Patents by Inventor Paolo Righele

Paolo Righele 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).

  • Device for portioning foodstuffs, in particular ground meat, to be packed in trays or the like
    Patent number: 6351927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portioning device for packaging in containers such as trays a pre-established amount of foodstuff such as ground meat, supplied through an extrusion plate of a grinder, which lays down a mass of ground meat in a continuous strip on a belt conveyor. The portioning device generates metered portions of ground meat by a cutting element which operates in cooperation with a fixed element located above the belt conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Refin S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giampietro Righele, Paolo Righele
  • Feeding device of a stuffing machine; in particular for ground meats or the like
    Patent number: 6287188
    Abstract: The invention relates to a feeding device for a stuffing and dosing pump of a vacuum stuffing machine for alimentary paste products, preferably ground or extruded meats. More specifically, the feeding device provides two elical scroll thrusting elements, facing each other and placed in the space under the hopper in order to operate continuously on the meat paste, thrusting and compacting it in the direction and toward the inlet of the stuffing pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Refin S.r.l.
    Inventors: Giampietro Righele, Paolo Righele