Patents by Inventor Aldo VIOLA

Aldo VIOLA 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).

  • Stations for treating motor-vehicle bodies and/or motor-vehicle components
    Patent number: 11440041
    Abstract: A station for treating motor-vehicle bodies and/or components may include: a booth including at least one entrance for a motor-vehicle body and/or component and at least one exit for the motor-vehicle body and/or component; a system configured to move the motor-vehicle body and/or component between the at least one entrance and the at least one exit; at least one robot configured to treat the motor-vehicle body and/or component in the booth by spraying fluid toward the motor-vehicle body and/or component; and a platform inside the booth configured to support the motor-vehicle body and/or component. The system may be configured to rotate with the platform so as to align with the at least one entrance in order to receive the motor-vehicle body and/or component, and so as to align with the at least one exit in order to release the motor-vehicle body and/or component. The booth may have an octagonal shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: GEICO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Colombaroli, Giampaolo Covizzi, Aldo Viola
  • STATIONS FOR TREATING MOTOR-VEHICLE BODIES AND/OR MOTOR-VEHICLE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20200179971
    Abstract: A station for treating motor-vehicle bodies and/or components may include: a booth including at least one entrance for a motor-vehicle body and/or component and at least one exit for the motor-vehicle body and/or component; a system configured to move the motor-vehicle body and/or component between the at least one entrance and the at least one exit; at least one robot configured to treat the motor-vehicle body and/or component in the booth by spraying fluid toward the motor-vehicle body and/or component; and a platform inside the booth configured to support the motor-vehicle body and/or component. The system may be configured to rotate with the platform so as to align with the at least one entrance in order to receive the motor-vehicle body and/or component, and so as to align with the at least one exit in order to release the motor-vehicle body and/or component. The booth may have an octagonal shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Paolo COLOMBAROLI, Giampaolo COVIZZI, Aldo VIOLA
  • Plants for treating motor-vehicle bodies and/or motor-vehicle components
    Patent number: 10589307
    Abstract: A station for treating objects may include: a booth including at least one entrance for an object and at least one exit for the object; a system configured to move the object between the at least one entrance and the at least one exit; at least one robot configured to treat the object in the booth; and/or a platform configured to support the object. The platform may be configured to rotate about a vertical axis so as to rotate the object inside the booth relative to the at least one robot. The at least one entrance may not be aligned with the at least one exit. The system may be configured to rotate with the platform so as to align with the at least one entrance in order to receive the object, and so as to align with the at least one exit in order to release the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: GEICO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Colombaroli, Giampaolo Covizzi, Aldo Viola
  • STATIONS AND PLANTS FOR THE SURFACE-TREATMENT OF OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20170216869
    Abstract: A station for treating objects may include: a booth including at least one entrance for an object and at least one exit for the object; a system configured to move the object between the at least one entrance and the at least one exit; at least one robot configured to treat the object in the booth; and/or a platform configured to support the object. The platform may be configured to rotate about a vertical axis so as to rotate the object inside the booth relative to the at least one robot. The at least one entrance may not be aligned with the at least one exit. The system may be configured to rotate with the platform so as to align with the at least one entrance in order to receive the object, and so as to align with the at least one exit in order to release the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: GEICO S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo COLOMBAROLI, Giampaolo COVZZI, Aldo VIOLA