Patents by Inventor Danilo Bolognese
Danilo Bolognese 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).
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Publication number: 20240158158Abstract: Cartridge (10) with a filling (12) of at least one substance for preparing a liquid product, said cartridge (10) including a side wall (140), a first end wall (142) through which said liquid product can flow from the cartridge (10) and a second end wall (16) of the cartridge (10) at the opposite side with respect to said first end wall (142), wherein said side wall (140), said first end wall (142) and said second end wall (16) comprise compostable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Danilo BOLOGNESE, Chiara BRANDONISIO, Silvia BARUS
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Patent number: 10918237Abstract: A system for the preparation of beverages with the use of capsules including an infusion assembly (1) and a capsule (C). The infusion assembly includes a capsule-holder (2) and a cooperating body (3), adapted to assume an open configuration for positioning a capsule (C) therebetween, and a closed configuration for preparing a beverage through the capsule (C) clamped in a liquid-tight manner therebetween. In the capsule-holder (2) there is defined a recess (4) adapted to receive the capsule (C) with the bottom wall (20a, 20f) facing the interior of the capsule-holder (2) and wherein is provided a first piercing member (8) provided with at least a piercing point (9) adapted to penetrate through the bottom wall (20a) of said capsule (C). The capsule-holder (2) is adapted to supply a flow of fluid introduced into the capsule (C) through the tear created in its bottom wall (20a) from the at least one point (9).Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: LUIGI LAVAZZA S.P.A.Inventors: Danilo Bolognese, Alberto Cabilli, Luisa Anna Borello
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Patent number: 10913595Abstract: A cartridge (10) containing a dose (12) of at least one substance for preparing a liquid product, e.g., coffee, by means of liquid and/or steam introduced into the cartridge (10). The cartridge comprises a body (14) containing the aforesaid dose (12), with a bottom wall (142), through which the liquid product is able to flow out of the cartridge (10), and a cover (16) that closes the body of the cartridge (10) at the end of the body opposite to the bottom wall (142). The body (14) comprises a crushed-plant-fibre material (e.g., with a base of rice husk), which may also be used for producing the cover. Alternatively, the cover (16) may be made of paper material (e.g., filter paper). The body (14) and the cover (16) are connected together via purely mechanical connection, it thus being possible to avoid gluing or welding.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.Inventors: Alberto Cabilli, Danilo Bolognese, Luisa Borello
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Patent number: 10913596Abstract: A cartridge (10) containing a dose (12) of at least one substance, for example, ground coffee, for preparing a liquid product using liquid and/or steam introduced into the cartridge (10) comprises a body (14) with a bottom wall (142) and a cover (16) for closing the body (14) of the cartridge (10) in a position opposite to the bottom wall (142). The cover (16) is coupled to the body (14) via a coupling element, such as, for example, the mouth part (144) of the body or a lock ring (148) that undergoes shape variation under the action of said liquid and/or steam, thus causing release of the coupling between the cover (16) and the body (14) of the cartridge (10). The coupling element (144, 148) comprises, for example, compostable material that can undergo post-crystallization under the action of heat, which has not been subjected to post-crystallization in the cartridge (10) prior to use.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.Inventors: Alberto Cabilli, Danilo Bolognese, Luisa Borello
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Patent number: 10743707Abstract: A capsule or cartridge (1) including a cup-shaped body (2) with a bottom wall (3), a lateral wall (4) and a flange-like top formation (5) which is essentially planar and extends transversely towards the outside, and a cover (6) fixed to the flange-like formation (5) of the body (2), such as to define a chamber (7) containing the material for the preparation of the beverage, in particular ground roasted coffee. The lateral wall (4) of the body (2) has a plurality of projections (8) and recesses (9) which as a whole define at least an identification of the capsule (1). The projections (8) and recesses (9) are aligned in an essentially rectilinear direction, belonging to a plane essentially parallel to the flange-like formation (5) of the body (2) of the capsule (1).Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: LUIGI LAVAZZA S.p.AInventors: Luca Bugnano, Alberto Cabilli, Denis Rotta, Danilo Bolognese
