Patents by Inventor Antoni Balsells

Antoni Balsells 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: 20160325133
    Abstract: The pedal comprises a base (1) on which to place a user's foot and a transverse hole (8) for a rotation shaft, characterised in that it comprises at least one element (4) which is less dense than water arranged above said transverse hole (8) for a rotation shaft. It makes it possible for the base on which the foot is placed to always remain in an optimal position when the device is placed in water and before the user places his or her foot thereon, allowing comfortable placement of the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Antoni Balsells Mercade, Santiago Lucas Serra
  • Publication number: 20160303751
    Abstract: The cutting device for flexible material, comprises a blade (1), in which either the blade (1) can move relative to a sheet of flexible material (4) or the sheet of flexible material (4) can move relative to said blade (1), and is characterized in that said blade (1) is associated with a plurality of independent flexible bristles (2), which press and stabilize the flexible material vertically and/or horizontally against a base (5) where the flexible material to be cut is supported. The device can be used to apply constant and well-distributed pressure on the flexible material in the cutting zone, preventing the material from wrinkling and securing the same in an optimal manner relative to the blade, thereby facilitating the cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Antoni BALSELLS MERCADÉ, Antoni GUIMERÀ PEDROLA
  • Patent number: 9193193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transmission device for plotters characterized in that it comprises at least a freely rotating first wheel (2) arranged between the motor tube (5) and the winder tube (6) of a plotter, such that the rotation of the motor tube (5) is transmitted to said winder tube (6) through said freely rotating first wheel (2). It may also comprise a pair of freely rotating wheels (3) that are constrained to rotate together by contact, arranged between said motor tube (5) and said winder tube (6), one wheel of said pair of wheels (3) being in contact with said motor tube (5) and the other wheel of said pair of wheels (3) being in contact with said winder tube (6). It facilitates the change from direct to inverse transmission without having to use tools, and it achieves a clutch effect as the result of the sliding of the wheels with respect to the tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: TKT BRAINPOWER, S.L.
    Inventors: Antoni Balsells Mercadé, Francesc Masgrau Lagresa, Antoni Guimerà Pedrola
  • Patent number: 8919919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device characterized in that it comprises a base (3) including a cleaning plate (4), provided with cleaning elements (5), which can be moved along said base (3) and which defines three positions: an injection position which allows the passage of the ink through holes (6) in said base complementary to holes or recesses (7); a cleaning position in which said cleaning elements (5) contact the cartridges (2); and a resting position; and a resting plate (8), provided with closing elements (9), which can be moved along said base (3) by means of the movement of the print head (1) between a position of use of the print cartridges (2) and a resting position in which said closing elements (9) contact the cartridges (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: TKT Brainpower, S.L.
    Inventors: Antoni Guimerá Predola, Francesc Masgrau Lagresa, Antoni Balsells Mercadé
  • Patent number: 8905520
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjustment system for adjusting the base of the print head of a plotter with respect to the printing base of the plotter, said base of the head comprising a substantially vertical fixed part (1) and a substantially horizontal adjustable part (2), and it is characterized in that said adjustment means comprise a substantially vertical rotating shaft (4) located between said adjustable part (2) and said fixed part (1); at least one substantially horizontal adjustment element (3) regulating the angular position of said adjustable part (2) with respect to said fixed part (1); and a plurality of substantially vertical adjustment elements (3) regulating the inclination and height of said adjustable part (2) with respect to said fixed part (1). It enables the base of the print head to be regulated easily and precisely, without any play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: TKT Brainpower, S.L.
    Inventors: Antoni Balsells Mercadé, Francesc Masgrau Lagresa, Antoni Guimerá Pedrola
  • Publication number: 20130182037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device characterized in that it comprises a base (3) including a cleaning plate (4), provided with cleaning elements (5), which can be moved along said base (3) and which defines three positions: an injection position which allows the passage of the ink through holes (6) in said base complementary to holes or recesses (7); a cleaning position in which said cleaning elements (5) contact the cartridges (2); and a resting position; and a resting plate (8), provided with closing elements (9), which can be moved along said base (3) by means of the movement of the print head (1) between a position of use of the print cartridges (2) and a resting position in which said closing elements (9) contact the cartridges (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Antoni GUIMERÁ PREDOLA, Francesc MASGRAU LAGRESA, Antoni BALSELLS MERCADÉ
  • Publication number: 20130093816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjustment system for adjusting the base of the print head of a plotter which includes means for adjusting the position of said base of the print head with respect to the printing base of the plotter, said base of the head comprising a substantially vertical fixed part (1) and a substantially horizontal adjustable part (2), and it is characterized in that said adjustment means comprise a substantially vertical rotating shaft (4) located between said adjustable part (2) and said fixed part (1); at least one substantially horizontal adjustment element (3) regulating the angular position of said adjustable part (2) with respect to said fixed part (1); and a plurality of substantially vertical adjustment elements (3) regulating the inclination and height of said adjustable part (2) with respect to said fixed part (1). It enables the base of the print head to be regulated easily and precisely, without any play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Antoni Balsells Mercadé, Francesc Masgrau Lagresa, Antoni Guimerá Pedrola
  • Publication number: 20130032658
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transmission device for plotters characterized in that it comprises at least a freely rotating first wheel (2) arranged between the motor tube (5) and the winder tube (6) of a plotter, such that the rotation of the motor tube (5) is transmitted to said winder tube (6) through said freely rotating first wheel (2). It may also comprise a pair of freely rotating wheels (3) that are constrained to rotate together by contact, arranged between said motor tube (5) and said winder tube (6), one wheel of said pair of wheels (3) being in contact with said motor tube (5) and the other wheel of said pair of wheels (3) being in contact with said winder tube (6). It facilitates the change from direct to inverse transmission without having to use tools, and it achieves a clutch effect as the result of the sliding of the wheels with respect to the tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Antoni Balsells Mercadé, Francesc Masgrau Lagresa, Antoni Guimerà Pedrola
  • Publication number: 20130001352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a holding system for holding sheet material for plotters characterized in that it comprises at least one substantially tubular side holding element (1), at least part of the external surface (2) thereof being tapered. Furthermore, said side holding element (1) comprises a longitudinal opening (7) and has internal chamfers at one of its ends (4). As a result of the thickness and the tapering of the external surface thereof, the side holding element hold the sheet material and, simultaneously, ensures that there is a gap between the winder tube and the sheet material wound on said tube, which facilitates its removal from the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Antoni Balsells, Francesc Masgrau Lagresa, Antoni Guimerà Pedrola