Patents by Inventor Francesco Benedetto
Francesco Benedetto 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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Patent number: 10076907Abstract: Ink-jet printer and method for supplying ink-jet printer with printing fluid. Device includes first reservoir configured to contain first volume of printing fluid at first level relative to reference plane, supply system structured to force printing fluid towards first reservoir, and second reservoir configured to contain second volume of printing fluid at second level relative to reference plane. Second level is lower than first level by level difference value. A conduit is configured to receive printing fluid from first reservoir and convey printing fluid towards second reservoir, and ejector units are arranged to receive printing fluid from conduit. An ejection plane in which ejector units lie is located at a height relative to reference plane higher than average of first and second levels to generate a back pressure in ejector units. Flowrate of printing fluid inside conduit is greater than a maximum flowrate of printing fluid ejectable from ejector units.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Alberto Albertin, Guido Belforte, Francesco Benedetto, Charles-Henri Delacretaz, Rinaldo Ferrarotti, Matteo Martinelli, Terenziano Raparelli, Tazio Sandri, Duccio Spartaco Sassano, Vladimir Viktorov, Carmen Visconte
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Publication number: 20160229191Abstract: Ink-jet printer and method for supplying ink-jet printer with printing fluid. Device includes first reservoir configured to contain first volume of printing fluid at first level relative to reference plane, supply system structured to force printing fluid towards first reservoir, and second reservoir configured to contain second volume of printing fluid at second level relative to reference plane. Second level is lower than first level by level difference value. A conduit is configured to receive printing fluid from first reservoir and convey printing fluid towards second reservoir, and ejector units are arranged to receive printing fluid from conduit. An ejection plane in which ejector units lie is located at a height relative to reference plane higher than average of first and second levels to generate a back pressure in ejector units. Flowrate of printing fluid inside conduit is greater than a maximum flowrate of printing fluid ejectable from ejector units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Alberto ALBERTIN, Guido BELFORTE, Francesco BENEDETTO, Charles-Henri DELACRETAZ, Rinaldo FERRAROTTI, Matteo MARTINELLI, Terenziano RAPARELLI, Tazio SANDRI, Duccio Spartaco SASSANO, Vladimir VIKTOROV, Carmen VISCONTE
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Patent number: 9346305Abstract: An ink-jet printing device is described, said device comprising a first reservoir designed to contain a first volume of printing fluid at a first height with respect to a reference plane, a supply system for forcing the printing fluid towards the first reservoir and a second reservoir designed to contain a second volume of printing fluid at a second height with respect to the reference plane. The second height is less than the first height by a value. The device also comprises a conduit designed to receive the printing fluid from the first reservoir and convey it towards the second reservoir and an ejection plane in which ejector units lie. The ejection plane is arranged in a position higher than the average of the first height and the second height, so as to generate a back pressure in the ejector units. The flowrate of the printing fluid is between about 5 and about 10 times the maximum flowrate which can be ejected from said ejector units. The printing fluid may be a ceramic ink.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Alberto Albertin, Guido Belforte, Tazio Sandri, Duccio Spartaco Sassano, Vladimir Viktorov, Carmen Visconte, Francesco Benedetto, Charles-Henri Delacretaz, Rinaldo Ferrarotti, Matteo Martinelli, Terenziano Raparelli
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Publication number: 20140246510Abstract: An ink-jet printing device is described, said device comprising a first reservoir designed to contain a first volume of printing fluid at a first height with respect to a reference plane, a supply system for forcing the printing fluid towards the first reservoir and a second reservoir designed to contain a second volume of printing fluid at a second height with respect to the reference plane. The second height is less than the first height by a value. The device also comprises a conduit designed to receive the printing fluid from the first reservoir and convey it towards the second reservoir and an ejection plane in which ejector units lie. The ejection plane is arranged in a position higher than the average of the first height and the second height, so as to generate a back pressure in the ejector units. The flowrate of the printing fluid is between about 5 and about 10 times the maximum flowrate which can be ejected from said ejector units. The printing fluid may be a ceramic ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Alberto Albertin, Guido Belforte, Tazio Sandri, Duccio Spartaco Sassano, Vladimir Viktorov, Carmen Visconte, Francesco Benedetto, Charles-Henri Delacretaz, Rinaldo Ferrarotti, Matteo Martinelli, Terenziano Raparelli
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Patent number: 5104246Abstract: A striker device for use in printers comprises a platen roller, a character-carrying disc and a print hammer for striking a character of the disc against the roller. The print hammer is actuated by an armature which is movable in an impact direction by virtue of electromagnetic excitation of a stator body. The device includes strike-silencing means comprising sliding guide surfaces between the print hammer and the armature, which ensure freedom of movement for the armature with respect to the hammer in the impact sense and direction, and a ring of elastomeric material which is interposed between the armature and the print hammer and which transmits the kinetic energy of the armature to the print hammer with a delay. Particular ratios between the masses `Mh` and `Ma` of the hammer and the armature and between the levels of hardness `Kr` and `Kp` of the elastomeric ring and the roller provide a single but prolonged strike on the part of the print hammer.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1990Date of Patent: April 14, 1992Assignee: Ing. C. Olivetti & C. S.p.A.Inventors: Pietro Musso, Francesco Benedetto, Paolo Valero
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Patent number: D448774Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2000Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Olivetti Tecnost S.p.A.Inventors: Francesco Benedetto, Maria Rdzanek
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Patent number: D452511Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2001Date of Patent: December 25, 2001Assignee: Olivetti Tecnost S.p.A.Inventors: Francesco Benedetto, Maria Rdzanek
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Patent number: D432164Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1999Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Olivetti Lexikon S.p.A.Inventor: Francesco Benedetto