Patents by Inventor Emilio Roda

Emilio Roda 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).

  • Device to facilitate the act of putting on hosiery
    Patent number: 5743446
    Abstract: Device (1) to help an elderly or disabled person to put on hosiery, wherein it comprises:hollow elements (2) of tubular shape and having hole (2a) which allows insertion and admission of the end of the lower limb; hole (2a) has an outer edge (2b) which allows an item of hosiery to be slipped over it and slid axially along the outside of tubular elements (2);elements (5, 6, 7) capable of varying the dimensions of hole (2a);elements (5) capable of rotating tubular elements (2) around longitudinal axis (K--K);support elements (8) for holding up device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Inventor: Emilio Roda-Balzarini
  • Device for providing assistance in donning garments equipped with sleeves
    Patent number: 5501376
    Abstract: A device is able to provide assistance to a person in donning a garment (10) equipped with sleeves. This device includes fixed tubular elements (2); movable parts (3) which are attached to the tubular elements (2) in such a way as to be able to slide along a path composed of a vertical segment (v) and a subsequent horizontal segment (o) of the tubular elements (2); pincers (4) which are supported by the movable parts (3) and which are able to grasp a part of the garment (10), holding it over the entire path; a drive motor (6) which is able to cause the movable parts (3) to translate along the path in both directions of motion; and a base which supports the entire device that is adjustable in height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Inventor: Emilio Roda-Balzarini
  • Machine for erecting sheet material packaging articles
    Patent number: 4200032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine for erecting cardboard or the like into packaging articles having single or multiple ribs derived from glued folds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignee: Roda Macchine S.A.
    Inventor: Emilio Roda
  • Apparatus for manufacturing cardboard tubes
    Patent number: 4033241
    Abstract: A machine for the manufacture of tubes of cardboard or like sheet material that have a length substantially greater than their width, comprises a core about which the sheet is bent to the desired shape of the tube. Sheets are advanced one by one into registry with the core, and then are bent in concave molds that are hinged together and that swing one by one to bend first one half and then the other of the sheet about the core, after which the seam is sealed. An extractor for the tube is provided, in the form of rods that are slidably located in complementary grooves in the core and that have protruding wings which, when moving from retracted to extended position, contact diametrically opposite edge portions of the formed tube to strip the tube from the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Assignee: Roda Macchine S.A.
    Inventor: Emilio Roda