Patents by Inventor Gian Luca Furini

Gian Luca Furini 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).

  • Sealed beverage container
    Patent number: 7036717
    Abstract: A sealed package (1, 1?) for pourable food products, made from sheet packaging material and having a top wall (6) crossed by a transverse sealing band (15) forming flat projecting tab (21) folded coplanar with and onto the top wall (6) along a bend line (22), and an opening device (8) fitted to a portion of the top wall (6) bounded on one side by the sealing band (15); the tab (21) has a flat striplike auxiliary portion (25) interposed between the sealing band (15) and the bend line (22), so that the area of the portion of the top wall (6) available for the opening device (8) is increased by the width of the auxiliary portion (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Gian Luca Furini, Roberto Mastri
  • Sealed beverage container
    Publication number: 20030146271
    Abstract: A sealed package (1, 1′) for pourable food products, made from sheet packaging material and having a top wall (6) crossed by a transverse sealing band (15) forming flat projecting tab (21) folde d coplanar with and onto the top wall (6) along a bend line (22), and an opening device (8) fitted to a portion of the top wall (6) bounded on one side by the sealing band (15); the tab (21) has a flat striplike auxiliary portion (25) interposed between the sealing band (15) and the bend line (22), so that the area of the portion of the top wall (6) available for the opening device (8) is increased by the width of the auxiliary portion (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Gian Luca Furini, Roberto Mastri
  • Opening arrangement for packaging containers
    Patent number: 6079618
    Abstract: An opening arrangement for packaging containers which is manufactured from a flexible packaging laminate and includes a prefabricated outlet opening which is covered by a tear-off strip or pull-tab. To facilitate pouring of the contents and permit reclosure of the packaging container, the container also displays a prefabricated pouring device surrounding the outlet opening, the pouring device being applied on the outside of the packaging container and comprising a reclosable lid. In order to ensure satisfactory function and facilitate application of the pouring device onto the packaging container, the pull-tab extends, according to the present invention, in beneath the pouring edge of the pouring device and is fixedly sealed between the pouring device and the upper side of the packaging container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Hedberg, Lars Jonsson, Gian Luca Furini, Mauro Morandi