Patents by Inventor Alessandro Cappeller

Alessandro Cappeller 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).

  • Publication number: 20230349439
    Abstract: Described is a gas spring (200), comprising a guide (2), having an outer surface (212), a slider (1), defining with said guide (2) at least one chamber (11) containing pressurised gas, said slider (1) being slidably connected to said guide (2) in such a way as to have a maximum stroke, of expansion, wherein said guide (2) is partially extracted from said slider (1), and a maximum stroke, of compression, characterised in that it comprises a bushing (3), positioned between said slider (1) and said guide (2), comprising sealing means for the tightness of the chamber (11), and removably coupled and so as to move integrally with said slider (1) up to said maximum stroke, in such a way that, when said slider (1) slides with respect to said guide (2) beyond said maximum stroke, said bushing (3) decouples from said slider (1) so as to eliminate the seal of the chamber (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Cappeller Futura Srl
    Inventor: Alessandro CAPPELLER
  • Patent number: 11746919
    Abstract: The invention relates to a release valve (100), installable on a container intended to contain a pressurized fluid and capable of maintaining a pressure difference between a first environment (9) and a second environment (90), comprising a housing (8), a first thrust means (3), a closure element (5), and a slider (2), wherein said housing (8) contains at least said slider (2) and said first thrust means (3), wherein said slider (2) comprises a first surface (25) facing the first environment (9), and a second surface (26), facing the second environment (90), and having an area greater than said first surface (25), wherein said closure element (5) is interposed between said second environment (90) and said slider (2), and wherein said first thrust means (3) is positioned between said slider (2) and said housing (8), so as to obtain at least one closed contact profile between said closure element (5) and said second surface (26), wherein said release valve (100) is characterized in that said fluid exerts on said
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Cappeller Futura Srl
    Inventors: Alessandro Cappeller, Claudio Campagnari
  • Publication number: 20220275846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas spring comprising a first element, a second element, and a limit, wherein the second element comprises a first chamber and a first opening for accessing the first chamber, the first element is fixable to a reference plane and comprises a second chamber), a second opening for accessing the second chamber, and external walls, and is inserted into the first chamber through the first opening, wherein said first and second elements are movable and reciprocally slide along an axis, wherein the limit comprises a stem and a head adapted to slide through the second opening into the second chamber parallel to the axis so as to limit the maximum travel of the second element to the extension of the external walls of the first element, wherein said first and second chambers communicate through an existing play between said stem and said second opening, and the second element slides through the first opening along the external walls of the first element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: Alessandro CAPPELLER
  • Publication number: 20220243833
    Abstract: The invention relates to a release valve (100), installable on a container intended to contain a pressurized fluid and capable of maintaining a pressure difference between a first environment (9) and a second environment (90), comprising a housing (8), a first thrust means (3), a closure element (5), and a slider (2), wherein said housing (8) contains at least said slider (2) and said first thrust means (3), wherein said slider (2) comprises a first surface (25) facing the first environment (9), and a second surface (26), facing the second environment (90), and having an area greater than said first surface (25), wherein said closure element (5) is interposed between said second environment (90) and said slider (2), and wherein said first thrust means (3) is positioned between said slider (2) and said housing (8), so as to obtain at least one closed contact profile between said closure element (5) and said second surface (26), wherein said release valve (100) is characterized in that said fluid exerts on said
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: CAPPELLER FUTURA SRL
    Inventors: Alessandro CAPPELLER, Claudio CAMPAGNARI
  • Patent number: 9874281
    Abstract: A gas cylinder actuator with overtravel safety device, comprising a tubular jacket for gas containment, which is closed hermetically at one end by a bottom provided with a gas filling valve and at the opposite end by a head portion, which is provided with a hole for the passage of a stem with a piston, the jacket, the bottom and the piston forming the gas expansion and compression chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SPECIAL SPRINGS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Augusto Cappeller, Alessandro Cappeller, Dante Cappeller
  • Patent number: 9726287
    Abstract: A gas cylinder actuator with overtravel safety device, comprising a tubular jacket for gas containment, which is closed hermetically at one end by a bottom provided with a gas filling valve and at the opposite end by a head portion, which is provided with a hole for the passage of a stem with a piston, the jacket, the bottom and the piston forming the gas expansion and compression chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SPECIAL SPRINGS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Augusto Cappeller, Alessandro Cappeller, Dante Cappeller
  • Patent number: 9593734
    Abstract: A gas-operated spring with overtravel safety device, comprising: a tubular containment jacket, an end face, an opposite annular portion for closing the tubular jacket and for the passage of a piston rod, a piston rod arranged so as to pass through the annular portion, a chamber for pressurized gas being defined between the tubular jacket, the end face, the annular portion and the piston rod, the gas-operated spring comprising elements for clearly indicating that overtravel for the piston rod has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SPECIAL SPRINGS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Augusto Cappeller, Alessandro Cappeller, Dante Cappeller
  • Patent number: 9534734
    Abstract: An apparatus for the controlled pressurization of gas cylinder actuators connected to a single gas filling line, comprising elements for controlling and recovering a pressurized gas flow originating from pressurized gas supply elements and directed to a gas filling line, at least one sensor for detecting the pressure of the gas that is present in the gas filling line which is adapted to carry pressurized gas to at least one gas cylinder actuator connected thereto, electrically controlled valve elements adapted to allow/interrupt the flow of pressurized gas in the gas filling line, an electronic control and management unit connected to the at least one pressure sensor and to the electrically controlled valve elements to automate the opening/closing of the valve elements in dependence on the signals that arrive from the at least one pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SPECIAL SPRINGS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Augusto Cappeller, Alessandro Cappeller, Dante Cappeller
