Patents by Inventor Roberto Valterio
Roberto Valterio 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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Publication number: 20240157480Abstract: A method for processing a cardboard (12) with a laser beam (14) is provided, wherein the laser beam (14) is moved over the cardboard (12) along a desired folding line (24) such that an upper layer of the cardboard (12) is ablated without cutting through the cardboard (12), wherein the laser beam (14) is adjusted such that the laser beam (14) is focused below the cardboard (12). Further, a device (10) for carrying out a method for processing a cardboard (12) with a laser beam (14) is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Paul PIRON, Roberto VALTERIO
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Patent number: 11970353Abstract: A gripper assembly for recovering a layout (22) from a sheet material (12) is presented. It comprises a vacuum gripper (26) with a gripper body (32) on which an array of air flow openings (34a, 34b) is arranged. Air flow openings (34a) associated with one or more blanks (20) of the layout (22) are selectively open and air flow openings (34b) associated to waste (28) of the sheet material (12) are selectively closed. Additionally, an apparatus for recovering a layout (22) from a sheet material (12) comprising such a gripper assembly is described. Furthermore, a method for separating a layout (22) from waste (28) of a sheet material (12) is explained.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Paul Hornick, Yannick Roulin, Roberto Valterio
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Patent number: 11890868Abstract: A machine for processing individual sheets comprises at least one processing station, in particular in inkjet printing station, and a transport system (100) for transporting the individual sheets through the processing station, along a transport direction. The transport system (100) comprises at least one gripper conveyor (150) movable along the transport direction, for gripping one of the individual sheets defining a sheet position in transport direction. The transport system (100) further comprises at least one support conveyor (190) movable along the transport direction for supporting a region of the individual sheet, wherein the support conveyor (190) comprises a vacuum system for supporting the individual sheet on an interacting surface of the support conveyor, the vacuum system comprising a plurality of orifices in the interacting surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Olivier Freymond, Patrick Wittwer, Javier Perez, Nicolas Mosetti, Romain Bersier, Mathieu Gavin, Roberto Valterio
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Patent number: 11565493Abstract: The invention relates to a method of creasing sheets (12) by using a creasing tool (14, 20, 21) cooperating with a counter element (22, 23), comprising the following steps: a creasing plate blank (24?) is provided with at least one creasing projection (26) by plastically deforming the material of the blank (24?) so as to form a creasing plate (24), the creasing plate (24) is mounted to a creasing tool (14, 20, 21), sheets (12) to be provided with at least one crease are advanced through a gap between the creasing tool (14, 20, 21) and the counter element (22, 23).Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: BOBST MEX SAInventor: Roberto Valterio
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Patent number: 11541622Abstract: A creasing machine includes a creasing tool, a counter element cooperating with the creasing tool, and a transportation system for advancing sheets through a creasing area between the creasing tool and the counter element, wherein the creasing tool has a creasing plate provided with at least one creasing projection, and wherein the creasing projection on the creasing plate is constituted by a plurality of small, plastically deformed areas which merge into each other so as to form the creasing projection.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Roberto Valterio, Yannick Roulin
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Patent number: 11484930Abstract: A punching tool comprising a punch (42) and a die (46), in particular for manufacturing a creasing plate (24), the die having a straight recess (50) for accommodating material deformed by the punch (42), characterized in that the die (46) has an outer contour which extends, adjacent the open end of the recess (50), at an angle of less than 90° with respect to the longitudinal direction of the recess (50).Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: BOBST MEX SAInventor: Roberto Valterio
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Publication number: 20220219926Abstract: A machine for processing individual sheets comprises at least one processing station, in particular in inkjet printing station, and a transport system (100) for transporting the individual sheets through the processing station, along a transport direction. The transport system (100) comprises at least one gripper conveyor (150) movable along the transport direction, for gripping one of the individual sheets defining a sheet position in transport direction. The transport system (100) further comprises at least one support conveyor (190) movable along the transport direction for supporting a region of the individual sheet, wherein the support conveyor (190) comprises a vacuum system for supporting the individual sheet on an interacting surface of the support conveyor, the vacuum system comprising a plurality of orifices in the interacting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Olivier FREYMOND, Patrick WITTWER, Javier PEREZ, Nicolas MOSETTI, Romain BERSIER, Mathieu GAVIN, Roberto VALTERIO
