Patents by Inventor Claudio Forti

Claudio Forti 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: 20090108539
    Abstract: A sealing assembly (1a, 1b) including: a first annular shield (10) presenting a sleeve portion (11) and a flange portion (12) which extends radially from a first end (13) of the sleeve portion; and a sealing member (15) made of elastomeric material presenting an annular root portion (16) which extends radially and overhangingly from a peripheral edge (18) of the flange portion and a first axial annular sealing lip (20) in which the sealing member presents a second radial annular sealing lip (21), the lips (20, 21) axially and overhangingly extending from the opposite side of the first end of the sleeve portion, on a same side as a thinned end (23) of the root portion and being reciprocally spread to form a radial V-shaped section having vertex facing the root portion and axis parallel to the sleeve portion; the first lip presenting a radial seat (32) facing the opposite side of the second lip and accommodating a toroidal spring (33) applying an offset radial stress to an elastic hinge defined by the thinned e
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Claudio Forti, Andrea Serafini, Marco Brunetti