Patents Assigned to Sidel
  • Plant for the filling and capping of containers, in particular bottles
    Patent number: 10252828
    Abstract: A plant for filling and capping a container is disclosed. The plant comprises a transfer unit configured to feed the container along a feeding path. The transfer unit is connected to a filling drum via an outlet station, and connected to a capping drum via an inlet station. The transfer unit also has an outlet segment at the outlet station, which is straight and tangent to the filling drum, and an inlet segment at the inlet station, which is straight and tangent to the capping drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SIDEL S.P.A. CON SOCIO UNICO
    Inventors: Federica Sorbi, Massimo Nascimbeni
  • Container having a petaloid base and groove
    Patent number: 10246210
    Abstract: A container (1) includes a body and a petaloid base (3) extending the body, the base (3) including feet (7) separated into pairs by recessed valleys (12) that extend radially to an edge (8), the base (3) further including a series of grooves (17) that extend radially, extending at least partially along the bottom of the valleys (13), in which: the feet (7) extend axially to a height less than or equal to 1/5 of a radial extension of the bottom (3); the bottom (3) includes a central dome (5), whose concave part is turned towards the outside of the container (1); each groove (17) has an inner section (17A) that projects radially from the valley (12) and overlaps the dome (5), and an outer section (17B) that extends radially in the continuity of the inner section (17A), at the bottom of the respective valley (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel
  • Combined petaloid base of a container
    Patent number: 10202221
    Abstract: Container (1) made of plastic material comprising a body (2) and a petaloid bottom (3) extending the body (2), the bottom (3) comprising a bottom wall (4) that is generally convex towards the exterior, from which feet (5) protrude that are formed by excrescences, the feet being separated side by side by portions of the bottom wall forming hollow valleys (13) that extend radially from a central zone (6) of the bottom to a periphery (7) of the bottom, characterized in that each valley (13) widens out from the central zone (6) towards the periphery (7) and has a concave portion (15) located near the periphery (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Michel Boukobza
  • Preform molding unit equipped with a rotatable core holder
    Patent number: 10195772
    Abstract: Unit (4) for molding preforms (2) that each have a body (15) and a neck (17) extending the body (15), this unit (4) including: a frame (19),—a mold holder (27) secured to the frame (19) and carrying at least one mold body (29) having the impression of the body (15) of the preform (2); mobile equipment (60) including a carriage (61) and a core holder (62) carrying at least one primary core (64A) and one secondary core (64B), the carriage (61) being mounted so as to be movable with respect to the frame (19) between a molding position and a demolding position, this core holder (62) being rotatable with respect to the carriage (61), in the demolding position of the latter, about a rotation axis parallel to the molding axis in order to transpose the cores (64A, 64B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Yves-Alban Duclos, Gilles Helix, Michel Norture
  • Container having a bottom provided with a stepped arch
    Patent number: 10196168
    Abstract: A plastic container (1) is provided with a body (5) and a bottom (6) that extends from a lower end of the body (5), the bottom (6) including: a peripheral base (7) defining a bearing surface (8); a concave arch (10) that extends from a central zone (11) to the base (7); and a series of main reinforcing grooves (13) hollowed into the arch, extending radially from the central zone (11) at least to the base (7) and dividing the arch into a series of angular sectors (15). Where each groove (13) joins each sector (15) of the arch (10) adjacent thereto it is bordered laterally by a reinforcing rib (18) projecting in relation to the sector (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sidel Participations
    Inventor: Ivan Pierre
  • Molding device including a one-piece mold bottom including a heat-exchange cavity matching a molding surface
    Patent number: 10195780
    Abstract: A one-piece mold bottom (7) for a mold (1) for manufacturing containers, includes a molding wall (8) having a raised molding surface (9) bearing the imprint of at least one portion of a container bottom. The mold bottom (7) includes a cavity (27) integrally formed with the mold bottom (7), defined by a surface casing (29) defined entirely by the mold bottom (7) and including an inner surface (31) of the molding wall (8), opposite the molding surface (9) and matching the raised pattern thereof, and a rear surface (32, 33) opposite the inner surface (31). The mold bottom (7) is provided with at least one pair of openings (35; 37) leading into the cavity (27) for circulating a heat-transfer fluid inside the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sidel Participations
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Langlois, Laurent Charrier, Michel Boukobza
  • Mould with a movable bottom and horizontal joint plane
    Patent number: 10166713
    Abstract: A mould (12) for producing, from a blank (3), a container (2) having a bottom (6) provided with a seat (8), the mould (12) including: —a wall (14) delimiting a cavity (17) and, beyond the cavity (17), a hollow recess (21) opening into the cavity (17) via an opening (20); —a mould bottom (16) that is movable relative to the wall (14), the bottom having an upper surface (27) defining a seat surface (28) having the footprint of the seat (8) of the container (2). In this mould: —the wall (14) has a counterbore (24) that defines, at the top, the hollow recess (21) and that extends perpendicular to and around the opening (20), substantially parallel to the central axis (X); —the upper surface (27) defines a peripheral face (30) that extends flush with the counterbore (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Sidel Participations
    Inventor: Camille Guiton
  • Device for aligning and righting preforms, comprising a bowl centrifuge equipped with means for ejecting misaligned preforms
    Patent number: 10150624
