Patents by Inventor Giorgio Del Fabro

Giorgio Del Fabro 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: 20240091837
    Abstract: Drawing and straightening unit (10) having at least one first roller (12) and at least one second roller (16, 17, 18) opposite said first roller (12) with respect to an axis of feed (X) of said at least one metal product (P). The present invention also concerns an apparatus (100), comprising a feed unit (119) and a drawing and straightening unit (10), and a corresponding method to draw and straighten metal products (P) with said drawing and straightening unit (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: Giorgio del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20240017317
    Abstract: Unit for drawing metal products including at least one motorized roller configured to support and move at least one oblong metal product along an axis of feed, and at least two contrast rollers configured to rotate idly about respective axes of rotation and disposed opposite said at least one motorized roller. The disclosure also concerns a method to draw oblong metal products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Patent number: 11865605
    Abstract: Apparatus for handling bars including a support plane configured to support a plurality of bars having an oblong development, and handling devices configured to remove a bar from a removal zone of the support plane and to deliver it to a delivery zone. Movement devices are associated with the support plane which are configured to distribute the bars on the support plane and to move them toward the removal zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20230249237
    Abstract: Apparatus (10) for working oblong metal products (P), comprising a drawing unit (11) for moving at least one of said metal products (P) in a direction of feed (Z), and a work unit (12) disposed downstream of said drawing unit (11), comprising a work plane (13) with which at least one bending device (14) and at least one cutting device (15) are associated. The present invention also concerns a corresponding method to work said metal products (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20230219128
    Abstract: Apparatus for collecting oblong products, preferably metal products, comprising a first containing device (11) mobile between a work position, in which it is able to receive a plurality of oblong products (P) from a working machine, and a delivery position, in which said metal products (P) are picked up. The present invention also concerns a method to collect said oblong products (P) and a plant (100) for working them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Patent number: 11648603
    Abstract: Apparatus for handling bars (31), in particular metal bars, including a loading unit (22) provided with transporter elements (25) to transfer a series of bars (31) toward a selector unit (34); the selector unit (34) includes a gripping device (35) configured to remove one or more bars (31) from the transporter elements (25) of the loading unit (22) and to release them toward a subsequent collection station (43) and also includes sensors (41) configured to automatically detect at least the number of bars (31) removed and released by the gripping device (35) toward the collection station (43).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Patent number: 11633776
    Abstract: An apparatus for working bars includes a plurality of containing devices disposed adjacent and parallel to each other with an oblong development in respective longitudinal directions to contain a respective bundle of bars. At least one work station is located downstream of the containing devices. The work station includes at least one removal device to remove at least one bar from one of the containing devices, at least one drawing unit configured to move the bars in a direction of feed parallel to the longitudinal directions, and at least one bending device configured to bend the bars At least one drive member is associated with the work station, configured to move work station in a transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal directions in order to take the removal device into correspondence with one or the other of the containing devices, which are substantially fixed in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: M.E.P.—MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20220348416
    Abstract: Apparatus to store bars (B) comprising a support plane (11), a bundle feed zone (12) and a bar delivery zone (13) associated with respective opposite ends of said support plane (11), wherein said support plane (11) comprises a unit (14) to move said bars (B) in a direction of movement (Z) at least from said bundle feed zone (12) to said bar delivery zone (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Publication number: 20220324009
    Abstract: Apparatus to feed bars (B) to one or more user machines located downstream, said apparatus comprising a support plane (11), a bar feed zone (12) located in proximity to one bar supply end (13) of said support plane (11), wherein said support plane (11) comprises a unit (14) to move said bars (B) in a direction of movement (Z) from and toward said bar feed zone (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Patent number: 11458524
    Abstract: Apparatus to supply bars which includes a work plane on which to position a bundle of said bars and a removal device configured to remove at least one bar from said work plane in order to transfer it to a destination station. The supply apparatus includes a plurality of containing units each configured to house a respective bundle of a determinate type of bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: M.E.P.—MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Patent number: 11458525
