Patents by Inventor Armando Vecchi

Armando Vecchi 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).

  • Patent number: 9714540
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a fast roll-up door for closing an aperture (20), said roll- up door comprising: (a) a curtain (1) having two opposite and parallel lateral edges extending along a longitudinal direction, and two opposite end edges joining the lateral edges, the curtain comprising a continuous bead (3b) extending parallel and adjacent to each of the two lateral edges, said continuous beads (3b) being held in, (b) a pair of elongated guiding rails (4) suitable for interacting with the continuous beads (3b) of the lateral edges of the curtain, for holding said lateral edges, and for guiding them as the curtain is being wound or unwound about a rotating axle, X1, characterized in that, the curtain comprises a plurality of windows (8) of same geometry and evenly distributed along a line the continuous beads (3b) of the lateral edges of the curtain and in that, the roll-up door further comprises a speed device (10) for detecting and monitoring during the winding and unwinding of the curtain abou
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ENTRANCE SYSTEMS AB
    Inventors: Mauro Lorenzani, Armando Vecchi
  • Publication number: 20160348430
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a fast roll-up door for closing an aperture (20), said roll-up door comprising: (a) a curtain (1) having two opposite and parallel lateral edges extending along a longitudinal direction, and two opposite end edges joining the lateral edges, the curtain comprising a continuous bead (3b) extending parallel and adjacent to each of the two lateral edges, said continuous beads (3b) being held in, (b) a pair of elongated guiding rails (4) suitable for interacting with the continuous beads (3b) of the lateral edges of the curtain, for holding said lateral edges, and for guiding them as the curtain is being wound or unwound about a rotating axle, X1, characterized in that, the curtain comprises a plurality of windows (8) of same geometry and evenly distributed along a line the continuous beads (3b) of the lateral edges of the curtain and in that, the roll-up door further comprises a speed device (10) for detecting and monitoring during the winding and unwinding of the curtain about
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB
    Inventors: Mauro Lorenzani, Armando Vecchi
  • Publication number: 20160348424
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a fast roll-up door for closing an aperture (20), said roll-up door comprising: (a) a curtain (1) having two opposite and parallel lateral edges extending along a longitudinal direction, and two opposite end edges joining the lateral edges, each of the two lateral edges being held in, (b) a pair of elongated guiding rails (4) suitable for holding the lateral edges of the curtain, and for guiding them as the curtain is being wound or unwound about a rotating axle, X1, characterized in that, the curtain comprises at least one resilient portion (3a) extending parallel to said lateral edges, said resilient portion being suitable for reversibly stretching along a transverse direction, normal to the longitudinal direction, from a rest configuration, L0, to a stretched configuration, L1=L0+?L, upon application of a pressure, P, applied substantially normal onto the surface of the curtain, and for returning substantially to its rest configuration, L0, upon release of said pressu
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB
    Inventors: Mauro Lorenzani, Armando Vecchi