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Patent number: 10716429Abstract: A machine for preparing beverages, in particular espresso coffee, comprises a hydraulic circuit including a brewing unit, a water tank, a pump having the inlet connected in fluid communication to the tank, and the outlet or delivery connected in fluid communication to the brewing unit. A normally closed one-way hydraulic valve, which is set between the pump and the brewing unit, enables a flow of water toward the brewing unit when the pressure of the water delivered by the pump exceeds a substantially predetermined threshold. There is a heating means for heating the water delivered by the pump.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.Inventors: Denis Rotta, Andrea Colonna, Luciano Gabriele Picone, Simone Rosetta, Danilo Bolognese
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Patent number: 10631681Abstract: The system comprises: capsules (C) of at least a first type and a second type, having outwardly protruding transverse flanges (32), and respective different axial lengths (h1, h2, h3), and a brewing unit (6, 20, 7), in which there is defined a variable-volume brewing chamber (100) with a lateral delimiting part (81, 81a) and a slidable end delimiting part (54, 55), for receiving capsules (C) of said types introduced into the chamber (100). The capsules (C) of the aforementioned different types have flanges (32) of correspondingly different shapes, and the end delimiting part (54, 55) of the brewing chamber (100) carries stop members (70, 71) adapted to be coupled to the flanges (32) of said different types of capsules (C) when the latter are introduced into the brewing chamber (100), so as to allow correspondingly different relative movements of the end delimiting part (54, 55) relative to the lateral delimiting part (81, 81a) of said chamber (100).Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: LUIGI LAVAZZA S.p.AInventors: Danilo Bolognese, Elvio Bonisoli, Luca Bugnano, Alberto Cabilli, Denis Rotta, Alfredo Vanni
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Patent number: 10568451Abstract: A dispensing assembly for a machine for preparing a liquid food product by means of capsules including a casing having an inlet passage, suitable for enabling insertion of a capsule into the dispensing assembly, and an outlet passage, suitable for enabling discharge of the capsule from the dispensing assembly, an infusion chamber which comprises two chamber parts, at least one of which defines a housing for at least partially receiving the capsule, retention elements, for keeping the capsule in a retaining position, essentially coaxial to the two chamber parts, the retention elements being within the casing in an intermediate position between the inlet and outlet passages, to be operative between the two chamber parts when they are in a spaced-apart position, an actuation system, operable for causing relative movements between the two chamber parts according to an actuation axis, between the spaced-apart position and a close position, a guide member mounted at the inlet passage to be displaceable between aType: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignees: LUIGI LAVAZZA S.p.A., ARGOTEC S.r.l.Inventors: Danilo Bolognese, Luca Bugnano, Alberto Cabilli, Denis Rotta
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Patent number: 10376093Abstract: A machine for preparing liquid food products includes: a source of a liquid; a delivery assembly, having a brewing chamber for receiving a precursor of a liquid food product and for delivering the food product following passage of the liquid through the brewing chamber; a pump, for pumping the liquid; and a control system, for controlling an electric motor of the pump. The pump has a casing with an inlet and an outlet and an arrangement driven via the motor. The motor is bidirectional, and the control system includes means for controlling reversal of rotation of the motor between a primary direction and a secondary direction. The pump has a priming system including a recirculation valve and an actuation arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: LUIGI LAVAZZA S.p.A.Inventors: Danilo Bolognese, Alberto Cabilli, Denis Rotta, Luca Bugnano
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Patent number: 10368687Abstract: A machine for preparing liquid food products includes a pump. A cylinder is defined in the pump casing, with a piston extending in the cylinder at least in part to define a variable-volume work chamber. Between a shaft of a motor and the piston there is a transmission arrangement for causing a reciprocating movement of the piston with a predetermined stroke between advanced and retracted positions, to vary a volume of the work chamber. The pump has an intake valve and a delivery valve, for connecting the work chamber with an inlet and an outlet of the pump casing, respectively. The transmission arrangement has an actuation member driven in rotation by the shaft and operatively coupled to the piston. The actuation member defines a cam path to which the piston is coupled. The cam path is prearranged for determining the predetermined stroke of the piston between the advanced position and the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: LUIGI LAVAZZA S.p.A.Inventors: Danilo Bolognese, Alberto Cabilli, Denis Rotta, Luca Bugnano
