile supporting elements (17) being controlled so as to displace to and fro between two sets of fixed supporting elements (16, 16?) and with respect to the opening (19) on the guides, which are set at a distance apart from one another,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20060086860
    Abstract: A gluing device of an end edge of a log in a machine for producing logs, wherein logs (14) delivered from being formed are fed on an inclined surface (13) disposed under an upper conveyor belt (17) towards a suction roller (18), connected to a vacuum source, the gluing device having a glue applicator (23, 24) disposed downstream of the suction roller (18), in which device the glue applicator comprises a glue picking up member (24) in a container below (23), which can move engaged between a position immersed in the glue and a position engaged with an end edge (19) of a log (14) disposed unwound on the suction roller (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20050284557
    Abstract: An improved device for gluing the end flap of a log and a gluing method which can be implemented in a machine for producing logs, in which the logs (14), which come from a re-reeling machine, are fed to a gluing device (11) comprising in succession a bottom unwinding roller (16) and a top feed belt (17), and, immediately downstream of the unwinding roller (16), at least one stretch of inclined surface (21), of a pre-set length, followed by a vacuum-suction roller (24), set on top of which is a top roller (25), and then by a glue dispenser (27), there being provided on top of the unwinding roller (16) a blower element (19) for blowing an end flap (29) of the log (14) and, underneath, a photo-electric cell (20) for detecting the end flap (29), in which the log fed to the unwinding roller (16) is set with a position of the free end staggered by an angle (?), which is a function of the diameter of the log and of the pre-set length of the stretch of inclined surface (21), in such a way that, when the log thus posi
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Patent number: 6945491
    Abstract: A device for re-reeling and forming a roll of paper in a re-reeling machine comprising, on a frame, three rollers (16, 17, 18) having mutually parallel axes that are perpendicular to the direction of feed of the paper (11), in which two winding rollers, a bottom one (17) and a top one (16), supported on the frame, co-operate with a third roller (18) that maintains a certain pressure on a roll of paper or log being formed, where the third roller (18) is carried by a pair of arms (22) which can oscillate with respect to the frame, the paper (11) that is being wound passing over one of the two rollers, and the finished roll or log (19) coming out of an outlet aperture or gap (30) identified between the bottom roller and the third roller, and the cores (12) for said rolls being fed, one after another, by a pusher conveyor (15) and being introduced into a channel (24) made underneath the top roller (16) by an oscillating pusher (27, 35) which co-operates for inserting the core (12), possibly provided with adhesive
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Patent number: 6820750
    Abstract: A device for the elimination of trimmings of rolls or logs of ribbon-like material that can be connected below a cropper machine of at least one roll or log, in turn fed by a feed surface (11) of rolls (12) and top and/or tail crop ends (21), one after another, comprising, below of the feed surface (11), at least one conveyor element (16) closed in a ring which moves around a pulley (14) and which receives the rolls (12) and top and/or tail crop ends (21) on an upper section, the conveyor element (16) having an opening (17) with a dimension at least equivalent to the diameter of a log, inside which the top and/or tail crop ends (21) fall, the opening (17) being positioned as the conveyor element (16) rotates at the beginning of the upper section when the top and/or tail crop ends (21) reach this point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20040144495
    Abstract: A gluing unit for one terminal edge of a log and a method applicable inside a machine for the realisation of a log, in which the logs (14) coming from a rewinding machine are fed towards a gluing unit (11) comprising in sequence a lower unwinding roller (16), and a upper feeder belt (17, 26), and immediately downstream of the unwinding roller (16) at least one section of a sloping plane surface (21, 23) of a pre-established length, followed by a vacuum suction roller (24) above which is positioned an upper roller (25), and then a glue distributor (27), an element (19) being envisaged above the unwinding roller (16) which blows on a terminal edge (29) of the log (14) and underneath a photocell (20) to detect the final edge (21), an evacuation surface (34) for the glued log being envisaged, wherein the log fed by the unwinding roller (16) is placed with the position of the free end out of alignment by an angle (&agr;) according to the log diameter and the pre-established length of the sloped surface section (21
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Patent number: 6736040
    Abstract: A perforator device for ribbons of paper in re-reeling machines is applied to a re-reeling machine (10) which mounts a roller (11) that turns and carries a plurality of smooth perforating blades (13) mounted on helical seats, and a counter-roller (12) which carries at least one toothed counterblade (14), where on the rotating roller (11) there act means for causing its translation with respect to its own fixed supports (17, 18) and elastic means for its return into position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20040084155
    Abstract: An apparatus for rewinding paper into rolls discontinuously without stopping unwinding comprising an unwinding device of at least two plies of paper arranged in series with an embossing device of the at least two plies and with a rereeling machine which stops when a log is completed, wherein a gluing device of the at least two plies of paper and an build up device of the at least two glued plies for feeding the rereeling machine are associated with the embossing device, with it being foreseen that the build up device is actuated at each stopping of the rereeling machine for all of the time taken to discharge a finished log and for the insertion of a core so that the devices upstream of the rereeling machine do not stop and thus the flow of paper is not interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Patent number: 6711978
    Abstract: A cutting head for rolls (12) of kitchen towel or toilet paper, positioned on a cutting machine (11) on which at least two rolls (12) are conveyed step by step by a pusher conveyor, the cutting head (17) being connected to a motorized cutting disc (20), the cutting head (17) cutting the rolls (12) crosswise, the rolls (12) being set on a surface of a conveyor (14), where the rolls (12) are guided through grooves (13), wherein the cutting head (17) is connected to a rotary arm (26) affixed to sleeve (24) which is affixed to a supporting structure (21), the cutting head (17) further comprising a rotary shaft (47) for at least one cutting disc (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Patent number: 6688366
    Abstract: A convertible machine for surface treatment of paper, in particular of toilet paper, absorbent wipes, towelettes, serviettes, handkerchiefs and the like, comprising, on a roll stand (13), at least one pair of cylinders, one of which (14, 15) is rubber-coated and the other (17, 18) is made of steel, in contact with one another and between which at least one ribbon of paper (11, 12) is made to pass to be subjected to surface treatment, the steel cylinder (17, 18) being set on a support (23) displaceable from a position of contact with the rubber-coated cylinder (14, 15) and carrying at least one further steel cylinder (17′, 18′ and 17″, 18″) to be brought into contact with the rubber-coated cylinder (14, 15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini
  • Publication number: 20040020343
    Abstract: An improved device for the elimination of trims of rolls or logs of sheeted material able to be arranged downstream of a cutting-off machine of at least one roll or log cut into rolls and little rolls or upstream trims (15′) and/or downstream trims (15), all made to advance one after the next on a transporter (11, 11′) associated with a feed plane (13, 13′), wherein the feed plane (13, 13′) has an opening (17) of a size at least equal to that of the diameter of a log, in which said little rolls or upstream trims (15′) and/or downstream trims (15) fall, the opening (17) being closed by a mobile wall (18) in response to a signal and/or according to a predetermined step, also foreseeing gripper elements from above (20-23) of some of said rolls (14) which are only activated when said mobile wall (18) for closing said opening (17) is absent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventor: Giovanni Gambini