Patents by Inventor Fabio Rota

Fabio Rota 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: 10357900
    Abstract: Methods and systems in which a shapable mass, which is processed according to the method or in the system, has a lubricant applied thereto. As it is processed in the system, the shapable mass having the lubricant applied thereto is used to transfer lubricant to a part or parts of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: IMERYS GRAPHITE & CARBON SWITZERLAND SA
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sidler, Michael T. Judge, Fabio Rota, Fabrizio Corti, Hugues Jacquemin, Davide Cattaneo, Michael Spahr
  • Publication number: 20170297232
    Abstract: Methods and systems in which a shapable mass, which is processed according to the method or in the system, has a lubricant applied thereto. As it is processed in the system, the shapable mass having the lubricant applied thereto is used to transfer lubricant to a part or parts of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas L. SIDLER, Michael T. JUDGE, Fabio ROTA, Fabrizio CORTI, Hugues JACQUEMIN, Davide CATTANEO, Michael SPAHR
  • Patent number: 9527740
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ground expanded graphite agglomerate compositions, methods for making such agglomerates, their use as conductive additives, and conductive composites including such ground expanded graphite agglomerates. The disclosure also relates to methods for making such composites and the use of such composites in preparing thermally conductive materials. The agglomerates may be characterized by a certain softness allowing the agglomerates to dissolve, for example, through shear forces applied during compounding, thereby leading to an improved feedability and a highly homogenous distribution of the expanded graphite material in the composite matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: IMERYS GRAPHITE & CARBON SWITZERLAND SA
    Inventors: Eusebiu Grivei, Fabio Rota, Jean-Christophe Rietsch, Simone Zuercher, Raffaele Gilardi, Michael Spahr
  • Publication number: 20160145107
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ground expanded graphite agglomerate compositions, methods for making such agglomerates, their use as conductive additives, and conductive composites including such ground expanded graphite agglomerates. The disclosure also relates to methods for making such composites and the use of such composites in preparing thermally conductive materials. The agglomerates may be characterized by a certain softness allowing the agglomerates to dissolve, for example, through shear forces applied during compounding, thereby leading to an improved feedability and a highly homogenous distribution of the expanded graphite material in the composite matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: EUSEBIU GRIVEI, FABIO ROTA, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE RIETSCH, SIMONE ZUERCHER, RAFFAELE GILARDI, MICHAEL SPAHR
  • Patent number: 9187612
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ground expanded graphite agglomerate compositions, methods for making such agglomerates, their use as conductive additive, and conductive composites including such ground expanded graphite agglomerates. The disclosure also pertains to methods for making such composites and the use of such composites in preparing thermally conductive materials. The agglomerates may be characterized by a certain softness allowing the agglomerates to dissolve, e.g., through shear forces applied during compounding, thereby leading to an improved feedability and a highly homogenous distribution of the expanded graphite material in the composite matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland SA
    Inventors: Eusebiu Grivei, Fabio Rota, Jean-Christophe Rietsch, Simone Zuercher, Raffaele Gilardi, Michael Spahr
  • Patent number: 9102539
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to processes for the production and thermal treatment of carbon material, in particular, graphite powders, in an Acheson type oven, using a functional filler comprising graphitic material in particulate form allowing electrical current to flow through the charge. The particulate form of the filler allows greater flexibility and can be used to control the degree of direct and indirect heating, resulting in more uniform products. Such graphite materials may typically be employed as an additive in polymers, batteries, or other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland SA
    Inventors: Fabio Rota, Edo Rossetti, Davide Cattaneo, Michael Spahr
  • Publication number: 20130260150
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ground expanded graphite agglomerate compositions, methods for making such agglomerates, their use as conductive additive, and conductive composites including such ground expanded graphite agglomerates. The disclosure also pertains to methods for making such composites and the use of such composites in preparing thermally conductive materials. The agglomerates may be characterized by a certain softness allowing the agglomerates to dissolve, e.g., through shear forces applied during compounding, thereby leading to an improved feedability and a highly homogenous distribution of the expanded graphite material in the composite matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: TIMCAL S.A.
