Patents by Inventor Luigi Chiorino

Luigi Chiorino 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).

  • Clamp device for use in welding sheet metal elements
    Patent number: 6129345
    Abstract: A device for locating and locking components of sheet metal which are to be subjected to a welding operation comprises a fixed supporting element and a movable clamp element which can be closed over the supporting element. The movable clamp element is carried by a body which is supported by a fixed supporting structure through said fixed supporting element, to which said body is directly connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Comau S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Chiorino
  • Device for assembling motor-vehicle bodies or sub-assemblies thereof, having an integrated deformation detection system, and assembling method making use of this device
    Patent number: 6065199
    Abstract: A station for assembling motor-vehicle bodies or subassemblies thereof comprises an integrated system for detecting the micro-deflections of the side locating gates which engage the body during the assembling operation, with the resulting possibility of calculating the forces along a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the assembling station, to which the assembled structure is subjected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Comau S.p.A.
    Inventors: Piero Bossotto, Luigi Chiorino, David J. Bickerstaff