Patents by Inventor Claudio Foti

Claudio Foti 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: 11898606
    Abstract: Sealing device including a first annular element coupled to a first fixed mechanical member, and a second annular element coupled to a second rotating mechanical member, for protecting an annular compartment delimited between the members, the first element being provided with at least one annular sealing lip configured to interact with the second element, which has a radial edge of a flange portion arranged at an edge of a sleeve portion of the first element, thus forming with the latter a radial gap configured as a labyrinth seal; wherein the radial gap of the flange portion of the second annular element carries a plurality of depressions arranged in a crown, spaced adjacently to one another at the radial gap and configured to generate, as a result of the rotation of the second element, a dynamic effect (F) for the purpose of repelling any contaminants impelled towards said radial gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Claudio Foti, Andrea Serafini
  • Publication number: 20240019000
    Abstract: A bearing unit includes rolling bodies between radially inner and outer rings and a seal element extending between the rings, the seal element including a metallic shield and an elastomeric coating overmolded on the shield. The coating includes an anchor body mounted in a seat of the outer ring, and the anchor body includes a first anchor lip on an axially inner side of the anchor body contacting the seat of the radially outer ring and a second anchor lip located on an axially outer side of the anchor body contacting and forming a seal at a location on the radially outer ring. A concave radially outwardly facing connecting surface extends from the first anchor lip to the second anchor lip and is configured to reduce a compression of the anchor body when the anchor body is inserted into the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Giorgia D'AMICO, Gianni Alvise COGNOLATO, Claudio FOTI
  • Publication number: 20240011563
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for bearings, in particular for use in agriculture, comprising a primary sealing barrier and a secondary sealing barrier, which are arranged in series along a potential path (P) of ingress of contaminants into the bearing, and have, respectively, a first seal and a second seal with a plurality of contact lips. The contact lips of the first and second seal with a plurality of contact lips may be static lips that do not rotate about an axis (A) of rotation of the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
  • Patent number: 11808356
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for bearings, in particular for use in agriculture, comprising a primary sealing barrier and a secondary sealing barrier, which are arranged in series along a potential path (P) of ingress of contaminants into the bearing, and have, respectively, a first seal and a second seal with a plurality of contact lips. The contact lips of the first and second seal with a plurality of contact lips may be static lips that do not rotate about an axis (A) of rotation of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
  • Publication number: 20230059779
    Abstract: A sealing system including an annular support, an annular sealing element and an annular shielding element; a first and a second lip of the sealing element interact slidingly with an abutment surface of the shielding element and each include: a root portion which extends perpendicularly in cantilever fashion from a flange portion of the annular support; a flexing portion, which extends in cantilever fashion from the root portion in an oblique direction with a thinner radial thickness, delimited by an annular internal surface facing the abutment surface and by an annular external surface facing towards the support, consisting of surfaces of revolution generated by segments of circumference; and a contact portion including a wedge-shaped overhang and a step portion flanking the overhang, which forms with the abutment surface a first and a second angle (?, ?), the first angle facing the annular support and being smaller than the second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Claudio Foti, Adriano Valsania
  • Publication number: 20220403888
    Abstract: Sealing device including a first annular element coupled to a first fixed mechanical member, and a second annular element coupled to a second rotating mechanical member, for protecting an annular compartment delimited between the members, the first element being provided with at least one annular sealing lip configured to interact with the second element, which has a radial edge of a flange portion arranged at an edge of a sleeve portion of the first element, thus forming with the latter a radial gap configured as a labyrinth seal; wherein the radial gap of the flange portion of the second annular element carries a plurality of depressions arranged in a crown, spaced adjacently to one another at the radial gap and configured to generate, as a result of the rotation of the second element, a dynamic effect (F) for the purpose of repelling any contaminants impelled towards said radial gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Claudio Foti, Andrea Serafini
  • Publication number: 20220381294
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for bearings, in particular for use in agriculture, the sealing assembly having a first shield, which extends from an outer surface of the inner ring to an inner surface of the outer ring, and is mounted on the outer surface of the inner ring, and a seal with a plurality of contact lips supported by the first shield, and provided with a predetermined number (N) of contact lips arranged in series axially next to one another. The contact lips may lie, when in a respective pre-assembly configuration, in respective planes (P) inclined with respect to a central axis (A) of the bearing, and may have radial lengths decreasing axially towards the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