    Inventors: Eusebiu Grivei, Fabio Rota, Jean-Christophe Rietsch, Simone Zuercher, Raffaele Gilardi, Michael Spahr
  • Publication number: 20110243832
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to processes for the production and thermal treatment of carbon material, in particular, graphite powders, in an Acheson type oven, using a functional filler comprising graphitic material in particulate form allowing electrical current to flow through the charge. The particulate form of the filler allows greater flexibility and can be used to control the degree of direct and indirect heating, resulting in more uniform products. Such graphite materials may typically be employed as an additive in polymers, batteries, or other applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: TIMCAL S.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Rota, Edo Rossetti, Davide Cattaneo, Michael Spahr
  • Patent number: 7905437
    Abstract: A waste shredder (1) includes at least one loading chamber (3), two or more rotors (4) placed in seats formed in the bottom wall of the loading chamber (3) and a movable hopper (2) sliding above the loading chamber (3) and provided with a reciprocating translational movement. The hopper (2) has two end walls (B, B?) and carries a plurality of stiff vanes (5) placed in the spaces between the rotors (4), the end walls (B, B1) and the stiff vanes (5) protruding downward until they skim the bottom of the loading chamber (3) to press the material (8) to be shredded against the rotors (4). The rotors (4) turn in the opposite direction to the translational movement of the hopper (2) and reverse their direction of rotation when the hopper (2) reverses its direction of translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Satrind S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabio Rota
  • Publication number: 20100176233
    Abstract: A waste shredder (1) includes at least one loading chamber (3), two or more rotors (4) placed in seats formed in the bottom wall of the loading chamber (3) and a movable hopper (2) sliding above the loading chamber (3) and provided with a reciprocating translational movement. The hopper (2) has two end walls (B, B?) and carries a plurality of stiff vanes (5) placed in the spaces between the rotors (4), the end walls (B, B1) and the stiff vanes (5) protruding downward until they skim the bottom of the loading chamber (3) to press the material (8) to be shredded against the rotors (4). The rotors (4) turn in the opposite direction to the translational movement of the hopper (2) and reverse their direction of rotation when the hopper (2) reverses its direction of translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: SATRIND S.P.A.
    Inventor: Fabio Rota
  • Publication number: 20050242221
    Abstract: An industrial shredder is described—designed to shred the most diverse materials, such as plastic, rubber, paper, wood, metals and the like—which comprises two counter-rotating shafts (1), parallel to each other, whereon are keyed disc-shaped blades (2) with one or more teeth (3), intercalated with spacers (4) having about the same thickness as the blades and a diameter smaller than the blades one, so that the spacers (4) of one shaft are blades and a diameter smaller than the blades one, so that the spacers (4) of one shaft are opposed to the blades (2) of the other shaft, said shafts (1) being so spaced that the blades of one shaft intersect with those of the other shaft to force the material poured into an upper cutting chamber (7) to be sheared between said blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventor: Fabio Rota
  • Patent number: 5609307
    Abstract: A shredding apparatus includes rotating shredder rollers with parallel axes. Each roller is formed by numerous toothed discs with spaces between the discs. Two or more of the rollers are cooperating rollers with the discs of the cooperating rollers being offset so that the discs of each of the cooperating rollers can enter the spaces between the discs of another one of the cooperating rollers. Some of the rollers cooperate with curved grid sectors that are coaxial with the rollers. Curved, non-perforated and/or perforated plate sectors are coaxial with a pair of cooperating rollers rotating in opposite directions, the plate sectors being coaxial with and having a greater radius than the cooperating rollers and extending around the cooperating rollers for an arc. Blades are provided along one or more edges between the perforated and/or plate sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Satrind s.r.l.
    Inventor: Fabio Rota
  • Patent number: 4824028
    Abstract: A shredder (1) is surrounded by a revolving screen (3) which also acts as an elevator. Said shredder outputs the shredded material in the interior of said screen (3), which allows the exit of the smaller material through the holes and lifts the remaining material depositing it once more at the input of the shredder (1). According to the present invention the bottom surface of the drum faces a fixed wall (8) placed at such a distance that it determines the third dimension of the material which passes through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: Satrind S.r.l.
    Inventor: Fabio Rota