Patents by Inventor Riccardo Melchior

Riccardo Melchior 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: 6729625
    Abstract: An annular seal (10) for a rolling roll (12) able to be assembled rotatable on at least one supporting oil-film bearing (15), including an annular body (20) made of flexible material, shaped to define a central cavity (21) able to be coupled with a tapered end (11) of the rolling roll (12), between the supporting bearing (15) and a front surface (16) of the rolling roll (12), and a pair of substantially parallel radial appendices (22, 23), which define an outer annular compartment (25) in which, during use, a separation element (26) of a fixed supporting flange (27) is able to be arranged; in the seal (10) at least terminal lips (29, 30) of the radial appendices (22, 23), at least on the side arranged towards the annular compartment (25), are provided with anti-wear elements (31) able to contact, during use, a sliding surface (32) of the fixed supporting flange (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fausto Drigani, Riccardo Melchior, Marco Di Giacomo
  • Publication number: 20020084594
    Abstract: An annular seal (10) for a rolling roll (12) able to be assembled rotatable on at least one supporting oil-film bearing (15), comprising an annular body (20) made of flexible material, shaped in such a manner as to define a central cavity (21) able to be coupled with a tapered end (11) of the rolling roll (12), between the supporting bearing (15) and a front surface (16) of the rolling roll (12), and a pair of substantially parallel radial appendices (22, 23), which define an outer annular compartment (25) in which, during use, a separation element (26) of a fixed supporting flange (27) is able to be arranged; in the seal (10) at least the terminal lips (29, 30) of the radial appendices (22, 23), at least on the side arranged towards the annular compartment (25), are provided with anti-wear elements (31) able to contact, during use, a sliding surface (32) of the fixed supporting flange (27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Fausto Drigani, Riccardo Melchior, Marco Di Giacomo