Patents by Inventor Franco Montagnani

Franco Montagnani 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).

  • Publication number: 20240109744
    Abstract: The device (3; 201; 202) with rotating blades includes a support structure (17; 217). The structure supports a rotating blade-holder (15; 15B; 203; 205), which rotates around a rotation axis and on which a group of rotating blades (19; 19B; 203A; 205A) is arranged. An anvil blade (21; 21B; 21C; 204; 206) is further provided carried on the support structure (17; 217) adapted to co-act with the group of rotating blades (19; 19B; 203A; 205A). A sensor (31; 104; 105; 107; 231; 232) detects a parameter indicative of a mutual interaction between the group of rotating blades (19; 19B; 203A; 205A) and the anvil blade (21; 21B; 21C; 204; 206).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Valmet Tissue Converting S.p.A.
    Inventor: Franco MONTAGNANI
  • Patent number: 11780109
    Abstract: The cutting machine for cutting logs of web material, includes a cutting head arranged along the feeding path of the logs. The cutting head includes a coupling for a disc-shaped cutting blade and is designed to impart the disc-shaped cutting blade a rotary motion around the axis thereof and a cyclic movement to cut the logs into single rolls, and to allow the logs to move forward along the feeding path. The machine also includes a store unit for disc-shaped cutting blades associated with the cutting head. A handling member is provided to remove a worn disc-shaped cutting blade from the cutting head and replace the worn disc-shaped cutting blade with a new disc-shaped cutting blade taken from the store unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Graziano Mazzaccherini, Franco Montagnani
  • Patent number: 11208292
    Abstract: The folding roller includes a rotation axis and at least a gripping member extending longitudinally along the folding roller, controlled by at least a piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric actuator causes a pivoting movement of the gripping member about its pivoting axis parallel to the rotation axis of the folding roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Graziano Mazzaccherini, Franco Montagnani, Alessandro Morelli
  • Patent number: 11174595
    Abstract: A converting line for processing tissue paper includes an unwinder for unwinding reels of tissue paper; a rewinding machine for forming rolls of tissue paper; a feeding path between the unwinder and the rewinding machine, for at least one ply of tissue paper; along the feeding path, a first detection unit to detect the thickness of the tissue paper fed along the feeding path in a feeding direction; a control system, interfacing with the detection unit, and configured to act on at least one production parameter of the converting line based on the detected tissue paper thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Franco Montagnani, Alessandro Morelli
  • Patent number: 11148895
    Abstract: The rewinding machine includes a first winding cradle formed between a first winding roller, a second winding roller and a third winding roller. The first winding roller and the second winding roller define a nip through which there pass the winding cores with the web material being wound around them. The rewinding machine also includes a feed path of the winding cores that pass between the first winding roller and the third winding roller. A second winding cradle is formed between the first winding roller, the second winding roller and a fourth winding roller. The rewinding machine also includes a rolling surface extending around the first winding roller and defining a feed channel of the winding cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Morelli, Franco Montagnani, Romano Maddaleni
  • Publication number: 20210252728
    Abstract: The device with rotating blades includes a support structure. The structure supports a rotating blade-holder, which rotates around a rotation axis and on which a group of rotating blades is arranged. An anvil blade is further provided carried on the support structure adapted to co-act with said group of rotating blades. A sensor detects a parameter indicative of a mutual interaction between the group of rotating blades and the anvil blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventor: Franco Montagnani
  • Publication number: 20210238003
    Abstract: The folding roller includes a rotation axis and at least a gripping member extending longitudinally along the folding roller, controlled by at least a piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric actuator causes a pivoting movement of the gripping member about its pivoting axis parallel to the rotation axis of the folding roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: FABIO PERINI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Graziano Mazzaccherini, Franco Montagnani, Alessandro Morelli
  • Publication number: 20210122076
    Abstract: The cutting machine for cutting logs of web material, includes a cutting head arranged along the feeding path of the logs. The cutting head includes a coupling for a disc-shaped cutting blade and is designed to impart the disc-shaped cutting blade a rotary motion around the axis thereof and a cyclic movement to cut the logs into single rolls, and to allow the logs to move forward along the feeding path. The machine also includes a store unit for disc-shaped cutting blades associated with the cutting head. A handling member is provided to remove a worn disc-shaped cutting blade from the cutting head and replace the worn disc-shaped cutting blade with a new disc-shaped cutting blade taken from the store unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Graziano Mazzaccherini, Franco Montagnani
