Patents by Inventor Giampaolo Covizzi
Giampaolo Covizzi 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).
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Patent number: 11440041Abstract: A station for treating motor-vehicle bodies and/or components may include: a booth including at least one entrance for a motor-vehicle body and/or component and at least one exit for the motor-vehicle body and/or component; a system configured to move the motor-vehicle body and/or component between the at least one entrance and the at least one exit; at least one robot configured to treat the motor-vehicle body and/or component in the booth by spraying fluid toward the motor-vehicle body and/or component; and a platform inside the booth configured to support the motor-vehicle body and/or component. The system may be configured to rotate with the platform so as to align with the at least one entrance in order to receive the motor-vehicle body and/or component, and so as to align with the at least one exit in order to release the motor-vehicle body and/or component. The booth may have an octagonal shape.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: GEICO S.p.A.Inventors: Paolo Colombaroli, Giampaolo Covizzi, Aldo Viola
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Patent number: 11084669Abstract: A plant for immersion treatment of vehicle bodies may include: at least one skid configured to support a body; at least one process liquid tank; and/or a conveyor line configured to convey the at least one skid above the at least one process liquid tank. The at least one skid may include base and support parts. The support part may be supported on the base part using a rotatable shaft, so that the support part is rotatable between a first position, in which the body is not immersed in the at least one process liquid tank, and a second position for immersing the body in the at least one process liquid tank. The at least one skid may include a toothed wheel connected to the rotatable shaft for controlled rotation. The at least one skid may include a controllable locking/unlocking device configured to lock/unlock free rotation of the rotatable shaft.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: GEICO S.P.A.Inventors: Valerio Iglio, Paolo Colombaroli, Giampaolo Covizzi
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Publication number: 20200179971Abstract: A station for treating motor-vehicle bodies and/or components may include: a booth including at least one entrance for a motor-vehicle body and/or component and at least one exit for the motor-vehicle body and/or component; a system configured to move the motor-vehicle body and/or component between the at least one entrance and the at least one exit; at least one robot configured to treat the motor-vehicle body and/or component in the booth by spraying fluid toward the motor-vehicle body and/or component; and a platform inside the booth configured to support the motor-vehicle body and/or component. The system may be configured to rotate with the platform so as to align with the at least one entrance in order to receive the motor-vehicle body and/or component, and so as to align with the at least one exit in order to release the motor-vehicle body and/or component. The booth may have an octagonal shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Paolo COLOMBAROLI, Giampaolo COVIZZI, Aldo VIOLA
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Patent number: 10589307Abstract: A station for treating objects may include: a booth including at least one entrance for an object and at least one exit for the object; a system configured to move the object between the at least one entrance and the at least one exit; at least one robot configured to treat the object in the booth; and/or a platform configured to support the object. The platform may be configured to rotate about a vertical axis so as to rotate the object inside the booth relative to the at least one robot. The at least one entrance may not be aligned with the at least one exit. The system may be configured to rotate with the platform so as to align with the at least one entrance in order to receive the object, and so as to align with the at least one exit in order to release the object.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: GEICO S.p.A.Inventors: Paolo Colombaroli, Giampaolo Covizzi, Aldo Viola
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Publication number: 20190308826Abstract: A plant for immersion treatment of vehicle bodies may include: at least one skid configured to support a body; at least one process liquid tank; and/or a conveyor line configured to convey the at least one skid above the at least one process liquid tank. The at least one skid may include base and support parts. The support part may be supported on the base part using a rotatable shaft, so that the support part is rotatable between a first position, in which the body is not immersed in the at least one process liquid tank, and a second position for immersing the body in the at least one process liquid tank. The at least one skid may include a toothed wheel connected to the rotatable shaft for controlled rotation. The at least one skid may include a controllable locking/unlocking device configured to lock/unlock free rotation of the rotatable shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Valerio IGLIO, Paolo COLOMBAROLI, Giampaolo COVIZZI
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Patent number: 10370197Abstract: A plant for immersion treatment of vehicle bodies may include at least one skid configured to support a body; at least one process liquid tank; a line configured to convey the at least one skid above the at least one tank; and/or a device configured to overturn and immerse, inside the at least one tank, the body on the at least one skid positioned over the at least one tank using the conveyor line. The at least one skid may include a base part and a support part. The support part may be supported rotatably on the base part using a rotatable shaft with axis arranged transverse to a direction of movement of the at least one skid on the conveyor line, so that the support part is rotatable between a first upper position and a second position for immersing the body in the at least one tank.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: GEICO S.P.A.Inventors: Valerio Iglio, Paolo Colombaroli, Giampaolo Covizzi