  • Publication number: 20220381348
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for bearings, in particular for use in agriculture, comprising a primary sealing barrier and a secondary sealing barrier, which are arranged in series along a potential path (P) of ingress of contaminants into the bearing, and have, respectively, a first seal and a second seal with a plurality of contact lips. The contact lips of the first and second seal with a plurality of contact lips may be static lips that do not rotate about an axis (A) of rotation of the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
  • Patent number: 11499639
    Abstract: A sealing system including an annular support, an annular sealing element and an annular shielding element; a first and a second lip of the sealing element interact slidingly with an abutment surface of the shielding element and each include: a root portion which extends perpendicularly in cantilever fashion from a flange portion of the annular support; a flexing portion, which extends in cantilever fashion from the root portion in an oblique direction with a thinner radial thickness, delimited by an annular internal surface facing the abutment surface and by an annular external surface facing towards the support, consisting of surfaces of revolution generated by segments of circumference; and a contact portion including a wedge-shaped overhang and a step portion flanking the overhang, which forms with the abutment surface a first and a second angle (?,?), the first angle facing the annular support and being smaller than the second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Claudio Foti, Adriano Valsania
  • Publication number: 20220349445
    Abstract: A sealing device for a bearing unit that includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of rolling bodies interposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, the sealing device having a radially outer anchoring portion, an intermediate portion, and a radially inner sealing portion distal to the radially outer anchoring portion, the sealing device being made of a single polymer plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Donato Mariella, Riccardo Restivo, Girogia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
  • Patent number: 11473627
    Abstract: Sealing device including a first annular element coupled to a first fixed mechanical member, and a second annular element coupled to a second rotating mechanical member, for protecting an annular compartment delimited between the members; the first element being provided with at least one annular sealing lip configured to interact with the second element, which has a radial edge of a flange portion arranged at an edge of a sleeve portion of the first element, thus forming with the latter a radial gap configured as a labyrinth seal; wherein the radial gap of the flange portion of the second annular element carries a plurality of depressions arranged in a crown, spaced adjacently to one another at the radial gap and configured to generate, as a result of the rotation of the second element, a dynamic effect (F) for the purpose of repelling any contaminants impelled towards the radial gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Claudio Foti, Andrea Serafini
  • Publication number: 20210131563
    Abstract: A sealing system including an annular support, an annular sealing element and an annular shielding element; a first and a second lip of the sealing element interact slidingly with an abutment surface of the shielding element and each include: a root portion which extends perpendicularly in cantilever fashion from a flange portion of the annular support; a flexing portion, which extends in cantilever fashion from the root portion in an oblique direction with a thinner radial thickness, delimited by an annular internal surface facing the abutment surface and by an annular external surface facing towards the support, consisting of surfaces of revolution generated by segments of circumference; and a contact portion including a wedge-shaped overhang and a step portion flanking the overhang, which forms with the abutment surface a first and a second angle (?,?), the first angle facing the annular support and being smaller than the second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Claudio Foti, Adriano Valsania
  • Publication number: 20210102579
    Abstract: Sealing device including a first annular element that can be coupled to a first fixed mechanical member, and a second annular element that can be coupled to a second rotating mechanical member, for protecting an annular compartment delimited between the members; the first element being provided with at least one annular sealing lip configured to interact with the second element, which has a radial edge of a flange portion arranged at an edge of a sleeve portion of the first element, thus forming with the latter a radial gap configured as a labyrinth seal; wherein the radial gap of the flange portion of the second annular element carries a plurality of depressions arranged in a crown, spaced adjacently to one another at the radial gap and configured to generate, as a result of the rotation of the second element, a dynamic effect (F) for the purpose of repelling any contaminants impelled towards said radial gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Claudio Foti, Andrea Serafini
  • Patent number: 10054229
