Patents by Inventor Rosario Lombardo

Rosario Lombardo 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).

  • Method of operating a machine tool, a machine tool system and components thereof
    Patent number: 8369980
    Abstract: A method of operating a machine tool, e.g., an electrical discharge machine, and a machine tool system with a machine, e.g. an electrical discharge machine, for machining a workpiece may include numerous configurable modules (DRIVE; GEN; CONTROL) to perform at least one of controlling, monitoring and carrying out of the machining of a workpiece. The modules (DRIVE; GEN; CONTROL) are arranged on the machine and are linked by a data network to a node for at least one of sending data to the node and receiving data from the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignees: AGIE SA, Charmilles Technologies SA
    Inventors: Ernst Buhler, Franck Besson, Rino D'Amario, Nicola Giandomenico, Reto Knaak, Rosario Lombardo, Marco Boccadoro
  • Method of operating a machine tool, a machine tool system and components thereof
    Publication number: 20070027570
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of operating a machine tool, e.g., an electrical discharge machine (4), and a machine tool system comprising a machine (4) for machining a workpiece wherein at least one of controlling, monitoring and carrying out of the machining of the workpiece is performed by a plurality of configurable modules (DRIVE; GEN; CONTROL), said modules (DRIVE; GEN; CONTROL) are arranged on the machine (4), and said modules (DRIVE; GEN; CONTROL) are so linked by a data network (6) to a node (5) for at least one of sending data to said node (5) and receiving data from said node (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicants: AGIE SA, CHARMILLES TECHNOLOGIES SA
    Inventors: Ernst Buhler, Franck Besson, Rino D'Amario, Nicola Giandomenico, Reto Knaak, Rosario Lombardo, Marco Boccadoro