Patents by Inventor Massimo Bertuzzi

Massimo Bertuzzi 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).

  • Shock-absorbing device for spindle headstocks
    Patent number: 6357565
    Abstract: A shock-absorbing device is intended to be mounted on a spindle headstock of a machine tool. The spindle headstock includes a motor driven spindle unit connected to an upright by a support. The shock-absorbing device comprises a yieldable structure connected on one side to the spindle unit and on the other side to the support, and is adapted to yield upon an accidental collision of the spindle headstock against a workpiece. A collision sensor or is associated with the yieldable structure for detecting the yielding thereof resulting from an accidental collision of the spindle headstock with a workpiece, and for transmitting in response thereto a signal to a machine tool control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Machining Centers Manufacturing S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Bolledi, Massimo Bertuzzi