Patents by Inventor Gianni Sandroni

Gianni Sandroni 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).

  • Patent number: 4517819
    Abstract: The invention discloses a process of forging a sprocket segment for a track-type vehicle undercarriage. The forging process produces sprocket segments that conform to very restrictive tolerances without the necessity of additional machining or finishing.The process includes heating a metal billet (5') in an electric furnace (60), rough-shaping the billet (5'), then forging the billet (5') in a die (62) to form a sprocket segment (5) having a size and shape substantially equal to the desired finished shape of the segment (51). The forged sprocket segment (5) is trimmed and then placed in a coining die (8) wherein at least two nonparallel surfaces (A,B,C) are formed to a desired finished dimension.The invention also includes an apparatus (8) for forging a sprocket segment to a desired finished dimension. The apparatus (8) includes an upper die member (80), a lower die member (8'), and a transversely-moveable die member (82).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventor: Gianni Sandroni