Patents by Inventor MATTHEW JOHN VILLANI

MATTHEW JOHN VILLANI 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).

  • Die locking system and method
    Patent number: 9061346
    Abstract: A die locking device including a press having a top end, a bottom end and a plurality of channels disposed around a perimeter of the press. The device also includes a plurality of actuators, each of the plurality of actuators affixed to a first end of one of a plurality of locking arms that are each at least partially disposed in one of the plurality of channels. The device also includes a plurality of locking clips, each affixed to a second end of each of the plurality of locking arms and each affixed to one of a plurality of hinges. The plurality of hinges is configured to receive and secure a die stack to the top end of the press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: FIRTH RIXSON LIMITED
    Inventors: David Hebert, Matthew John Villani, David Livingston
  • DIE LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130276506
    Abstract: A die locking device including a press having a top end, a bottom end and a plurality of channels disposed around a perimeter of the press. The device also includes a plurality of actuators, each of the plurality of actuators affixed to a first end of one of a plurality of locking arms that are each at least partially disposed in one of the plurality of channels. The device also includes a plurality of locking clips, each affixed to a second end of each of the plurality of locking arms and each affixed to one of a plurality of hinges. The plurality of hinges is configured to receive and secure a die stack to the top end of the press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: FIRTH RIXSON LIMITED
    Inventors: DAVID HEBERT, MATTHEW JOHN VILLANI, DAVID LIVINGSTON