Patents by Inventor Roberto Schianchi

Roberto Schianchi 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).

  • BOTTLE FILLING MACHINE WITH SENSOR AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090178728
    Abstract: A filling apparatus and method including a carrier for transporting containers and having a plurality of valves, each of the valves being opened for an individual, specific period of time to control a flow of liquid into the respective containers, while the containers are transported by the carrier. An exit feed path transports the containers after the containers have been filled, and a sensor, such as a camera, detects a level of liquid in the respective containers, while the containers are on the exit feed path. The sensor produces a signal that is stored as data representing the level of liquid for the individual containers. The data is then tracked and used for valve optimization. A period of time that each individual valve is opened for subsequent fillings is adjusted based on the signal and the historical performance of each valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicants: SIDEL, PRESSCO TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Don W. COCHRAN, Roberto SCHIANCHI, Franco MUTTI, Andrea LUPI
  • Bottle filling machine with sensor and method thereof
    Publication number: 20070107801
    Abstract: A filling apparatus and method including a carrier for transporting containers and having a plurality of valves, each of the valves being opened for an individual, specific period of time to control a flow of liquid into the respective containers, while the containers are transported by the carrier. An exit feed path transports the containers after the containers have been filled, and a sensor, such as a camera, detects a level of liquid in the respective containers, while the containers are on the exit feed path. The sensor produces a signal that is stored as data representing the level of liquid for the individual containers. The data is then tracked and used for valve optimization. A period of time that each individual valve is opened for subsequent fillings is adjusted based on the signal and the historical performance of each valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Don Cochran, Roberto Schianchi, Franco Mutti, Andrea Lupi
  • Method and unit for sterilizing packaging sheet material for manufacturing sealed pagages of pourable food products
    Publication number: 20040086421
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and unit (3) for sterilizing sheet packaging material (2) for producing sealed packages of pourable food products. The method includes the step of directing on to opposite faces (2a, 2b) of the packaging material (2) respective low-voltage electron beams, each having an energy of at most 100 KeV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Hakan Moller, Lars Naslund, Roberto Schianchi
  • Method and unit for sterilizing packaging sheet material for manufacturing sealed packages of pourable food products
    Patent number: 6685883
    Abstract: A method and unit sterilizing sheet packaging material for producing sealed packages of pourable food products, the method including the step of directing on to opposite faces of the packaging material respective low-voltage electron beams, each having an energy of at most 100 keV. The unit includes generating devices for generating the low-voltage electron beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Schianchi, Håkan Möller, Lars Näslund
  • Method and unit for sterilizing packaging sheet material for manufacturing sealed packages of pourable food products
    Publication number: 20010035500
    Abstract: A method and unit sterilizing sheet packaging material for producing sealed packages of pourable food products, the method including the step of directing on to opposite faces of the packaging material respective low-voltage electron beams, each having an energy of at most 100 keV. The unit includes generating devices for generating the low-voltage electron beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Roberto Schianchi, Hakan Moller, Lars Naslund