Patents by Inventor Andrea Falchini

Andrea Falchini 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).

  • NEEDLE ACTUATION DEVICE FOR KNITTING MACHINES FOR HOSIERY OR OTHER ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20020104333
    Abstract: A needle actuation device comprises a cam box facing a needle holder and supporting at least one lowering cam whose profile is inclined with respect to the direction of the motion of the needle holder with respect to the cam box. The profile of the lowering cam engageable by a needle or needle pusher heel, protruding from the needle holder. The lowering cam is movable along an adjustment direction in which at least one component is parallel to the direction of the sliding of the needles in the needle holder, to vary length of knitting loops, and rotatable to vary inclination of the profile with respect to the motion direction. Adjusters are provided to vary inclination of the profile of the lowering cam both correlated to the loop length variation and independently of the loop length variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: MATEC S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fernando Caselli, Andrea Falchini, Filippo Bargellini
  • Needle actuation device for knitting machines for hosiery or other articles
    Patent number: 6422044
    Abstract: A needle actuation device comprises a cam box facing a needle holder and supporting at least one lowering cam whose profile is inclined with respect to the direction of the motion of the needle holder with respect to the cam box. The profile of the lowering cam engageable by a needle or needle pusher heel, protruding from the needle holder. The lowering cam is movable along an adjustment direction in which at least one component is parallel to the direction of the sliding of the needles in the needle holder, to vary length of knitting loops, and rotatable to vary inclination of the profile with respect to the motion direction. Adjusters are provided to vary inclination of the profile of the lowering cam both correlated to the loop length variation and independently of the loop length variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Matec S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fernando Caselli, Andrea Falchini, Filippo Bargellini