Patents by Inventor Gianfranco Mantovan
Gianfranco Mantovan 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: 9358632Abstract: A weld splatter containment device for use in rolling mills includes a lower cover and an upper cover, both controllable in approaching and moving away from a welding zone so as to substantially surround the welding zone when the lower and upper covers are situated in a position close to the welding zone. The lower cover is controlled in approaching and moving away from the welding zone along a first circular trajectory portion and the upper cover is controlled in approaching and moving away from the welding zone along a second circular trajectory portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Primetals Technologies Italy S.R.L.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Teresio Colombo, Roberto Bianchi
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Patent number: 8733683Abstract: A machine for winding a wire coming from a rolling mill into a coil, includes first means for locking a tail end of the wire and second means for containing, lifting and moving a formed coil to a binding station. The first means for locking the tail end of the wire and the second means for containing, lifting and moving the formed coil are built into a single operating unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Siemens S.p.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Remo Tiziani
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Publication number: 20120025000Abstract: A machine for winding a wire coming from a rolling mill into a coil, includes first means for locking a tail end of the wire and second means for containing, lifting and moving a formed coil to a binding station. The first means for locking the tail end of the wire and the second means for containing, lifting and moving the formed coil are built into a single operating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2009Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES S.R.L.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Remo Tiziani
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Patent number: 8037729Abstract: A finishing monoblock for a billet lamination plant of the type comprises a plurality of lamination cages (G1Gn) arranged in sequence suitable for forming a lamination line and actuated by a pair of mechanical transmissions (22, 22?) actuated through at least one command reducer (23) for the lamination of the billet. According to the invention, said monoblock comprises at least one first module (M1) and a second module (M2?, M2?), of which at least one is disengageable from the lamination line through a pair of detachable joints (40).Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2005Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Siemens VAI Metals Technologies S.R.L.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Roberto Formentin
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Publication number: 20110233319Abstract: A machine for winding a wire from a rolling mill into a coil contains spindle with a seat for threading the head end of the wire with related binding devices. The threading seat and the binding devices are linked to an independent cover module that is coupled moveably to the spindle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES S.R.L.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Remo Tiziani
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Patent number: 7832241Abstract: A device for aligning the input apparatuses and the channels in a rolling stand is characterized in that it comprises: a measurement instrument (20) equipped with means (22, F, 23) for detecting the position of the surfaces of the channels (4), at least one electronic sensor (24) suitable for receiving such position detection and instrumentation for displaying the detection and its processing, and for providing the detected position.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2005Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Siemens VAI Metals Technologies S.r.l.Inventor: Gianfranco Mantovan
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Publication number: 20100072185Abstract: A weld splatter containment device for use in rolling mills includes a lower cover and an upper cover, both controllable in approaching and moving away from a welding zone so as to substantially surround the welding zone when the lower and upper covers are situated in a position close to the welding zone. The lower cover is controlled in approaching and moving away from the welding zone along a first circular trajectory portion and the upper cover is controlled in approaching and moving away from the welding zone along a second circular trajectory portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES SRLInventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Teresio Colombo, Roberto Bianchi
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Publication number: 20080053176Abstract: A device for aligning the input apparatuses and the channels in a rolling stand is characterised in that it comprises: a measurement instrument (20) equipped with means (22, F, 23) for detecting the position of the surfaces of the channels (4), at least one electronic sensor (24) suitable for receiving such position detection and instrumentation for displaying the detection and its processing, and for providing the detected position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2005Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Vai Pomini S.r.l.Inventor: Gianfranco Mantovan
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Publication number: 20080011038Abstract: A finishing monoblock for a billet lamination plant of the type comprises a plurality of lamination cages (G1Gn) arranged in sequence suitable for forming a lamination line and actuated by a pair of mechanical transmissions (22, 22?) actuated through at least one command reducer (23) for the lamination of the billet. According to the invention, said monoblock comprises at least one first module (M1) and a second module (M2?, M2?), of which at least one is disengageable from the lamination line through a pair of detachable joints (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2005Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Roberto Formentin
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Patent number: 6402010Abstract: The invention regards a method for rolling a continuous billet (15) fed from a billet-heating furnace (10) set upstream of a roll train, in which, between the furnace (10) and a first stand (11) of the roll train is provided an operation of welding, during, billet movement, of the head of each billet (14), which has come out of the furnace (10) along an axis (12) of exit from the furnace, to the tail of the billet (15) being rolled, which is proceeding along a rolling axis (13). The aforesaid welding operation is carried out along the rolling axis (13) which is staggered with respect to the axis (12) of exit from the furnace.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2000Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Techint Compagnia Tecnica Internazionale S.p.A.Inventors: Pometto Virginio, Gianfranco Mantovan
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Patent number: 6338379Abstract: An improved sliding chain-type ingot mold for a continuous casting plant, including two pairs of chains arranged in a closed ring system and configured to rotate in opposite directions, each pair including at least one of molding elements and shell-type elements which forms a closed mold, the two pairs of chains being arranged to wind up on respective sprockets, one pair having a first set of the at least one of molding elements and shell-type elements configured to interlock with a second set of the at least one of molding elements and shell-type elements on the other pair to form a cavity for receiving a molten material, external pressurizing rollers configured to act on the first and second sets of the plurality of at least one of molding elements and shell-type elements to detach and approach with each other, and fixed contrasting elements fixedly positioned to counteract the pressurizing rollers.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2000Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Techint Compagnia Tecnica Internazionale S.p.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Giuseppe Ferrario