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Publication number: 20190225412Abstract: A cartridge (10) containing a dose (12) of at least one substance that can be used for preparing a liquid product, said cartridge comprising a side wall (140), a first end wall (142), through which said liquid product is able to flow out of the cartridge (10), and a second end wall (16) of the cartridge (10) at the end opposite to said first end wall (142), wherein said side wall (140), said first end wall (142), and said second end wall (16) comprise a compostable material. At least one, preferably both, of said first end wall (142) and said second end wall (16) have a layered structure comprising at least one layer (1420; 160) of a first compostable material and at least one layer (1422; 162) of a second compostable material, with at least one coating layer (1423) forming a barrier to oxygen and to water vapour sandwiched between said layer (1420) of a first compostable material and said layer (1422) of a second compostable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Alberto CABILLI, Luisa Anna BORELLO, Danilo BOLOGNESE, Chiara BRANDONISIO
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Patent number: 10258189Abstract: The gripper device (100) comprises a pair of opposite movable jaws (41) having respective coordinated gripping profiles (50) intended to cooperate with corresponding predetermined portions of the lateral surface of a capsule (C) of a first predetermined type so as to define a retaining position for such a capsule (C) in which the capsule (C) is essentially coaxial with a predetermined reference direction (R-R). The jaws (41) are able to assume a relative rest or standby position in which they are close together and inlet portions thereof (41a, 45) are capable of being splayed and passed beyond by a capsule (C) introduced into the machine (1), so as to allow said capsule (C) to be positioned and gripped between the gripping profiles (50) in the retaining position.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: LUIGI LAVAZZA S.P.A.Inventors: Alfredo Vanni, Alberto Cabilli, Luca Bugnano, Denis Rotta, Danilo Bolognese
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Publication number: 20190075959Abstract: A system for the preparation of beverages with the use of capsules including an infusion assembly (1) and a capsule (C). The infusion assembly includes a capsule-holder (2) and a cooperating body (3), adapted to assume an open configuration for positioning a capsule (C) therebetween, and a closed configuration for preparing a beverage through the capsule (C) clamped in a liquid-tight manner therebetween. In the capsule-holder (2) there is defined a recess (4) adapted to receive the capsule (C) with the bottom wall (20a, 20f) facing the interior of the capsule-holder (2) and wherein is provided a first piercing member (8) provided with at least a piercing point (9) adapted to penetrate through the bottom wall (20a) of said capsule (C). The capsule-holder (2) is adapted to supply a flow of fluid introduced into the capsule (C) through the tear created in its bottom wall (20a) from the at least one point (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: LUIGI LAVAZZA S.p.A.Inventors: Danilo BOLOGNESE, Alberto CABILLI, Luisa Anna BORELLO
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Publication number: 20180370719Abstract: A cartridge (10) for the preparation of a liquid product by means of liquid and/or steam introduced into the cartridge (10) comprises a casing (14) having inside it a first receiving chamber with a filling of a first substance (S1) for preparation of said liquid product. The casing has a bottom wall (142) through which the liquid product is able to flow out of the cartridge (10), with said bottom wall (142) having, if viewed from outside the cartridge (10), a protruding central portion (1420) having inside it a second receiving chamber with a filling of a second substance (S2) for preparation of said liquid product. Applied on the bottom wall (142) is a laminar filter element (180) that separates the first receiving chamber from the second receiving chamber. The bottom wall (142) has at least one opening (1428) for outflow of said liquid product from the cartridge (10) located in the protruding central portion (1420), coupled to which is a further filter element (182).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Alberto CABILLI, Danilo BOLOGNESE, Luca BUGNANO
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Publication number: 20180360260Abstract: A machine (M) for preparing beverages, in particular espresso coffee, comprises a hydraulic circuit including: —a brewing unit (1); —a water tank (4); —a pump (3) having the inlet connected in fluid communication to said tank (4) and the outlet or delivery connected in fluid communication to the brewing unit (1); —a normally closed one-way hydraulic valve (10), set between the pump (3) and the brewing unit (1), for enabling a flow of water towards the brewing unit (1) when the pressure of the water delivered by the pump (3) exceeds a substantially predetermined threshold; —heating means (9) for heating the water delivered by the pump (3); and —a normally open discharge valve (12?) having: a main inlet (12IN), connected between said one-way hydraulic valve (10) and the brewing unit (1); a main outlet (27a, 12OUT), connected towards a discharge space (11); an open/close member (29-31) set between the main inlet (12IN) and the main outlet (12OUT), designed to assume an open condition and a closed condition, wherType: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Denis ROTTA, Andrea COLONNA, Luciano Gabriele PICONE, Simone ROSETTA, Danilo BOLOGNESE
