Patents by Inventor Franco Pettinati

Franco Pettinati 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: 20120318633
    Abstract: “A friction ring for friction shafts, particularly for winding spools, comprising an inner ring, which can be arranged on a friction shaft and is associated with an outer ring, from which means protrude for detachably locking the core of a winding spool that can be mated to the friction shaft, means being further provided for activating the locking means by mutual rotation between the inner ring and the outer ring, elastic means being provided which act between the inner ring and the outer ring to push the locking means radially outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: I.E.S. INTERNATIONAL EXPANDING SHAFTS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Stefano Gattrugeri, Franco Pettinati