Patents by Inventor Franco Pagnoni

Franco Pagnoni 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).

  • Method for forming and pressing foil and board laminates
    Patent number: 4035221
    Abstract: A method for forming and pressing a foil to a board made of wood shavings, fibers and the like, in a double plate press having at least one first plate movable in a closing direction toward the other second plate and employing a first pivotal lever having a support surface and a second pivotal lever forming a top clamping surface, comprising placing at least one foil in alignment with at least one surface of the board and depositing the board and the foil onto a support surface. Thereafter, the second lever is pivoted in a first direction in order to engage a clamping roller at the end thereof onto the board. The two levers with the supported and clamped board are then displaced longitudinally into the press between the two press plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: Fratelli Pagnoni S.p.A.
    Inventor: Franco Pagnoni
  • Method and apparatus for forming and pressing foil and board laminates
    Patent number: 4001074
    Abstract: A method for forming and pressing a foil to a board made of wood shavings, fibers and the like, in a double plate press having at least one first plate movable in a closing direction toward the other second plate and employing a first pivotal lever having a support surface and a second pivotal lever forming a top clamping surface, comprising placing at least one foil in alignment with at least one surface of the board and depositing the board and the foil onto a support surface. Thereafter, the second lever is pivoted in a first direction in order to engage a clamping roller at the end thereof onto the board. The two levers with the supported and clamped board are then displaced longitudinally into the press between the two press plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1977
    Assignee: Fratelli Pagnoni S.p.A.
    Inventor: Franco Pagnoni