Patents by Inventor Fabrizio Bartolini

Fabrizio Bartolini 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: 12486135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for calculating the additional local stretching of a moving web through a converting process in order, during rewinding, to find the position of defects in the web that were identified during winding and stopping the web with the web defect close to or at a defect correcting station. The method comprises, during rewinding of the web, the steps of detecting position markers (PM(n)) applied during winding of the web (5), measuring the distance between the position markers, calculating the additional local stretching between the position markers occurring during rewinding, applying the calculated additional local stretching to the known position of a following web defect to determine an estimated position of that web defect in the rewinding web. A method for correcting a web defect comprises the step of subsequently stopping the web with the web defect at, or close to, a defect repairing station (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: VALMET AB
    Inventors: Fabrizio Bartolini, Marco Capitani
  • Patent number: 12325605
    Abstract: A device and method of winding a web (W) of tissue paper or a non-woven material onto spools (2) to form a succession of web reels (3) on the spools (2) wherein the force in the winding nip (5) is measured and, as the diameter of the web reel (3) grows, the spool (2) on which the web reel (3) is wound is moved during winding along a horizontal plane such that, in the horizontal direction, the distance between the first supporting drum (4) and the spool (2) increases, and the second supporting drum (9) is moved vertically downwards to match the increasing size of the web reel (3) while maintaining contact with the web reel (3) to such an extent that a nip force between the web reel (3) and the second supporting drum (9) is maintained, and the first supporting drum (4) is moved vertically downwards as the diameter of the web reel (3) grows and moved to such an extent that the measured nip force in the winding nip (5) remains substantially at a set value or within the range of a predetermined upper and a predete
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: VALMET AB
    Inventors: Fabrizio Bartolini, Marco Capitani
  • Publication number: 20250066153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for calculating the additional local stretching of a moving web through a converting process in order, during rewinding, to find the position of defects in the web that were identified during winding and stopping the web with the web defect close to or at a defect correcting station. The method comprises, during rewinding of the web, the steps of detecting position markers (PM(n)) applied during winding of the web (5), measuring the distance between the position markers, calculating the additional local stretching between the position markers occurring during rewinding, applying the calculated additional local stretching to the known position of a following web defect to determine an estimated position of that web defect in the rewinding web. A method for correcting a web defect comprises the step of subsequently stopping the web with the web defect at, or close to, a defect repairing station (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Fabrizio BARTOLINI, Marco CAPITANI
  • Publication number: 20230416036
    Abstract: A device and method of winding a web (W) of tissue paper or a non-woven material onto spools (2) to form a succession of web reels (3) on the spools (2) wherein the force in the winding nip (5) is measured and, as the diameter of the web reel (3) grows, the spool (2) on which the web reel (3) is wound is moved during winding along a horizontal plane such that, in the horizontal direction, the distance between the first supporting drum (4) and the spool (2) increases, and the second supporting drum (9) is moved vertically downwards to match the increasing size of the web reel (3) while maintaining contact with the web reel (3) to such an extent that a nip force between the web reel (3) and the second supporting drum (9) is maintained, and the first supporting drum (4) is moved vertically downwards as the diameter of the web reel (3) grows and moved to such an extent that the measured nip force in the winding nip (5) remains substantially at a set value or within the range of a predetermined upper and a predete
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Fabrizio BARTOLINI, Marco CAPITANI
  • Patent number: 10351376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a w winder (1) for winding a web roll (2) from a fibrous web such as a paper web or a web of non-woven material paper (2). The winder (1) comprises two support rolls (3, 4) for supporting the web roll (2) during reeling and a core shaft (5) for winding the paper reel (2). At each longitudinal end of the core shaft (5), there is a carrier chuck (6) in which the core shaft (5) is rotatably journalled. The carrier chucks to are arranged to be movable in a frame towards or away from the support rolls (3, 4) and a rider roll (8) is arranged to be capable of acting against the web roll (2) being wound. The rider roll (8) is carried by a rider roll beam (9) and the rider roll beam (9) is arranged to be movable in the frame (7) such that the rider roll (8) can be moved towards or away from the support rolls (3, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: VALMET S.P.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Bartolini
  • Publication number: 20190023515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a w winder (1) for winding a web roll (2) from a fibrous web such as a paper web or a web of non-woven 12 material paper (2). The winder (1) comprises two support rolls (3, 4) for supporting the web roll (2) during reeling and a core shaft (5) for winding the paper reel (2). At each longitudinal end of the core shaft (5), there is a carrier chuck (6) in which the core shaft (5) is rotatably journalled. The carrier chucks to are arranged to be movable in a frame towards or away from the support rolls (3, 4) and a rider roll (8) is arranged to be capable of acting against the web roll (2) being wound. The rider roll (8) is carried by a rider roll beam (9) and the rider roll beam (9) is arranged to be movable in the frame (7) such that the rider roll (8) can be moved towards or away from the support rolls (3, 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Fabrizio Bartolini