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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2021
Applicant:
G.d S.p.a., Bologna, IT;
Inventors:
Salvatore Carboni, Bologna, IT;
Antonio Vitali, Bologna, IT;
Assignee:
G.D S.P.A., Bologna, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 50/00 (2017.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B31B 50/02 (2017.01); B31B 50/06 (2017.01); B31B 50/07 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 50/024 (2017.08); B25J 9/1065 (2013.01); B31B 50/06 (2017.08); B31B 50/07 (2017.08);
Abstract
A retention device for retaining blanks includes: a support, a first gripping portion secured to the support and provided with first retention elements of a blank, a second gripping portion secured to the support or to the first gripping portion and provided with second retention elements of the blank, and a movement mechanism for the second gripping portion with respect to the first gripping portion. The movement mechanism is configured to perform a pure rotation of the second gripping portion about a virtual rotation axis defined outside the retention device.