  • Patent number: 10919169
    Abstract: The machine includes a feeding path for the logs to be cut and a cutting head arranged along the feeding path. The cutting head includes a coupling for a disc-shaped cutting blade and is designed to impart the disc-shaped cutting blade a rotary motion around the axis thereof and a cyclic movement to cut the logs into single rolls, and to allow the logs to move forward along the feeding path. The machine also includes at least a grinding unit, including at least one grinding wheel mounted onto a rotation shaft and co-acting with a side of the disc-shaped cutting blade to grind the cutting edge of the same disc-shaped cutting blade. A controlled approach system is also provided to move the grinding wheel towards the disc-shaped cutting blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Graziano Mazzaccherini, Franco Montagnani
  • Patent number: 10899034
    Abstract: The cutting machine for cutting logs of web material, includes a cutting head arranged along the feeding path of the logs. The cutting head includes a coupling for a disc-shaped cutting blade and is designed to impart the disc-shaped cutting blade a rotary motion around the axis thereof and a cyclic movement to cut the logs into single rolls, and to allow the logs to move forward along the feeding path. The machine also includes a store unit for disc-shaped cutting blades associated with the cutting head. A handling member is provided to remove a worn disc-shaped cutting blade from the cutting head and replace the worn disc-shaped cutting blade with a new disc-shaped cutting blade taken from the store unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Graziano Mazzaccherini, Franco Montagnani
  • Patent number: 10647015
    Abstract: The machine includes a feeding path for the logs to be cut and a cutting head arranged along the feeding path. The cutting head includes a coupling for a disc-shaped cutting blade and is designed to impart the disc-shaped cutting blade a rotary motion around the axis thereof and a cyclic movement to cut the logs into single rolls, and to allow the logs to move forward along the feeding path. The machine also includes at least a grinding unit, including at least one grinding wheel mounted onto a rotation shaft and co-acting with a side of the disc-shaped cutting blade to grind the cutting edge of the same disc-shaped cutting blade. A controlled approach system is also provided to move the grinding wheel towards the disc-shaped cutting blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Graziano Mazzaccherini, Franco Montagnani
  • Patent number: 10457513
    Abstract: The rewinding machine includes a first winding cradle, formed between a first winding roller, a second winding roller and a third winding roller, and a second winding cradle formed between the first winding roller, the second winding roller and a fourth winding roller. The first winding roller and the second winding roller define a nip through which nip the winding cores, around which the web material is found, pass and the web material is fed towards a roll being formed in the second winding cradle. A severing member is furthermore provided, acting on the web material between a winding core and the nip, to sever the web material thus generating a tail edge of a completed roll and a leading edge of a new roll to be wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Romano Maddaleni, Franco Montagnani, Roberto Morelli
  • Publication number: 20190301099
    Abstract: A converting line for processing tissue paper includes an unwinder for unwinding reels of tissue paper; a rewinding machine for forming rolls of tissue paper; a feeding path between the unwinder and the rewinding machine, for at least one ply of tissue paper; along the feeding path, a first detection unit to detect the thickness of the tissue paper fed along the feeding path in a feeding direction; a control system, interfacing with the detection unit, and configured to act on at least one production parameter of the converting line based on the detected tissue paper thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Franco Montagnani, Alessandro Morelli
  • Publication number: 20190168979
    Abstract: The rewinding machine includes a first winding cradle formed between a first winding roller, a second winding roller and a third winding roller. The first winding roller and the second winding roller define a nip through which there pass the winding cores with the web material being wound around them. The rewinding machine also includes a feed path of the winding cores that pass between the first winding roller and the third winding roller. A second winding cradle is formed between the first winding roller, the second winding roller and a fourth winding roller. The rewinding machine also includes a rolling surface extending around the first winding roller and defining a feed channel of the winding cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Fabio Perini S.P.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Morelli, Franco Montagnani, Romano Maddaleni