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Publication number: 20220194730Abstract: A gripper assembly for recovering a layout (22) from a sheet material (12) is presented. It comprises a vacuum gripper (26) with a gripper body (32) on which an array of air flow openings (34a, 34b) is arranged. Air flow openings (34a) associated with one or more blanks (20) of the layout (22) are selectively open and air flow openings (34b) associated to waste (28) of the sheet material (12) are selectively closed. Additionally, an apparatus for recovering a layout (22) from a sheet material (12) comprising such a gripper assembly is described. Furthermore, a method for separating a layout (22) from waste (28) of a sheet material (12) is explained.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Paul HORNICK, Yannick ROULIN, Roberto VALTERIO
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Patent number: 11298907Abstract: A creasing plate (24) for creasing a sheet (12) from paper, cardboard, carton, foil or a similar material, the creasing plate (24) consisting of plastically deformable material and comprising at least one creasing projection (26) formed from a plurality of small, plastically deformed areas which merge into each other so as to form the creasing projection (26).Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: BOBST MEX SAInventor: Roberto Valterio
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Patent number: 11203174Abstract: A method for production of a female embossing tool intended for embossing a sheet element: provide a female embossing tool with an outer layer made of a material with shape-memory type properties, and the outer face of the layer has no recesses; provide a male embossing tool with an outer face with at least one protuberance corresponding to at least one desired embossing relief that is to be formed on the sheet element after embossing; and cooperation of the male embossing tool with the female embossing tool such that the outer layer of the female embossing tool undergoes a plastic deformation which creates at least one recess of a shape complementary to the protuberance(s) of the male embossing tool.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Inventors: Francesco Pessotto, Roberto Valterio
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Publication number: 20210154965Abstract: The invention relates to a method of creasing sheets (12) by using a creasing tool (14, 20, 21) cooperating with a counter element (22, 23), comprising the following steps: a creasing plate blank (24?) is provided with at least one creasing projection (26) by plastically deforming the material of the blank (24?) so as to form a creasing plate (24), the creasing plate (24) is mounted to a creasing tool (14, 20, 21), sheets (12) to be provided with at least one crease are advanced through a gap between the creasing tool (14, 20, 21) and the counter element (22, 23).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: BOBST MEX SAInventor: Roberto VALTERIO
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Publication number: 20200215782Abstract: A creasing plate (24) for creasing a sheet (12) from paper, cardboard, carton, foil or a similar material, the creasing plate (24) consisting of plastically deformable material and comprising at least one creasing projection (26) formed from a plurality of small, plastically deformed areas which merge into each other so as to form the creasing projection (26).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: BOBST MEX SAInventor: Roberto VALTERIO
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Publication number: 20200189224Abstract: A method for production of a female embossing tool intended for embossing a sheet element: provide a female embossing tool with an outer layer made of a material with shape-memory type properties, and the outer face of the layer has no recesses; provide a male embossing tool with an outer face with at least one protuberance corresponding to at least one desired embossing relief that is to be formed on the sheet element after embossing; and cooperation of the male embossing tool with the female embossing tool such that the outer layer of the female embossing tool undergoes a plastic deformation which creates at least one recess of a shape complementary to the protuberance(s) of the male embossing tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Francesco PESSOTTO, Roberto VALTERIO
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Publication number: 20200130318Abstract: The invention relates to a creasing machine having a creasing tool (14, 20, 21), a counter element (22, 23) cooperating with the creasing tool, and a transportation system (10) for advancing sheets (12) through a creasing area between the creasing tool (14, 20, 21) and the counter element (22, 23), the creasing tool having a creasing plate (24) provided with at least one creasing projection (26), characterized in that the creasing projection (26) on the creasing plate is constituted by a plurality of small, plastically deformed areas which merge into each other so as to form the creasing projection (26). The invention also relates to a creasing plate (24) adapted for being used in a creasing machine according to any of the preceding claims, the creasing plate (24) being made from sheet metal and comprising at least one creasing projection (26) formed from a plurality of small, plastically deformed areas which merge into each other so as to form the creasing projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Roberto VALTERIO, Yannick ROULIN