    Abstract: A seal arrangement for sealing a radial gap between an inner component and an outer component coaxially mounted around the inner component is provided. The inner component rotates about a rotation axis. The arrangement provides a radial seal connectably mounted to the inner component. The radial seal has a sealing lip that bears against a counterface formed by a radially inner surface of the outer component. When the seal arrangement is stationary, the sealing lip bears against the counterface with an initial lip force. The sealing lip is pivotably arranged in a radial cross section around a pivot point, and is in connection with a counterweight. The sealing lip and the counterweight are arranged in different axial regions from the pivot point and are adapted such that during rotation of the radial seal, a greater centrifugal force acts on the counterweight than on the sealing lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Michel Organisciak, Pieter Baart, Claudio Foti
  • Patent number: 9777773
    Abstract: A roller bearing seal includes an insert part and a polymer part connected to the insert part, and the insert part includes an annular-disc-shaped middle section having a radially inner deflection and a radially outer deflection, and a first ratio (L2/L1) of an axial length (L2) of the outer deflection to an axial length (L1) of the inner deflection is less than 0.65.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Michael Reugels, Philipp Bernreuther, Claudio Foti, Héctor Villalobos
  • Publication number: 20170268675
    Abstract: A seal arrangement for sealing a radial gap between an inner component and an outer component coaxially mounted around the inner component is provided. The inner component rotates about a rotation axis. The arrangement provides a radial seal connectably mounted to the inner component. The radial seal has a sealing lip that bears against a counterface formed by a radially inner surface of the outer component. When the seal arrangement is stationary, the sealing lip bears against the counterface with an initial lip force. The sealing lip is pivotably arranged in a radial cross section around a pivot point, and is in connection with a counterweight. The sealing lip and the counterweight are arranged in different axial regions from the pivot point and are adapted such that during rotation of the radial seal, a greater centrifugal force acts on the counterweight than on the sealing lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Michel Organisciak, Pieter Baart, Claudio Foti
  • Publication number: 20160298689
    Abstract: A roller bearing seal includes an insert part and a polymer part connected to the insert part, and the insert part includes an annular-disc-shaped middle section having a radially inner deflection and a radially outer deflection, and a first ratio (L2/L1) of an axial length (L2) of the outer deflection to an axial length (L1) of the inner deflection is less than 0.65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Michael Reugels, Philipp Bernreuther, Claudio Foti, Héctor Villalobos
  • Patent number: 9464720
    Abstract: A sealing assembly comprises a first annular shield presenting an axial sleeve portion for the mounting angularly integral with one of said members, and a flange portion which radially extends from a first end of the sleeve portion, and a sealing member made of elastomeric material presenting an annular root portion, which overhangingly and radially extends from a peripheral edge of the flange portion and a first axially sealing annular lip, as well as a second radially sealing annular lip. The lips extend overhangingly and axially on the opposite side of the first end of the sleeve portion, from a same side as a thinned end of the root portion and are reciprocally and divergingly arranged to form in radial section a V-shape having a vertex facing towards the root portion and an axis parallel to the sleeve portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Marco Brunetti, Claudio Foti, Andrea Serafini
  • Publication number: 20160039246
    Abstract: A sealing assembly comprises a first annular shield presenting an axial sleeve portion for the mounting angularly integral with one of said members, and a flange portion which radially extends from a first end of the sleeve portion, and a sealing member made of elastomeric material presenting an annular root portion, which overhangingly and radially extends from a peripheral edge of the flange portion and a first axially sealing annular lip, as well as a second radially sealing annular lip. The lips extend overhangingly and axially on the opposite side of the first end of the sleeve portion, from a same side as a thinned end of the root portion and are reciprocally and divergingly arranged to form in radial section a V-shape having a vertex facing towards the root portion and an axis parallel to the sleeve portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Marco Brunetti, Claudio Foti, Andrea Serafini
  • Publication number: 20130285333
    Abstract: A sealing device including an annular shield and an elastomeric sealing element having: a first lip extending radially and protruding towards the interior and axially from a first side face of the shield; a second annular lip which extends radially and protrudes towards the interior and axially from a second side face of the shield, opposite to the first one; and a third lip arranged between the first and the second lips and axially extending from the first lip side, axially spaced apart therefrom; the second and third lips extending from a common annular root portion defining an elastic hinge thus forming a V therebetween for rotating together as a rocker arm; the undeformed lips are radially internally delimited by respective edges having a substantially circular shape and the edges of the first and second lips having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the edge of the third lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Claudio FOTI