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).
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Patent number: 12025230Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 13, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Claudio Foti, Adriano Valsania
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Patent number: 12025184Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Donato Mariella, Riccardo Restivo, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
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Patent number: 12025185Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
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Patent number: 11898606Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Claudio Foti, Andrea Serafini
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Publication number: 20240019000Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Giorgia D'AMICO, Gianni Alvise COGNOLATO, Claudio FOTI
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Publication number: 20240011563Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
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Patent number: 11808356Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
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Publication number: 20230059779Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Claudio Foti, Adriano Valsania
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Publication number: 20220403888Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Claudio Foti, Andrea Serafini
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Publication number: 20220381348Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
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Publication number: 20220381294Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Giorgia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
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Patent number: 11499639Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Inventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Claudio Foti, Adriano Valsania
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Publication number: 20220349445Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Donato Mariella, Riccardo Restivo, Girogia D'Amico, Claudio Foti
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Patent number: 11473627Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Claudio Foti, Andrea Serafini
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Publication number: 20210131563Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Gianni Alvise Cognolato, Claudio Foti, Adriano Valsania
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Publication number: 20210102579Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Stellario Barbera, Claudio Foti, Andrea Serafini
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Patent number: 10054229Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Michel Organisciak, Pieter Baart, Claudio Foti
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Patent number: 9777773Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Michael Reugels, Philipp Bernreuther, Claudio Foti, Héctor Villalobos
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Publication number: 20170268675Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Michel Organisciak, Pieter Baart, Claudio Foti
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Publication number: 20160298689Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Michael Reugels, Philipp Bernreuther, Claudio Foti, Héctor Villalobos