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Publication number: 20200122213Abstract: A punching tool comprising a punch (42) and a die (46), in particular for manufacturing a creasing plate (24), the die having a straight recess (50) for accommodating material deformed by the punch (42), characterized in that the die (46) has an outer contour which extends, adjacent the open end of the recess (50), at an angle of less than 90° with respect to the longitudinal direction of the recess (50).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: BOBST MEX SAInventor: Roberto VALTERIO
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Patent number: 10618240Abstract: A method for production of a female embossing tool (6) intended for embossing a sheet element (60): provide a female embossing tool (6) with an outer layer (44) made of a material with shape-memory type properties, and the outer face of the layer has no recesses; provide a male embossing tool (5, 5?) with an outer face with at least one protuberance corresponding to at least one desired embossing relief that is to be formed on the sheet element (60) after embossing; and cooperation of the male embossing tool (5, 5?) with the female embossing tool (6) such that the outer layer (44) of the female embossing tool (6) undergoes a plastic deformation which creates at least one recess (42, 42?) of a shape complementary to the protuberance(s) (41, 41?) of the male embossing tool (5, 5?).Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Francesco Pessotto, Roberto Valterio
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Patent number: 10220587Abstract: A module for a folder-gluer (1) includes a frame (13) having two substantially vertical front and rear walls (14, 16) and at least one functional arrangement (28, 33) held by the frame (13), at least one transverse element (17, 18), mechanically connecting and maintaining parallelism between the first and rear walls (14, 16) and the transverse element is configured with at least one substantially horizontal portion forming an apron (19), which is configured to permit an operator (30) to climb onto the frame and to access the functional arrangement (28, 33).Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Erhan Cay, Cédric Heiniger, Roberto Valterio
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Patent number: 9840057Abstract: A radial spacing, between two rotating cylindrical embossing tools, is adjustable, in an embossing device (14) having: an armature (19, 21); a first structure (16, 24, 26, 27, 29) which is movably mounted in translation relative to the armature (19, 21), which has a first rotating cylindrical tool (16); a second structure (17, 22, 28, 31) mounted in a fixed manner on the armature (19, 21) and which is provided with a second rotating cylindrical tool (17). A method includes steps of: pushing (T) on the first structure to move it closer to the second structure by leaning on the armature (19, 21) to adjust a radial space, or pulling (P) on the first structure (16, 24, 26, 27, 29) in order to move it away from the second structure (17, 22, 28, 31) by leaning on the armature (19, 21) in order to finely adjust the radial spacing between the first and the second tools (16, 17).Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: BOBST MEX SAInventors: Christophe Carron, Christophe Steiner, Roberto Valterio, Dieudonné Ngoy-Muvumbu
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Publication number: 20170313018Abstract: A method for production of a female embossing tool (6) intended for embossing a sheet element (60): provide a female embossing tool (6) with an outer layer (44) made of a material with shape-memory type properties, and the outer face of the layer has no recesses; provide a male embossing tool (5, 5?) with an outer face with at least one protuberance corresponding to at least one desired embossing relief that is to be formed on the sheet element (60) after embossing; and cooperation of the male embossing tool (5, 5?) with the female embossing tool (6) such that the outer layer (44) of the female embossing tool (6) undergoes a plastic deformation which creates at least one recess (42, 42?) of a shape complementary to the protuberance(s) (41, 41?) of the male embossing tool (5, 5?).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Francesco PESSOTTO, Roberto VALTERIO
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Publication number: 20150298417Abstract: A module for a folder-gluer (1) includes a frame (13) having two substantially vertical front and rear walls (14, 16) and at least one functional arrangement (28, 33) held by the frame (13), at least one transverse element (17, 18), mechanically connecting and maintaining parallelism between the first and rear walls (14, 16) and the transverse element is configured with at least one substantially horizontal portion forming an apron (19), which is configured to permit an operator (30) to climb onto the frame and to access the functional arrangement (28, 33).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Erhan CAY, Cédric HEINIGER, Roberto VALTERIO