Patents by Inventor Sergio Cicognani

Sergio Cicognani 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).

  • Publication number: 20200375848
    Abstract: An apparatus to fill and package capsules in bottles is provided with a dosing line having a dosing unit to feed at least one pharmaceutical or nutraceutical product into the capsules, a pocket conveyor to move the capsules through the dosing unit, and an output station to release the capsules containing the pharmaceutical or nutraceutical product from the pocket conveyor, and a packaging line having a conveyor device to move, in succession, the bottles through a packaging station connected to the output station so as to receive each capsule released by the pocket conveyor and feed it into a respective bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Ernesto GAMBERINI, Sergio CICOGNANI
  • Patent number: 8220657
    Abstract: A unit (100) for filling containers (2) with products (1), in particular pharmaceutical products (1), includes a hopper (3, 3a) containing a mass of products (1) in bulk, conveying means (5, 6) aimed at feeding the products (1) leaving the hopper (3) along a predetermined path (P) up to a station (SR), where the containers (2) are filled with the products (1). The containers (2) are fed to the filling station (SR) by transporting means (4, C). A checking station (SC) for checking the products (1) is situated along the path (P) upstream of the filling station (SR). The conveying means (5, 6) include first means (51, 52, 53) consisting of vibrating planes and second conveying means (6). The second conveying means (6) are situated at the checking station (SC) between the conveying/vibrating planes (51, 52, 53) and the filling station (SR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A
    Inventor: Sergio Cicognani
  • Publication number: 20110088810
    Abstract: A unit (100) for filling containers (2) with products (1), in particular pharmaceutical products (1), includes a hopper (3, 3a) containing a mass of products (1) in bulk, conveying means (5, 6) aimed at feeding the products (1) leaving the hopper (3) along a predetermined path (P) up to a station (SR), where the containers (2) are filled with the products (1). The containers (2) are fed to the filling station (SR) by transporting means (4, C). A checking station (SC) for checking the products (1) is situated along the path (P) upstream of the filling station (SR). The conveying means (5, 6) include first means (51, 52, 53) consisting of vibrating planes and second conveying means (6). The second conveying means (6) are situated at the checking station (SC) between the conveying/vibrating planes (51, 52, 53) and the filling station (SR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
    Inventor: Sergio CICOGNANI
  • Patent number: 7878366
    Abstract: A unit (100) for filling containers (2) with products (1), in particular pharmaceutical products (1), includes a hopper (3,3a) containing a mass of products (1) in bulk, conveying means (5,6) aimed at feeding the products (1) leaving the hopper (3) along a predetermined path (P) up to a station (SR), where the containers (2) are filled with the products (1). The containers (2) are fed to the filling station (SR) by transporting means (4,C). A checking station (SC) for checking the products (1) is situated along the path (P) upstream of the filling station (SR). The conveying means (5,6) include first means (51,52,53) consisting of vibrating planes and second conveying means (6). The second conveying means (6) are situated at the checking station (SC) between the conveying vibrating planes means (51,52,53) and the filling station (SR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
    Inventor: Sergio Cicognani
  • Publication number: 20050217208
    Abstract: A unit (100) for filling containers (2) with products (1), in particular pharmaceutical products (1), includes a hopper (3,3a) containing a mass of products (1) in bulk, conveying means (5,6) aimed at feeding the products (1) leaving the hopper (3) along a predetermined path (P) up to a station (SR), where the containers (2) are filled with the products (1). The containers (2) are fed to the filling station (SR) by transporting means (4,C). A checking station (SC) for checking the products (1) is situated along the path (P) upstream of the filling station (SR). The conveying means (5,6) include first means (51,52,53) consisting of vibrating planes and second conveying means (6). The second conveying means (6) are situated at the checking station (SC) between the conveying vibrating planes means (51,52,53) and the filling station (SR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Applicant: Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.a.
    Inventor: Sergio Cicognani