Patents by Inventor Gabriel RAPETTI

Gabriel RAPETTI 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 non-contact adhesive activation and wrapping of a decorative skin to a part having curved surfaces and a part formed by the method
    Patent number: 11518160
    Abstract: A method for non-contact adhesive activation and securement of a decorative skin to a part, including: applying an adhesive to a top surface of the part; applying the decorative skin to the adhesive after it have been applied to the top surface of the part; locating an upper heating element or elements of an upper heating plate or platen adjacent to the top surface of the part; locating a lower heating element or elements of a lower heating plate or platen adjacent to a bottom surface of the part, the bottom surface of the part being opposite to the top surface of the part; activating an adhesive located on the top surface of the part via the upper heating element or elements of the upper heating plate or platen and the lower heating element or elements of the lower heating plate or platen when the upper heating element or elements and the lower heating element or elements are adjacent to the part, wherein the upper heating plate or platen and the lower heating plate or platen do not contact the part and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Piccard, Gabriel Rapetti
  • METHOD FOR NON-CONTACT ADHESIVE ACTIVATION AND WRAPPING OF A DECORATIVE SKIN TO A PART HAVING CURVED SURFACES AND A PART FORMED BY THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20210060919
    Abstract: A method for non-contact adhesive activation and securement of a decorative skin to a part, including: applying an adhesive to a top surface of the part; applying the decorative skin to the adhesive after it have been applied to the top surface of the part; locating an upper heating element or elements of an upper heating plate or platen adjacent to the top surface of the part; locating a lower heating element or elements of a lower heating plate or platen adjacent to a bottom surface of the part, the bottom surface of the part being opposite to the top surface of the part; activating an adhesive located on the top surface of the part via the upper heating element or elements of the upper heating plate or platen and the lower heating element or elements of the lower heating plate or platen when the upper heating element or elements and the lower heating element or elements are adjacent to the part, wherein the upper heating plate or platen and the lower heating plate or platen do not contact the part and the
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Robert PICCARD, Gabriel RAPETTI