  • Publication number: 20190099909
    Abstract: The machine includes a feeding path for the logs to be cut and a cutting head arranged along the feeding path. The cutting head includes a coupling for a disc-shaped cutting blade and is designed to impart the disc-shaped cutting blade a rotary motion around the axis thereof and a cyclic movement to cut the logs into single rolls, and to allow the logs to move forward along the feeding path. The machine also includes at least a grinding unit, including at least one grinding wheel mounted onto a rotation shaft and co-acting with a side of the disc-shaped cutting blade to grind the cutting edge of the same disc-shaped cutting blade. A controlled approach system is also provided to move the grinding wheel towards the disc-shaped cutting blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: FABIO PERINI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Graziano Mazzaccherini, Franco Montagnani
  • Patent number: 10220591
    Abstract: The embossing-laminating device includes load bearing structure with at least two side members, a first path, for a first ply of web material, and a second path for a second ply of web material. Along the first path, a first pressure roller and a first interchangeable embossing roller are arranged, which define therebetween a first embossing nip for the first ply of web material. Along the second path a second pressure roller and a second interchangeable embossing roller are arranged, which define a second embossing nip for the second ply of web material. The embossing-laminating device also includes a magazine including a plurality of seats for a plurality of interchangeable embossing rollers, as well as at least a first manipulator for replacing embossing rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Franco Montagnani, Alessandro Muchetti, Mauro Ricci
  • Patent number: 9856102
    Abstract: The rewinding machine includes a first winding cradle, formed between a first winding roller, a second winding roller and a third winding roller and a second winding cradle formed between the first winding roller, the second winding roller and a fourth winding roller. The first winding roller and the second winding roller define a nip through which nip the winding cores, around which the web material is found, pass and the web material is fed towards a roll being formed in the second winding cradle. A severing member is furthermore provided, acting on the web material between a winding core and the nip, to sever the web material thus generating a tail edge of a completed roll and a leading edge of a new roll to be wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Romano Maddaleni, Franco Montagnani, Roberto Morelli
  • Publication number: 20170282395
    Abstract: The machine includes a feeding path for the logs to be cut and a cutting head arranged along the feeding path. The cutting head includes a coupling for a disc-shaped cutting blade and is designed to impart the disc-shaped cutting blade a rotary motion around the axis thereof and a cyclic movement to cut the logs into single rolls, and to allow the logs to move forward along the feeding path. The machine also includes at least a grinding unit, including at least one grinding wheel mounted onto a rotation shaft and co-acting with a side of the disc-shaped cutting blade to grind the cutting edge of the same disc-shaped cutting blade. A controlled approach system is also provided to move the grinding wheel towards the disc-shaped cutting blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Graziano Mazzaccherini, Franco Montagnani
  • Publication number: 20170239833
    Abstract: The cutting machine for cutting logs of web material, includes a cutting head arranged along the feeding path of the logs. The cutting head includes a coupling for a disc-shaped cutting blade and is designed to impart the disc-shaped cutting blade a rotary motion around the axis thereof and a cyclic movement to cut the logs into single rolls, and to allow the logs to move forward along the feeding path. The machine also includes a store unit for disc-shaped cutting blades associated with the cutting head. A handling member is provided to remove a worn disc-shaped cutting blade from the cutting head and replace the worn disc-shaped cutting blade with a new disc-shaped cutting blade taken from the store unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Graziano Mazzaccherini, Franco Montagnani
  • Publication number: 20170233208
    Abstract: The rewinding machine includes a first winding cradle, formed between a first winding roller, a second winding roller and a third winding roller, and a second winding cradle formed between the first winding roller, the second winding roller and a fourth winding roller. The first winding roller and the second winding roller define a nip through which nip the winding cores, around which the web material is found, pass and the web material is fed towards a roll being formed in the second winding cradle. A severing member is furthermore provided, acting on the web material between a winding core and the nip, to sever the web material thus generating a tail edge of a completed roll and a leading edge of a new roll to be wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Romano MADDALENI, Franco MONTAGNANI, Roberto MORELLI