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Patent number: 10350627Abstract: A paint-spraying booth may include: a paint-spraying chamber; at least one filter unit; and/or a rail system. Paint may be sprayed in the paint-spraying chamber. The paint-spraying chamber may be provided with air flow for evacuation of paint overspray which may be conveyed to the at least one filter unit of the paint-spraying booth for filtering and separation of the paint overspray from the air flow. The at least one filter unit may include a plurality of replaceable filter modules. Each filter module may be removably contained inside a housing in the at least one filter unit. The rail system may be configured to remove and transport each filter module between a housing of the at least one filter unit and a zone for entry/exit of the filter modules into/from the paint-spraying booth.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: GEICO S.P.A.Inventors: Giampaolo Covizzi, Paolo Colombaroli
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Patent number: 10350626Abstract: A paint-spraying booth may include: a paint-spraying chamber; at least one filter unit; and/or an automated system. Paint is sprayed in the paint-spraying chamber. The paint-spraying chamber may be provided with air flow for evacuation of paint overspray which may be conveyed to the at least one filter unit of the paint-spraying booth for filtering and separation of the paint overspray from the air flow. The at least one filter unit may include a plurality of replaceable filter modules. Each filter module may be removably contained inside a housing in the at least one filter unit. The automated system may be configured to remove and transport each filter module between a housing of the at least one filter unit and a zone for entry/exit of the filter modules into/from the paint-spraying booth.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: GEICO S.P.A.Inventors: Giampaolo Covizzi, Paolo Colombaroli
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Patent number: 10280014Abstract: A plant for clip-treatment of bodies may include: at least one skid configured to support a body to be treated; at least one tank; a transportation line; and/or a system for overturning and immersing the body on the at least one skid which has been positioned above the at least one tank using the line. The line may include travel ways arranged along lateral edges of the at least one tank. The at least one skid may include lateral mounting elements which rest on the ways for supporting and moving the at least one skid above the at least one tank. The overturning and immersing system may include, on the at least one skid, a support for the body rigidly connected to a shaft transverse to the line, and which is configured to overturn the body between a first position and second position immersed inside the at least one tank.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: GEICO S.p.A.Inventors: Giampaolo Covizzi, Paolo Colombaroli
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Patent number: 10151532Abstract: An industrial tunnel oven for heat treatment of parts may include: an outer wall that defines a tunnel; at least one inner wall; and a conveying line, at least partially inside the tunnel, configured to convey the parts along the tunnel. The outer wall may have a substantially cylindrical form above a base zone of the outer wall. The walls may define at least one interspace for hot air entering, leaving, or entering and leaving the oven. The at least one inner wall may extends along sides of the tunnel in an arc so as to define openings for the hot air to flow from the at least one interspace toward the conveying line, from the conveying line toward the at least one interspace, or from the at least one interspace toward the conveying line and from the conveying line toward the at least one interspace.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: GEICO S.p.A.Inventors: Giampaolo Covizzi, Gianni Abbiati
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Publication number: 20180243778Abstract: A paint-spraying booth may include: a paint-spraying chamber; at least one filter unit; and/or an automated system. Paint is sprayed in the paint-spraying chamber. The paint-spraying chamber may be provided with air flow for evacuation of paint overspray which may be conveyed to the at least one filter unit of the paint-spraying booth for filtering and separation of the paint overspray from the air flow. The at least one filter unit may include a plurality of replaceable filter modules. Each filter module may be removably contained inside a housing in the at least one filter unit. The automated system may be configured to remove and transport each filter module between a housing of the at least one filter unit and a zone for entry/exit of the filter modules into/from the paint-spraying booth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Giampaolo COVIZZI, Paolo COLOMBAROLI
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Publication number: 20180236476Abstract: A paint-spraying booth may include: a paint-spraying chamber; at least one filter unit; and/or a rail system. Paint may be sprayed in the paint-spraying chamber. The paint-spraying chamber may be provided with air flow for evacuation of paint overspray which may be conveyed to the at least one filter unit of the paint-spraying booth for filtering and separation of the paint overspray from the air flow. The at least one filter unit may include a plurality of replaceable filter modules. Each filter module may be removably contained inside a housing in the at least one filter unit. The rail system may be configured to remove and transport each filter module between a housing of the at least one filter unit and a zone for entry/exit of the filter modules into/from the paint-spraying booth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Giampaolo COVIZZI, Paolo COLOMBAROLI
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Publication number: 20170369255Abstract: A plant for immersion treatment of vehicle bodies may include at least one skid configured to support a body; at least one process liquid tank; a line configured to convey the at least one skid above the at least one tank; and/or a device configured to overturn and immerse, inside the at least one tank, the body on the at least one skid positioned over the at least one tank using the conveyor line. The at least one skid may include a base part and a support part. The support part may be supported rotatably on the base part using a rotatable shaft with axis arranged transverse to a direction of movement of the at least one skid on the conveyor line, so that the support part is rotatable between a first upper position and a second position for immersing the body in the at least one tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Valerio IGLIO, Paolo COLOMBAROLI, Giampaolo COVIZZI
