Patents by Inventor Mauro Piceni

Mauro Piceni 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).

  • Antitwist device for circular knitting machines with means for preventing the formation and/or for removing accumulations of waste
    Patent number: 6089050
    Abstract: The antitwist device for circular knitting machines comprises a perforated tube (15E) rotating with the needle cylinder (1) of the knitting machine and a fixed outer tube (15A) essentially coaxial with the perforated tube (15E), inside which is generated a vacuum through a side air connection (15D), a space being defined between said perforated tube (15E) and the outer tube (15A). Inside this space, there is at least one cleaning element (45) attached to an actuator device (43) that moves the cleaning element into contact with the outer surface of the perforated tube (15E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Golden Lady S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mauro Piceni, Rolando Furlani