Patents by Inventor Norberto Cattaneo
Norberto Cattaneo 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).
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Patent number: 11713195Abstract: A roller modular conveyor belt module for motorized continuous conveyors includes, first and second hinge elements extending from a main body along opposite directions orthogonal to the first direction and spaced from each other. Each of the hinge elements has a through hole with axis parallel to the first direction and being coaxial to each other to receive a respective hinge pin. The first hinge elements are adapted to interpose to second hinge elements of another module with through holes coaxial to each other to receive a hinge pin articulating therebetween. In the space between adjacent hinge elements, there is at least one roller passed through by an axial hole arranged coaxially with the through holes of the adjacent hinge elements delimiting the space. The module includes at least one bushing having an end portion inserted in the through hole, and extending through the roller axial hole.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: REGINA CATENE CALIBRATE S.P.A.Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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CURVILINEAR CONVEYOR CHAIN SUITABLE FOR RUNNING ALONG A GUIDE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CURVED SECTION
Publication number: 20230192407Abstract: A link of a curvilinear conveyor chain suitable for running along a guide includes a plate body having a first surface forming a plane for resting and supporting products to be transported, a second surface substantially flat and defining at least one plane for resting and sliding on at least one respective support surface of a raceway of straight sections of the guide, an articulation portion extending below the first surface and substantially in the middle of the plate body, and at least one pair of housings transverse to the travel direction of the chain and each adapted to accommodate a respective articulation pin of the link with similar links. The link has at least one substantially flat reaction surface with at least one section extending above the second surface of the plate body interpenetrating it.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Carlo GARBAGNATI, Norberto CATTANEO -
Patent number: 11505408Abstract: A modular conveyor belt module includes a base body extending along a first direction transverse with respect to the transport direction, between two opposite lateral faces. The module includes upper and lower surfaces; two opposed longitudinal edges; hinge elements projecting respectively from the two edges along a second direction. Each of the first and second hinge elements is crossed by a first and second hole, respectively, the axes of the holes being parallel to the first direction. The holes are each coaxial to each other. The first hinge elements interpose the second hinge elements of another module with the respective holes coaxially aligned. The hinge elements are interposed to each other leaving free spaces to receive a roller. Each roller projects with a portion from the upper surface, the plane parallel with respect to the two directions and tangent to the portion of the rollers projecting from the upper surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: REGINA CATENE CALIBRATE S.P.A.Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Publication number: 20220169448Abstract: A roller modular conveyor belt module for motorized continuous conveyors includes first and second hinge elements extending from a main body along opposite directions orthogonal to the first direction and spaced from each other. Each of the hinge elements has a through hole with axis parallel to the first direction and being coaxial to each other to receive a respective hinge pin. The first hinge elements are adapted to interpose to second hinge elements of another module with through holes coaxial to each other to receive a hinge pin articulating therebetween. In the space between adjacent hinge elements, there is at least one roller passed through by an axial hole arranged coaxially with the through holes of the adjacent hinge elements delimiting the space. The module includes at least one bushing having an end portion inserted in the through hole, and extending through the roller axial hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Carlo GARBAGNATI, Norberto CATTANEO
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Publication number: 20220017307Abstract: A modular conveyor belt module includes a base body extending along a first direction transverse with respect to the transport direction, between two opposite lateral faces. The module includes upper and lower surfaces; two opposed longitudinal edges; hinge elements projecting respectively from the two edges along a second direction. Each of the first and second hinge elements is crossed by a first and second hole, respectively, the axes of the holes being parallel to the first direction. The holes are each coaxial to each other. The first hinge elements interpose the second hinge elements of another module with the respective holes coaxially aligned. The hinge elements are interposed to each other leaving free spaces to receive a roller. Each roller projects with a portion from the upper surface, the plane parallel with respect to the two directions and tangent to the portion of the rollers projecting from the upper surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Carlo GARBAGNATI, Norberto CATTANEO