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for aligning preforms in a row and righting same, the device including a bowl centrifuge formed by: a horizontal circular platen rotating about a vertical axis; a fixed peripheral rail; at least a first angular sector for aligning the preforms against the rail; and at least a second angular sector for righting the preforms. The device includes a unit for actively ejecting incorrectly aligned preforms from the row of correctly aligned and righted preforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Denis Doudement, Anthony Debris, Frederic Willig, Eric Mazo
  • Machine and method for filling containers with pourable product
    Patent number: 10144627
    Abstract: A filling machine for filling containers with a pourable product, comprising: a product tank containing the pourable product and a first gas maintained at a first pressure value; at least one dosing tank containing a second gas; a first pressurizing device configured to selectively pressurize the second gas in the at least one dosing tank to a second pressure value, that is lower than the first pressure value; a controller configured to: set the second valve in an open configuration after the at least one dosing tank has been pressurized to the second pressure value; and set the second valve in the closed configuration as the pressure detected by the sensor in the at least one dosing tank reaches a third pressure value corresponding to a predetermined volume of the pourable product in the dosing tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL S.P.A. CON SOCIO UNICO
    Inventors: Stefano D'Errico, Enrico Cocchi
  • Unit for processing blanks provided with an optical confinement section having convergent walls
    Patent number: 10137627
    Abstract: The unit (1) for processing hollow-body plastic blanks (2) includes a chamber (6) wherein the blanks (2) move along a predetermined path. The chamber (6) is defined, on both sides of the path, by two side walls (3, 4) having inner surfaces (5) that face each other. The chamber (6) includes a main section (9) wherein at least one of the walls (3, 4) is provided with a plurality of electromagnetic radiation sources (10). The side walls (3, 4) define therebetween, on at least one end of the chamber, an opening (8) for the preforms to pass therethrough. The chamber (6) includes at least one optical confinement section (12) that extends between the main section (9) and the opening (8) and wherein the inner surfaces (5) of the side walls (3, 4) are optically reflective and converge toward the opening (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Yoann Lahogue, Guy Feuilloley
  • Machine and method for carrying out one operation on articles
    Patent number: 10118772
    Abstract: A machine for carrying out at least one operation onto a first article and a second article is disclosed. The machine comprises feeding means for advancing a succession of the first article and the second article along a path and with a first speed; a first operative group, which comprises a first tool configured for carrying out operation onto the first article and which can be operated with a second speed associated to the first speed; gap creating means selectively controllable to create a first gap, which is arranged inside succession and is bounded between the first article and the second article; and a second operative group, which comprises a second tool configured for carrying out operation onto the second article and which can be operated at the second speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL S.P.A. CON SOCIO UNICO
    Inventors: James Carmichael, Marco Ferri, Nicola Veneziani
  • Molding unit comprising mold bottom actuation means supported by a fixed holder
    Patent number: 10118330
    Abstract: A molding unit (10) for forming a container made of thermoplastic material, includes: —a mold bottom (16) that is movable between a low position, an intermediate boxing position and a high position; —a carriage (24) that supports the mold bottom (16) and is mounted in a movable manner in a fixed holder (26); —actuation elements for moving the carriage (24) into its intermediate boxing position; —the actuation elements including a cylinder (32) that houses a piston (98) liable to push the mold bottom (16) through a boxing travel; characterized in that the mold bottom (16) is supported in a fixed manner by the carriage (24), the cylinder (32) being fixed with respect to the fixed holder (26). A method for employing the molding unit is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Damien Cirette, Yves Roche
  • Receptacle conveying and cooling apparatus, a method of operating such a receptacle conveying and cooling apparatus and a receptacle treatment machine having such a receptacle conveying and cooling apparatus
    Patent number: 10106281
    Abstract: There is described a conveying and cooling apparatus (6, 6?) for conveying and cooling receptacles (2) comprising a conveying device (25) for advancing receptacles (2) along a conveying path (P1), a cooling device (28, 28?) for cooling the receptacles (2). The cooling device (28, 28?) comprises a supply unit adapted to supply a cooling medium, a plurality of advancing injection nozzles (45) adapted to be in fluid connection with the supply unit and for directing a cooling medium onto the receptacles (2) and a plurality of valve members (46), each one associated to one respective injection nozzle (45) and adapted to selectively open or close the fluid connection between the respective injection nozzle (45) and the supply unit (40, 81).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Roberto Zoni, Tommaso Tegoni
  • Air filter unit
    Patent number: 10092666
    Abstract: An air filter unit for removing contaminations from air is disclosed. The air filter unit includes an airflow generating device configured to generate and direct at least one airflow from an air inlet to an air outlet, a filter disposed between the air inlet and the air outlet and including at least one filter layer for removing contaminations from the at least one airflow, a heater disposed upstream of the filter and configured to heat the at least one airflow directed towards the filter, an ejection device disposed upstream of the filter and configured to inject a sterilizing agent into the at least one airflow directed towards the filter, and a duct interposed between the air inlet and the filter and configured to feed the at least one airflow to the filter. The duct includes a volute-like outlet portion, and the ejection device is arranged in the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATION S.A.S.
