Patents by Inventor Maria Concetta VULPIO

Maria Concetta VULPIO 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).

  • Coupling system of a low friction sealing assembly with a bearing ring and a hub bearing unit equipped with such a sealing assembly
    Patent number: 9403405
    Abstract: A sealing assembly including at least one first annular shield having a sleeve portion integral in use with a rotating member and a flange portion, which radially and overhangingly extends from the sleeve portion. Preferably, a second annular shield is arranged in front of the first shield with the interposition of an annular seal; wherein the sleeve portion of the first shield is delimited by a conic-truncated lateral mounting surface having a tapering facing so as to have a greater diameter arranged on the side of the flange portion and intended to couple in use with a mounting seat of the rotating member formed by a shallow recess delimited by a conic-truncated bottom wall having the same tapering as the lateral mounting surface and by an axial shoulder which is arranged on the side opposite to the flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Giorgio Barberis, Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello, Maria Concetta Vulpio
  • COUPLING SYSTEM OF A LOW FRICTION SEALING ASSEMBLY WITH A BEARING RING AND A HUB BEARING UNIT EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A SEALING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150151574
    Abstract: A sealing assembly including at least one first annular shield having a sleeve portion integral in use with a rotating member and a flange portion, which radially and overhangingly extends from the sleeve portion. Preferably, a second annular shield is arranged in front of the first shield with the interposition of an annular seal; wherein the sleeve portion of the first shield is delimited by a conic-truncated lateral mounting surface having a tapering facing so as to have a greater diameter arranged on the side of the flange portion and intended to couple in use with a mounting seat of the rotating member formed by a shallow recess delimited by a conic-truncated bottom wall having the same tapering as the lateral mounting surface and by an axial shoulder which is arranged on the side opposite to the flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Giorgio BARBERIS, Daniele DUCH, Fausto MORELLO, Maria Concetta VULPIO