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Patent number: 11034520Abstract: Curved magnetic guide for guiding the chain of a conveyor chain along a curvilinear transport direction including a pair of first guide profiles arranged spaced apart and extending in a continuous manner along a respective development direction concentric to the curvilinear transport direction, a support structure for supporting the first guide profiles having a plurality of box-shaped bodies, the box-shaped bodies being arranged in succession one after the other and spaced apart from one another along the curvilinear transport direction, where each of the box-shaped bodies houses at least one magnetic body and has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite one another, where the upper surface is provided with a pair of first constraining projections that are spaced apart and faced with distances between centers substantially equal to the distance between the development directions where the first constraining projections of the plurality of box-shaped bodies define two rows of first constraining projectioType: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: REGINA CATENE CALIBRATE S.P.A.Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Patent number: 10994939Abstract: A rubberized pad with high flexibility, in particular for chains for handling/lifting product line products, has a vertical symmetry axis with a full base for coupling with the chain and a hollow upper part, including a wall opposed with respect to said base and suitable for engaging with a conveyed product. The pad has a total height and the upper part includes lateral walls having two semi-walls, with a thickness and connected with the wall, and two semi-walls having a thickness connected with the base. The pairs of semi-walls making between each other an angle (a1) directed toward the hollow part of the upper part, the semi-walls realizing an angle (a2) with respect to the vertical symmetry axis of the pad. The pad has a ratio between the height and thickness of ?10, in that the angle (a1) is ?90°, and in that the angle (a2) is ?40°.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: REGINA CATENE CALIBRATE S.P.A.Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Publication number: 20200391950Abstract: A rubberized pad with high flexibility, in particular for chains for handling/lifting product line products, has a vertical symmetry axis with a full base for coupling with the chain and a hollow upper part, including a wall opposed with respect to said base and suitable for engaging with a conveyed product. The pad has a total height and the upper part includes lateral walls having two semi-walls, with a thickness and connected with the wall, and two semi-walls having a thickness connected with the base. The pairs of semi-walls making between each other an angle (a1) directed toward the hollow part of the upper part, the semi-walls realizing an angle (a2) with respect to the vertical symmetry axis of the pad. The pad has a ratio between the height and thickness of ?10, in that the angle (a1) is ?90°, and in that the angle (a2) is ?40°.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Carlo GARBAGNATI, Norberto CATTANEO
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Publication number: 20200148479Abstract: Curved magnetic guide for guiding the chain of a conveyor chain along a curvilinear transport direction including a pair of first guide profiles arranged spaced apart and extending in a continuous manner along a respective development direction concentric to the curvilinear transport direction, a support structure for supporting the first guide profiles having a plurality of box-shaped bodies, the box-shaped bodies being arranged in succession one after the other and spaced apart from one another along the curvilinear transport direction, where each of the box-shaped bodies houses at least one magnetic body and has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite one another, where the upper surface is provided with a pair of first constraining projections that are spaced apart and faced with distances between centers substantially equal to the distance between the development directions where the first constraining projections of the plurality of box-shaped bodies define two rows of first constraining projectioType: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Carlo GARBAGNATI, Norberto CATTANEO
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Patent number: 10604346Abstract: A module is for a modular conveyor belt having a roller conveyor surface. The module includes a base body including a first end and an opposite second end along a feeding direction of the belt and at each of which an articulation eye is defined for a cylindrical hinge articulation respectively with a second end and with a first end of adjacent modules. The base body also includes a first surface from which supports project for supporting at least one shaft on which at least one roller is mounted. A distance between the articulation axis defined by each of the cylindrical hinges and an orthogonal projection of a longitudinal axis of the at least one shaft on a reference plane is not null and is less than a sum of a radius of the at least one roller and of half the height L of the respective articulation eye.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: REGINA CATENE CALIBRATE S.p.A.Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Publication number: 20190283969Abstract: A module is for a modular conveyor belt having a roller conveyor surface. The module includes a base body including a first end and an opposite second end along a feeding direction of the belt and at each of which an articulation eye is defined for a cylindrical hinge articulation respectively with a second end and with a first end of adjacent modules. The base body also includes a first surface from which supports project for supporting at least one shaft on which at least one roller is mounted. A distance between the articulation axis defined by each of the cylindrical hinges and an orthogonal projection of a longitudinal axis of the at least one shaft on a reference plane is not null and is less than a sum of a radius of the at least one roller and of half the height L of the respective articulation eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: REGINA CATENE CALIBRATE S.p.A.Inventors: Carlo GARBAGNATI, Norberto CATTANEO
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Publication number: 20110062001Abstract: A curvilinear conveyor belt (10) comprises modules coupled together so as to be hinged through pins (16). At least some modules are equipped with guide means (19) that project below near to a side edge of the belt to interact with guide elements present in a surface on which the belt is intended to nm. The guide means comprise a first element (20) that terminates with an end bent into an L towards the side edge of the module to make an anti-turnover element of the belt, and a second element (23, 123) that projects from the bottom surface of the module in a more inner position than the first element to make, with a side surface thereof, an element for reducing the lateral slipping of the module.