Patents by Inventor Sandro Montavoci

Sandro Montavoci 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).

  • Method and device for filling a container with a predetermined quantity of fluid, filling machine
    Patent number: 7703484
    Abstract: A device includes a nozzle (14) for delivering a fluid flow into a container (12), a valve (16) having a movable valve member (27) for controlling the fluid flow, a member (54) for sending a position control signal to the movable valve member (27), such that the movable valve member (28) is expected to follow an expected displacement vs. time curve which adjusts the quantity of fluid delivered into the container (12) to the predetermined quantity. The device further includes a sensing element (56) for sensing a point of the actual displacement vs. time curve followed by the movable valve member (27) in response to the position control signal, and a comparing element (58) for comparing the sensed point to the corresponding point of the expected displacement vs. time curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Sidel Participations
    Inventors: Sandro Montavoci, Franco Mutti
  • Method and device for filling a container with a predetermined quantity of fluid, filling machine
    Publication number: 20070074780
    Abstract: A device includes a nozzle (14) for delivering a fluid flow into a container (12), a valve (16) having a movable valve member (27) for controlling the fluid flow, a member (54) for sending a position control signal to the movable valve member (27), such that the movable valve member (28) is expected to follow an expected displacement vs. time curve which adjusts the quantity of fluid delivered into the container (12) to the predetermined quantity. The device further includes a sensing element (56) for sensing a point of the actual displacement vs. time curve followed by the movable valve member (27) in response to the position control signal, and a comparing element (58) for comparing the sensed point to the corresponding point of the expected displacement vs. time curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Sandro Montavoci, Franco Mutti