Patents by Inventor Julien Carminati

Julien Carminati 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 threading spokes on a spoke wheel hub
    Patent number: 4538332
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brake support (2) holding a hub (3) in a substantially horizontal position, a positioning head (12) and spoke feed and guide members (40,42,44,46). The position of the holes of the hub is detected by a positioning needle (9), lowered under the action of a jack (14) and being inserted into one of the holes to bring it into a predetermined position. The needle is then withdrawn for threading the spokes.The invention applies to methods for automatically threading spokes of spoke wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1985
    Assignee: Centre de Production Mecanique
    Inventor: Julien Carminati
  • Spoke dispenser for spoked wheels in a spoke-fitting machine
    Patent number: 4511058
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided having a reservoir, a knife driven with a vertical reciprocal translational movement, and an inclinded ramp feeding the spokes into abutment against a drum provided with peripheral grooves. The rotation of the drum feeds the spokes one by one into a guide device comprising two inclined surfaces, the supper surface having a smooth surface and the lower surface being made of an adherent material. A spoke slides between the two surfaces and is discharged to a spoke holder of a spoke fitting machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1985
    Assignee: Centre de Production Mecanique
    Inventor: Julien Carminati