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Publication number: 20070187213Abstract: A metal chain link designed to form a chain conveyor includes a pair of parallel plates connected by a pair of articulated joint cross pins with adjacent links of the chain and said plates being overlain by a cover forming the carrying surface of the link designed to snap-engage on opposite ends of the pins projecting laterally with respect to said link plates with the cover including first generically U-shaped metal part designed to embrace said plates and bearing holes for snap coupling with the ends of said pins on opposite sides of the link and a second generically U-shaped metal part overlying the first to define lateral link guide surfaces and an upper plate overlying the two U-shaped parts to form the carrying surface of the link. Said upper plate is provided with a cavity on the lower side to receive upper parts of the U-shaped parts overlying the chain plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Patent number: 7222730Abstract: Method for manufacture of links designed to be interconnected to form a conveyor and including the following steps; mold a body of the link of rigid low-friction material with said body being provided with projections protruding from one of its faces, and hot-mold on at least part of said face cooled to hardening a high-friction malleable material for formation of a skidproof covering with the high-friction material during molding striking said projections and being injected at a temperature higher than the softening temperature of the rigid material in such a manner as to cause plastic deformation of the projections that originate undercuts with the deformed projections upon completed molding remaining incorporated in the high-friction material to create a mechanical interconnection between the covering and the rigid body.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Regina SUD S.p.A.Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Patent number: 7044290Abstract: Conveyor chain including a plurality of modular components having an upper conveyance plate with each modular component having a rotation component projecting from the plate and defining a seat with concave surfaces with the seat being designed to receive a pivoting component suited to engage with the concave surfaces to rotate inside the rotation component around an axis perpendicular to the conveyance plane with the pivoting component and the rotation component presenting holes for receiving a pin parallel to the conveyance plane and nearly transversal to the chain running direction with the holes in the rotation component being elongated to allow rotation of the pin around the rotation axis of the pivoting component and with the pin being engaged with an adjacent modular component of the chain to allow its rotation outside the conveyance plane and with the conveyance plate presenting on one side a concave circle arc profile and on the opposite side a convex circle arc profile with the convex profile beingType: GrantFiled: January 18, 2005Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Regina Sud S.p.A.Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Publication number: 20050241923Abstract: Method for manufacture of links designed to be interconnected to form a conveyor and including the following steps; mold a body of the link of rigid low-friction material with said body being provided with projections protruding from one of its faces, and hot-mold on at least part of said face cooled to hardening a high-friction malleable material for formation of a skidproof covering with the high-friction material during molding striking said projections and being injected at a temperature higher than the softening temperature of the rigid material in such a manner as to cause plastic deformation of the projections that originate undercuts with the deformed projections upon completed molding remaining incorporated in the high-friction material to create a mechanical interconnection between the covering and the rigid body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Publication number: 20050155848Abstract: Conveyor chain comprising a plurality of modular components having an upper conveyance plate with each modular component comprising a rotation component projecting from said plate and defining a seat with concave surfaces with said seat being designed to receive a pivoting component suited to engage with said concave surfaces to rotate inside the rotation component around an axis perpendicular to the conveyance plane with said pivoting component and said rotation component presenting holes for receiving a pin parallel to the conveyance plane and nearly transversal to the chain running direction with the holes in the rotation component being elongated to allow rotation of the pin around said rotation axis of the pivoting component and with said pin being engaged with an adjacent modular component of the chain to allow its rotation outside the conveyance plane and with the conveyance plate presenting on one side a concave circle arc profile and on the opposite side a convex circle arc profile with said convex pType: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Patent number: 6343689Abstract: A chain conveyor includes a slide-guide for a chain formed of articulated links, below which bodies for link articulation project within a channel. The articulation bodies for sequential links form a first seating to receive a hinged-connection pin. The pin and seating axes are directed transversely of the sliding direction of the chain on the slide-guide and the seating has an end opening facing a side wall of the channel and constituting the opening for introduction of the pin into the seating. The articulation bodies include a second seating which is close to the opening for introduction of the pin into the first seating and receives, by forced fitting, an insert which takes an interposed position between the pin end turned towards the side wall of the channel and the channel side wall itself.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2000Date of Patent: February 5, 2002Assignee: Regina Sud S.p.A.Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo
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Patent number: 6073754Abstract: Magnetic curves for chain conveyors, comprising at least one path of travel and a plurality of magnets housed below the path of travel in a groove extending in the extension direction of the curve. The plurality of magnets is divided at least into magnets of a first length and magnets of a second length.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1999Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Assignee: Regina Sud S.p.A.Inventors: Carlo Garbagnati, Norberto Cattaneo