Patents Assigned to Gruppo X Di X Gruppo S.R.L.
  • Publication number: 20020100256
    Abstract: A method for obtaining dimensionally structurally stable objects, in particular disposable containers, from a flexible film rewindable on a reel, comprising the steps of preparing a flexible film rewindable on a reel, which, at least in those regions which in the obtained object are required to be substantially rigid, is associated with a structurally transformable substance inert with respect to the film and at least one passive activator therefore, forming an object from the film prepared in this manner, and during any one stage in a formation of the object, administering an energy compatible with the activator to start a structural transformation reaction of the substance and convert the regions from flexible to substantially rigid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: Gruppo X Di X Gruppo S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giorgio Trani, Marion Sterner, Giovanni Manfre'
  • Patent number: 6378273
    Abstract: A method for obtaining dimensionally and structurally stable objects, in particular disposable containers, from a flexible film rewindable on a reel, comprising the steps of preparing a flexible film rewindable on a reel, which, at least in those regions which in the obtained object are required to be substantially rigid, is associated with a structurally transformable substance inert with respect to the film and at least one passive activator therefor, forming an object from the film prepared in this manner, and during any one stage in a formation of the object, administering an energy compatible with the activator to start a structural transformation reaction of the substance and convert the regions from flexible to substantially rigid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignees: Gruppo X Di X Gruppo S.R.L., BP Europack S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giorgio Trani, Marion Sterner, Giovanni Manfre'