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Publication number: 20160297623Abstract: A plant for clip-treatment of bodies may include: at least one skid configured to support a body to be treated; at least one tank; a transportation line; and/or a system for overturning and immersing the body on the at least one skid which has been positioned above the at least one tank using the line. The line may include travel ways arranged along lateral edges of the at least one tank. The at least one skid may include lateral mounting elements which rest on the ways for supporting and moving the at least one skid above the at least one tank. The overturning and immersing system may include, on the at least one skid, a support for the body rigidly connected to a shaft transverse to the line, and which is configured to overturn the body between a first position and second position immersed inside the at least one tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: Geico S.p.A.Inventors: Giampaolo COVIZZI, Paolo COLOMBAROLI
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Publication number: 20150345867Abstract: An industrial tunnel oven for heat treatment of parts may include: an outer wall that defines a tunnel; at least one inner wall; and a conveying line, at least partially inside the tunnel, configured to convey the parts along the tunnel. The outer wall may have a substantially cylindrical form above a base zone of the outer wall. The walls may define at least one interspace for hot air entering, leaving, or entering and leaving the oven. The at least one inner wall may extends along sides of the tunnel in an arc so as to define openings for the hot air to flow from the at least one interspace toward, the conveying line, from the conveying line toward the at least one interspace, or from the at least one interspace toward the conveying line and from the conveying line toward the at least one interspace.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: GEICO S.p.A.Inventors: Giampaolo COVIZZI, Gianni ABBIATI
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Patent number: 9193542Abstract: A chassis dip treatment station may include a process liquid tank; a line configured to convey in sequence a plurality of skids inside and outside of the station, the skids each configured to support a chassis to be treated, the conveying line comprising roller units for displacing the skids, the skids configured to move between an operating position, for supporting and displacing the skids above the tank, and a retracted non-operating position, for immersing one of the skids with the chassis inside the tank; and a system configured to vertically move the skids conveyed above the tank using the conveying line, and configured to move the one of the skids with the chassis inside and outside of the tank. The system configured to vertically move the skids may include a platform configured to support and engage the skids. The platform may be mounted on a motor-driven, transverse, rotational shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: GEICO S.P.A.Inventor: Giampaolo Covizzi
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Publication number: 20140314963Abstract: A plant for dipping treatment of bodyworks may include, the plant comprising: at least one processing liquid basin; a conveying line for sequential arrival of skids toward a front end of the basin and sequential departure of the skids from a rear end of the basin, the skids each configured to support a bodywork; first and second roller units above the basin, the first roller unit at the front end of the basin and the second roller unit at the rear end of the basin; and two immersion and conveying assemblies, each provided with a movable platform for supporting and engaging the skids, for removing a respective one of the skids from the first roller unit, conveying the respective one of the skids immersed along the basin, and depositing the respective one of the skids onto the second roller unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: GEICO S.P.A.Inventor: Giampaolo Covizzi
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Publication number: 20140190406Abstract: A chassis dip treatment station may include a process liquid tank; a line configured to convey in sequence a plurality of skids inside and outside of the station, the skids each configured to support a chassis to be treated, the conveying line comprising roller units for displacing the skids, the skids configured to move between an operating position, for supporting and displacing the skids above the tank, and a retracted non-operating position, for immersing one of the skids with the chassis inside the tank; and a system configured to vertically move the skids conveyed above the tank using the conveying line, and configured to move the one of the skids with the chassis inside and outside of the tank. The system configured to vertically move the skids may include a platform configured to support and engage the skids. The platform may be mounted on a motor-driven, transverse, rotational shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: GEICO S.P.A.Inventor: Giampaolo Covizzi
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Publication number: 20120282410Abstract: A liquid-paint painting booth (10) comprises a painting chamber (11) inside which the liquid paint is sprayed and which is provided with a grille-lined floor (15) for sucking from the chamber an air flow which is then conveyed to a filter unit (20, 26) for filtering the air and separating the overspray with the aid of neutralizing powders which are introduced into the air flow up-stream of the filter unit. The air flow is sucked from the chamber through at least one conduit (17), the inlet of which is close to and underneath the grille-lined floor, whereby outlet mouths (23) for a laminar flow of powder transverse to the inlet and substantially parallel to the grille-lined floor of the chamber are provided in the vicinity of the sides of the conduit inlet, so that the laminar flow is passed through by the said air flow leaving the chamber via the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: GEICO S.P.A.Inventor: Giampaolo Covizzi