Patents by Inventor Luciano Sponza

Luciano Sponza 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 cutting a window in a vertical sheet of material, especially sheet metal
    Patent number: 6365872
    Abstract: A method for cutting a window in a sheet of material that is held in a vertical plane. The cut is obtained by moving a cutting head that emits a fluid along a closed cutting run (14) that defines the outline of a piece of waste material (18). The run (14) returns to its starting point situated above a horizontal axis (22) passing through the barycenter (20) of the piece of waste material (18) and preferably situated in the vicinity of a vertical (24) passing through the barycenter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignees: Amada Company, Limited, Crea S. R. L.
    Inventors: Alberto Arduino, Luciano Sponza, Paolo Gian Prunotto