    Abstract: Machine to work oblong metal products, including a drawing apparatus to feed at least one of said metal products in a direction of feed and a work apparatus aligned in said direction of feed. The drawing apparatus includes a first drawing unit and a second drawing unit opposite each other with respect to said direction of feed. The first drawing unit and the second drawing unit define between them, in said direction of feed, a drawing channel for the at least one metal product. The drawing channel has a lying plane, defined by a plurality of anchoring inserts, for the at least one metal product, a supply apparatus being possibly present upstream of said drawing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: M.E.P.—MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Patent number: 11440082
    Abstract: An apparatus to make a metal mesh having longitudinal rods and transverse rods which have a diameter and reciprocal pitch defined on each occasion according to requirements, is provided, having a first operating group and a second operating group disposed in sequence and functionally coordinated, to obtain a reticular semi-worked product that is completed to make the desired metal mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Patent number: 11414277
    Abstract: Apparatus to bend bars, comprising: a bending unit (35) of at least one bar (B, B?) and a drawing unit (46) configured to define at least a direction of feed (A) of the bar (B, B?) to the bending unit (35). The bending apparatus is provided with: a support plane (11) on which the bars (B, B?) to be bent are put; a removal unit (19) to remove at least one bar (B, B?) from the support plane (11), a feed unit (33) configured to receive the bar (B, B?) removed by the removal unit (19) and to transfer it to the drawing unit (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Patent number: 11407017
    Abstract: A machine for bending oblong elements, preferably metal, includes a feed unit configured to feed at least one of the oblong elements along a longitudinal axis. A bending device is located downstream of the feed unit and a curving unit is disposed downstream of the bending device and is configured to curve the oblong element along part of its oblong development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Patent number: 11389857
    Abstract: An apparatus to make a wire mesh with longitudinal wires and transverse wires, on each occasion having a reciprocal pitch defined according to requirements is provided, and includes a first feeder, a second feeder and a welding unit functionally coordinated to make the desired wire mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20220153539
    Abstract: Apparatus to group together oblong products, preferably metal, comprising a sliding plane inclined with respect to a vertical plane and configured to receive a plurality of the oblong products and to allow them to slide in a direction of sliding transverse to the longitudinal development of the oblong products. Retaining elements are provided on the sliding plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Patent number: 11325173
    Abstract: Machine for bending metal products (B) includes a drawing unit (11) configured to feed at least one metal product (B) along an axis of feed (D) and toward a bending unit (12) and a shearing unit (14) configured to shear the metal product (B). The bending unit (12) is mounted on a translating platform (13) able to be translated in a direction of translation (T) transverse to the axis of feed (D), and at least one part of the shearing unit (14) is mounted on the translating platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: M.E.P. MACCHINE ELETTRONICHE PIEGATRICI SPA
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20220126346
    Abstract: Machine for working bars, suitable for working at least one bar having a mainly oblong development; the machine comprises at least two support sliders, of which at least one is mobile reciprocally toward/away from the other along an axis of movement and each provided with a work plane on which at least one curving unit is installed, suitable to curve at least a longitudinal portion of said bar, and at least a first bending unit, provided with a first contrast element having a first bending radius, and with a first bending element selectively rotatable about said first contrast element in order to bend said bar around the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO
  • Patent number: 11229938
    Abstract: A combined machine for working a wire rod in order to obtain metal products with at least a curved shape is disclosed that comprises a support bench configured to support and guide, along an axis of movement, a mobile slider comprising a work plane on which a curving unit is operative. The combined machine has vise means in the support bench. The slider also comprises, on the work plane, a bending unit associated with the curving unit and the vise means are positionable in a direction orthogonal to the axis of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: M.E.P. Macchine Eletrroniche Piegatrici, S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
  • Publication number: 20210402458
    Abstract: Apparatus for handling bars including a support plane configured to support a plurality of bars having an oblong development, and handling devices configured to remove a bar from a removal zone of the support plane and to deliver it to a delivery zone. Movement devices are associated with the support plane which are configured to distribute the bars on the support plane and to move them toward the removal zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Giorgio DEL FABRO