  • Publication number: 20160178056
    Abstract: A gas cylinder actuator with overtravel safety device, comprising a tubular jacket for gas containment, which is closed hermetically at one end by a bottom provided with a gas filling valve and at the opposite end by a head portion, which is provided with a hole for the passage of a stem with a piston, the jacket, the bottom and the piston forming the gas expansion and compression chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Augusto Cappeller, Alessandro Cappeller, Dante Cappeller
  • Publication number: 20160178055
    Abstract: A gas cylinder actuator with overtravel safety device, comprising a tubular jacket for gas containment, which is closed hermetically at one end by a bottom provided with a gas filling valve and at the opposite end by a head portion, which is provided with a hole for the passage of a stem with a piston, the jacket, the bottom and the piston forming the gas expansion and compression chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Augusto Cappeller, Alessandro Cappeller, Dante Cappeller
  • Patent number: 9291265
    Abstract: A gas cylinder actuator having an overtravel safety device includes a tubular jacket for gas containment, which is closed at one end by a bottom provided with a gas filling valve and at the opposite end by a head portion. The head portion is provided with a hole for the passage of a stem with a piston, the jacket, the bottom and the piston forming the gas expansion and compression chamber. The head portion further includes an annular body, which is fixed internally to the jacket, and is provided with a central hole for the passage of the stem with the interposition of sealing elements, static sealing elements being interposed between the annular body and the jacket and an element for controlling the descending motion of a slider of a press with which the actuator is associated being provided and protruding from the annular body or from the jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: SPECIAL SPRINGS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Augusto Cappeller, Alessandro Cappeller, Dante Cappeller
  • Publication number: 20160032999
    Abstract: A gas-operated spring with overtravel safety device, comprising: a tubular containment jacket, an end face, an opposite annular portion for closing the tubular jacket and for the passage of a piston rod, a piston rod arranged so as to pass through the annular portion, a chamber for pressurized gas being defined between the tubular jacket, the end face, the annular portion and the piston rod, the gas-operated spring comprising elements for clearly indicating that overtravel for the piston rod has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: SPECIAL SPRINGS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Augusto CAPPELLER, Alessandro CAPPELLER, Dante CAPPELLER
  • Publication number: 20150233527
    Abstract: An apparatus for the controlled pressurization of gas cylinder actuators connected to a single gas filling line, comprising elements for controlling and recovering a pressurized gas flow originating from pressurized gas supply elements and directed to a gas filling line, at least one sensor for detecting the pressure of the gas that is present in the gas filling line which is adapted to carry pressurized gas to at least one gas cylinder actuator connected thereto, electrically controlled valve elements adapted to allow/interrupt the flow of pressurized gas in the gas filling line, an electronic control and management unit connected to the at least one pressure sensor and to the electrically controlled valve elements to automate the opening/closing of the valve elements in dependence on the signals that arrive from the at least one pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: SPECIAL SPRINGS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Augusto CAPPELLER, Alessandro CAPPELLER, Dante CAPPELLER
  • Patent number: 8806998
    Abstract: A gas-operated integrated punching device with plate presser, including: a tubular containment body closed hermetically by a bottom and by a head that is perforated for the passage of a piston-operated plate presser moving within the tubular body; the plate presser being crossed coaxially by a punch connected to the tubular body; a compression and expansion chamber for loading pressurized gas being formed between the plate presser and the bottom such that the pressurized gas pushes the plate presser between a first fully extracted configuration with the outer end of the plate presser not in contact with a metal plate to be woked and protruding from the head by such a length as to affect the tip of the punch, and a second configuration at least partly retracted into the tubular body with the outer end of the plate presser in contact with a metal plate being worked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Special Springs S.r.l.
    Inventor: Alessandro Cappeller
  • Publication number: 20130228069
    Abstract: A gas cylinder actuator with overtravel safety device, comprising a tubular jacket for gas containment, which is closed hermetically at one end by a bottom provided with a gas filling valve and at the opposite end by a head portion, which is provided with a hole for the passage of a stem with a piston, the jacket, the bottom and the piston forming the gas expansion and compression chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: SPECIAL SPRINGS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Augusto Cappeller, Alessandro Cappeller, Dante Cappeller
  • Patent number: 8246023
    Abstract: A vibration damper, particularly for supporting compressors, pumps, electric motors and the like, comprising a flat body from which at least two engagement tabs protrude on each of the two faces and at least two elastically deformable contact and shock-absorbing portions protrude on at least one of the faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Mollificio Cappeller S.R.L.
    Inventor: Alessandro Cappeller
  • Publication number: 20100229706
    Abstract: A gas-operated integrated punching device with plate presser, comprising a tubular containment body closed hermetically at one end by a bottom and at the opposite end by a head that is perforated for the passage of a piston-operated plate presser, which performs a translational motion within the tubular body; the plate presser is crossed coaxially by a punch, which is jointly connected to the tubular body; a compression and expansion chamber for pressurized gas is formed between the plate presser and the bottom, the gas being loaded into the chamber by way of loading elements inserted in the bottom or in the tubular body; the pressurized gas pushes the plate presser between two configurations, a first fully extracted configuration, in which the outer end of the plate presser is not in contact with a metal plate to be blanked or punched and protrudes from the head by such a length as to affect the tip of the punch, and a second configuration, which is at least partly retracted into the tubular body and in whic
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventor: Alessandro Cappeller
  • Publication number: 20100133733
    Abstract: A vibration damper, particularly for supporting compressors, pumps, electric motors and the like, comprising a flat body from which at least two engagement tabs protrude on each of the two faces and at least two elastically deformable contact and shock-absorbing portions protrude on at least one of the faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventor: Alessandro Cappeller