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Publication number: 20180334319Abstract: A cartridge (10) for the preparation of a liquid product by means of liquid and/or steam introduced into the cartridge (10) comprises a casing (14) with a central axis (X14), which has inside it a receiving 5 chamber with a filling of a substance (12) for preparation of the liquid product. The casing has a bottom wall (142), through which the liquid product is able to flow out of the cartridge (10). The aforesaid bottom wall (142) has a peripheral rim (1432) lying in 10 a plane (B-B?) and has, when viewed from outside the cartridge (10), a protruding central portion (1420) that provides on its inside an extension of said receiving chamber with a filling of a substance for preparation of the liquid product. The central portion 15 (1420) protrudes from the casing of the cartridge beyond (d) the plane (B-B?) in which the peripheral rim (1432) lies and is surrounded by an annular portion (1422) of the bottom wall, which extends in a direction orthogonal to the central axis (X14) of the cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.Inventors: Alberto CABILLI, Danilo BOLOGNESE, Luca BUGNANO
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Publication number: 20180229923Abstract: A cartridge (10) containing a dose (12) of at least one substance, for example, ground coffee, for preparing a liquid product using liquid and/or steam introduced into the cartridge (10) comprises a body (14) with a bottom wall (142) and a cover (16) for closing the body (14) of the cartridge (10) in a position opposite to the bottom wall (142). The cover (16) is coupled to the body (14) via a coupling element, such as, for example, the mouth part (144) of the body or a lock ring (148) that undergoes shape variation under the action of said liquid and/or steam, thus causing release of the coupling between the cover (16) and the body (14) of the cartridge (10). The coupling element (144, 148) comprises, for example, compostable material that can undergo post-crystallization under the action of heat, which has not been subjected to post-crystallization in the cartridge (10) prior to use.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: LUIGI LAVAZZA S.P.A.Inventors: Alberto CABILLI, Danilo BOLOGNESE, Luisa BORELLO
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Patent number: 9974409Abstract: A system for the preparation of beverages including capsules (C) with a cup-shaped body (1) having an annular lateral wall (6) which tapers from a mouth opening (2) towards a bottom wall (5). These capsules (C) are of at least a first type and a second type, and have identical bottom walls (5) and different axial lengths (h1, h2, h3). An infusion assembly (10) has a variable-volume infusion chamber (20), having an introduction opening (20a), an end delimitation part (16a) having a shape corresponding to that of the bottom wall (5) of the capsules (C), and with a lateral delimitation structure (13a, 13b; 14) which includes a static portion (13a, 13b) and which extends between said introduction opening (20a) and the end delimitation part (16a). The latter is movable away from the introduction opening (20a).Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: LUIGI LAVAZZA S.p.A.Inventors: Alberto Cabilli, Danilo Bolognese, Denis Rotta, Luca Bugnano, Elvio Bonisoli
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Publication number: 20180093821Abstract: A cartridge (10) containing a dose (12) of at least one substance That can be used for preparing a liquid product, such as for example coffee, comprises a side wall (140), a bottom wall (142), through which the aforesaid liquid can flow from the cartridge (10), and a wall (16) for closing the cartridge (10) at the end opposite to said bottom wall (142). the bottom wall (142) comprises a plastic compostable material having a perforability of not less than 12 N (according to astm f 1306 90, RATE OF penetration: 300 mm/min) and has a thickness of between 20 ?m and 2 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Alberto CABILLI, Luisa BORELLO, Danilo BOLOGNESE
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Publication number: 20180037402Abstract: A cartridge (10) containing a dose (12) of at least one substance That can be used for preparing a liquid product, such as for example coffee, comprises a side wall (140), a bottom wall (142), through which the aforesaid liquid can flow from the cartridge (10), and a wall (16) for closing the cartridge (10) at the end opposite to said bottom wall (142). the bottom wall (142) comprises a cellulose compostable material having aN air permeance not higher than 20 ?m/(pa·s) (according to ISO 5636) and has a thickness of between 20 ?m and 2.5 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Alberto CABILLI, Luisa BORELLO, Danilo BOLOGNESE