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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:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mario Spatafora, Bologna, IT;
Franco Carini, Bologna, IT;
Assignee:
G. D Societa′ per Azioni, Bologna, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/12 ;
Abstract
A suction gripping unit ( ) having a suction head ( ), which has a cavity ( ) for gripping a blank, is connected to a suction pump ( ) by a conduit ( ) controlled by a valve ( ) housed inside the conduit ( ) and reciprocated between an open and a closed position; the suction gripping unit ( is provided with a venting hole ( ) for automatically venting the cavity ( ) when the valve ( ) is in the closed position.