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Publication number: 20010000589Abstract: In a sliding chain-type ingot mold (12, 13), each mold is constituted by molding elements (14, 15; 114, 115; 214, 215) representing two half-molds which can be made to face each other so as to form a closed mold shaping a cavity to hold the molten metal. According to the invention, some engaging elements (34, 134, 234) are provided, capable of interacting with cam-shaped surfaces (33, 133, 233) provided on one side on at least one (14, 114, 214) of said molding elements, and on the other side on a fixed frame (35) designed to detach and approach said molding elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2000Publication date: May 3, 2001Applicant: TECHINT COMPAGNIA TECNICA INTERNAZIONALE S.P.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Giuseppe Ferrario
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Patent number: 6192972Abstract: In a sliding chain-type ingot mold (12, 13), each mold is constituted by molding elements (14, 15; 114, 115; 214, 215) representing two half-molds which can be made to face each other so as to form a closed mold shaping a cavity to hold the molten metal. According to the invention, some engaging elements (34, 134, 234) are provided, capable of interacting with cam-shaped surfaces (33, 133, 233) provided on one side on at least one (14, 114, 214) of said molding elements, and on the other side on a fixed frame (35) designed to detach and approach said molding elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1998Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Assignee: Techint Compagnia Tecnica Internazionale S.p.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Giuseppe Ferrario
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Patent number: 6122947Abstract: A bar deburring plant for cut to size round bars, comprising: a first roller feed path of cut bars towards an alignment element of one first end of said bars, a first transfer element of said bars, with said first aligned end, to a conveyor of said bars, which are spaced one after the other, said conveyor carries said first ends of said aligned bars under a brushing head, a second roller feed path of said cut bars going towards a second alignment element of the second end of said bars, a second transfer element of said bars, with said second aligned end, to a second conveyor of said bars, which are spaced one after the other, said conveyor carries said second ends of said aligned bars under a second brushing head.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1998Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: Techint Compagnia Tecnica Internazionale S.p.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Giuseppe Ferrario
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Patent number: 5996388Abstract: A rolling cage to produce hot rolled bars, comprising at least one pair of rolling cylinders (12, 13) mounted on their respective stands (14, 15) in which a clearance (17) (processing gap) between said cylinders (12, 13) is adjusted by a system of screws (18) and lead screws (21), and which provides for a hydraulic pre-loading system of the same cylinders (12, 13) after adjusting the said clearance (17). According to the invention, the pre-loading system of said hydraulic cylinders (12, 13) comprises a multiple number of rods (27) crossing said stands (14, 15) and capable of a relative sliding motion. Each of said rods (27) is at one extremity (28) attached to a stand (14) while the opposite extremity is equipped with a piston (29) moving inside a hydraulic cylinder (30) firmly attached to the stand (15) opposite the former, so that said rods (27) also serve the function of opposing the rolling torque.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1998Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Techint Compagnia Tecnica Internazionale S.p.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Bruno Monzio Compagnoni, Rodolfo Tapparo
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Patent number: 5765424Abstract: A sizing stand (10) for rolling hot-rolled bars (17) comprises at least one pair of rolling rolls (13) carried by chocks (12) mounted on a support frame (11). Said stand also comprises power means (14) able to compression-preload the rolling system with a load greater than the maximum working load.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1997Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Pomini S.p.A.Inventor: Gianfranco Mantovan
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Patent number: 5679307Abstract: A facility for in-line heat treatment of hot-rolled products, for example, long rods (16) includes: a tank (11) suitable for containing a refrigerating liquid medium (12), a plate (13) with stationary rakes (14) and mobile rakes (15) suitable for receiving the products (16) and transporting them through the tank (11) and outside of it on heat treatment performed, and closure lids (27) arranged above the plate (13).Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1996Date of Patent: October 21, 1997Assignee: Pomini S.p.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Ezio Colombo
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Patent number: 5551273Abstract: A rolling stand with tie-rods, having extremely high strength to axial stresses, which includes a stand base supporting at least two rolling rolls supported by carriers which can be vertically moved in order to be approached or moved away from each other by means of four vertical tie-rods having screw-threaded portions. The screw-threaded portions are provided on opposite sides of at least one pair of support feet arranged between the stand base and the carriers which support and contain a central smooth portion of the tie-rods. A contoured portion extends from at least one of the support feet upwards and downwards in a parallel direction to the tie-rods. The contoured portion houses and guides a vertical rib protruding outwards from the carriers. Both contoured portion and the vertical rib engage, on mutually opposite surfaces, freely removable adjustment/sliding elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1994Date of Patent: September 3, 1996Assignee: Pomini S.p.A.Inventor: Gianfranco Mantovan
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Patent number: 5526652Abstract: A method for rapidly cooling a product rolled in a rolling mill, for example wire rod fed along a roller conveyor, consists of blasting said product with an air stream in which atomized water is dispersed.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1995Date of Patent: June 18, 1996Assignee: Pomini S.p.A.Inventor: Gianfranco Mantovan
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Patent number: 5191818Abstract: Apparatus and process for shearing to length steel bars coming from a rolling mill in which the rolled product is continuously fed to the first of a plurality of stepped collecting chambers, of a braking/distributing apparatus which brakes and distributes the sheared bars and in phase to the stepped chambers by shearing to length a first bar and introducing the leading end of a second bar, following the first bar, to a second collection chamber; shearing to length said second bar and, by means of the shifting of said collection chambers, discharging said first, braked bar onto conveyor means.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1992Date of Patent: March 9, 1993Assignee: Pomini Farrel S.p.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Mantovan, Gianfranco Fay