Patents by Inventor Roberto Conte

Roberto Conte 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).

  • Patent number: 11033145
    Abstract: The present invention regards an oven for cooking products, particularly foods, if desired for frying or cooking frozen products or fresh, breaded products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: VENIX S.R.L., CONBEQ INDUSTRIAL EUROPE S.L.
    Inventors: Roberto Conte, Juan Carlos Domenech
  • Patent number: 10569987
    Abstract: A method for implementing a correct winding of a wire on a spool. The method is characterized in that it comprises a step for calculating the angular speed of a motor displacing a wire dispensing device according to the wire winding pitch and according to the pulling error, detected in relation to a given pre-set set-point and to a tolerance value, in order to determine the presence of a possible “valley error”, or of a possible “peak error”. Furthermore, if during the spool winding a “valley error” or a “peak error” is detected, the control device decides whether to slow down or to increase the speed of the wire dispensing device with the aim of filling the valley or of skipping the peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMP S.P.A. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Enrico Conte, Roberto Conte
  • Patent number: 10480044
    Abstract: A resistance annealing furnace for annealing a metal wire, strand, string, wire rod or strap having at least two electric axes provided with respective pulleys to convey the metal wire and a DC voltage generator suppliable with an AC voltage to generate an annealing voltage applied between the two electric axes so as to provoke the annealing due to Joule effect. The DC voltage generator has active supplying means supplied with the AC voltage so as to generate an intermediate DC voltage, a pulse width modulator to transform the intermediate voltage into a first PWM voltage with the same amplitude, a voltage transformer to transform the first PWM voltage into a second PWM voltage with a smaller amplitude, and a voltage rectifier stage to transform the second PWM voltage into the annealing voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAMP S.P.A. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Artemio Affaticati, Roberto Conte
  • Patent number: 10351928
    Abstract: A resistance annealing furnace for annealing a metal wire, strand, string, wire rod or strap having at least two electric axes, which are provided with respective pulleys for conveying the metal wire, and DC voltage generator means suppliable by an AC voltage source to generate an annealing voltage applied between the two electric axes. The DC voltage generator means has a first voltage rectifier stage connectable to the AC voltage source to generate an intermediate DC voltage, an active power filter, connected so as to compensate the current harmonics at the input of the first voltage rectifier stage, a pulse width modulator to transform the intermediate voltage into a first PWM voltage, a voltage transformer to transform the first PWM voltage into a corresponding second PWM voltage, and second voltage rectifier means to transform the second modulated PWM voltage into the annealing voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAMP S.P.A. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Artemio Affaticati, Roberto Conte
  • Patent number: 10011456
    Abstract: Method for implementing a correct winding of a wire on a spool (100). The method also comprises a step for calculating the angular speed of a motor (43) displacing the wire dispensing device (40) according to the wire winding step and according to the dancer error, detected by a position sensor (35) that provides an analogical signal with respect to a zero position and to a tolerance value, in order to determine the presence of a possible “valley error”, or of a possible “peak error”. In this method, if during the spool winding, a “valley error” or a “peak error” is detected, the control device decides whether to slow down or to increase the speed of the wire dispensing device (40) with the aim of filling the depression or skipping the peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SAMP S.P.A. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Artemio Affaticati, Enrico Conte, Roberto Conte
  • Publication number: 20180125294
    Abstract: The present invention regards an oven for cooking products, particularly foods, if desired for frying or cooking frozen products or fresh, breaded products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Roberto Conte, Juan Carlos Domenech
  • Publication number: 20170247219
    Abstract: A method for implementing a correct winding of a wire on a spool. The method is characterized in that it comprises a step for calculating the angular speed of a motor displacing a wire dispensing device according to the wire winding pitch and according to the pulling error, detected in relation to a given pre-set set-point and to a tolerance value, in order to determine the presence of a possible “valley error”, or of a possible “peak error”. Furthermore, if during the spool winding a “valley error” or a “peak error” is detected, the control device decides whether to slow down or to increase the speed of the wire dispensing device with the aim of filling the valley or of skipping the peak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Enrico Conte, Roberto CONTE
  • Publication number: 20170015519
    Abstract: Method for implementing a correct winding of a wire on a spool (100). The method also comprises a step for calculating the angular speed of a motor (43) displacing the wire dispensing device (40) according to the wire winding step and according to the dancer error, detected by a position sensor (35) that provides an analogical signal with respect to a zero position and to a tolerance value, in order to determine the presence of a possible “valley error”, or of a possible “peak error”. In this method, if during the spool winding, a “valley error” or a “peak error” is detected, the control device decides whether to slow down or to increase the speed of the wire dispensing device (40) with the aim of filling the depression or skipping the peak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Artemio AFFATICATI, Enrico CONTE, Roberto CONTE
  • Publication number: 20160281191
    Abstract: A resistance annealing furnace for annealing a metal wire, strand, string, wire rod or strap having at least two electric axes, which are provided with respective pulleys for conveying the metal wire, and DC voltage generator means suppliable by an AC voltage source to generate an annealing voltage applied between the two electric axes. The DC voltage generator means has a first voltage rectifier stage connectable to the AC voltage source to generate an intermediate DC voltage, an active power filter, connected so as to compensate the current harmonics at the input of the first voltage rectifier stage, a pulse width modulator to transform the intermediate voltage into a first PWM voltage, a voltage transformer to transform the first PWM voltage into a corresponding second PWM voltage, and second voltage rectifier means to transform the second modulated PWM voltage into the annealing voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Artemio AFFATICATI, Roberto CONTE
  • Publication number: 20160273068
    Abstract: A resistance annealing furnace for annealing a metal wire, strand, string, wire rod or strap having at least two electric axes provided with respective pulleys to convey the metal wire and a DC voltage generator suppliable with an AC voltage to generate an annealing voltage applied between the two electric axes so as to provoke the annealing due to Joule effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Artemio AFFATICATI, Roberto CONTE
  • Patent number: 6353474
    Abstract: An improved system and method for obtaining photogrammetric measurements which eliminates optical distortions created by thermal gradients on windows that are used to protect the photogrammetry camera. A gate valve is introduced between the window and the wall that opens for a limited time to allow the camera to take measurements of a test article contained within a thermal testing chamber. This limits or eliminates any thermal gradients on the window and improves photogrammetric measurements. With a gate valve the window can be removed entirely, as the gate valve can prevent a thermal gradient from being introduced to the lens of the photogrammetry camera. The improved system is suited for making close-in photogrammetric measures of test articles on earth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Thaddeus Kucharski, Grant Ager, Jose J. Barbosa, Roberto Conte, Gregory H. Link, William D. McKay, Alan W. Tom, William J. Brennan, III