Patents by Inventor Andrea GHIOTTI

Andrea GHIOTTI 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).

  • Apparatus for improving the quality of tube bending and method that uses such apparatus
    Patent number: 10625322
    Abstract: An apparatus for improving the quality of tube bending; adapted to be used in bending machines and comprises a substantially longitudinally extended mandrel, adapted to be inserted into a tube to be bent and having a rigid portion and a flexible portion arranged in series, the latter comprising a series of mandrel segments connected by articulated joints; the apparatus also comprises at least one motion-sensitive sensor, which is integral with at least one of the mandrel segments, and elements for processing the motion information acquired by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: BLM S.P.A.
    Inventor: Andrea Ghiotti
  • APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TUBE BENDING AND METHOD THAT USES SUCH APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180085809
    Abstract: An apparatus for improving the quality of tube bending; adapted to be used in bending machines and comprises a substantially longitudinally extended mandrel, adapted to be inserted into a tube to be bent and having a rigid portion and a flexible portion arranged in series, the latter comprising a series of mandrel segments connected by articulated joints; the apparatus also comprises at least one motion-sensitive sensor, which is integral with at least one of the mandrel segments, and elements for processing the motion information acquired by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: MODELIA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Andrea GHIOTTI