    Inventors: Pierluigi Quagliarella, Rossana Borgese
  • Diagnostic kit and method for container processing machine
    Patent number: 10086960
    Abstract: A diagnostic method for a container processing machine including a rotating conveyor, and processing units carried by the rotating conveyor and designed to engage at least one container to carry out processing operations is disclosed. The method includes operatively coupling a first set of monitoring sensors to the processing units on-board the processing machine to monitor relevant operating parameters. The method also includes controlling the processing units to execute test operations in lieu of processing operations. The method further includes acquiring measurement data from the first set of monitoring sensors during the test operations. The method further includes processing the acquired measurement data to provide maintenance information on the reliability of at least one of the processing units or the processing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Sidel S.p.A. Con Socio Unico
    Inventors: Federica Sorbi, Michele Ollari, Alessandro Gorbi
  • Molding unit for manufacturing containers from preforms made of plastic material
    Patent number: 10071520
    Abstract: A molding unit (10) for manufacturing preforms (100) made of plastics material, includes at least one “HR”-type mold (10), a nozzle (14) including at least a nozzle body (28) and a nozzle orifice (30) incorporating a preform (100) stabilizer (34) that forms with a tubular member (40) a mobile assembly that is able to slide axially relative to the nozzle orifice (30) between at least a top position and a bottom position, wherein the tubular member (40) is guided so as to slide axially with respect to the nozzle body (28) by at least one guiding element (46) which is interposed radially between the nozzle body (28) and the tubular inlet member (40), and the stabilizer (34), fixed to the tubular member (40), is guided with respect to the nozzle body (28) only by way of the at least one guiding element (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Cedric Lemaire, Olivier Alix, Frederic Brachais
  • Container including a ribbed, arched bottom
    Patent number: 10065766
    Abstract: A container made of plastic material, provided with a body and a bottom extending at a lower end of the body, the bottom including an annular seat extending substantially in the prolongation of the body and defining a seating plane; a concave arch that extends from a zone near the seat to a central zone, the arch including a series of stiffeners that extend radially from the central zone to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Michel Boukobza, Mikaël Derrien
  • Container provided with a curved invertible diaphragm
    Patent number: 10053276
    Abstract: Container (1) made of a plastic material, provided with a base (7) including a standing ring (8) forming a support flange (9) and a diaphragm (11) extending from the standing ring (8) to a central portion (10), the diaphragm (11) being capable of standing in an outwardly-inclined position. The diaphragm (11) connects to the standing ring (8) at an outer junction (12) forming an outer articulation of the diaphragm (11). The diaphragm (11) connects to the central portion (10) at an inner junction (13) forming an inner articulation of the diaphragm (11). The diaphragm (11) is invertible with respect to the standing ring (8) from the outwardly-inclined position to an inwardly-inclined position. In the inwardly-inclined position, at least an inner portion (16) of the diaphragm (11) adjacent to the inner junction (13) is curved in radial section, with a concavity turned outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Florian Godet, Ivan Pierre
  • Device for gripping a hollow body having an enhanced capacity for evacuating heat
    Patent number: 10046507
    Abstract: A device for gripping a hollow body includes a freely-rotating shaft and a mandrel that is integral with the shaft. The mandrel itself includes: an end fitting; a radiator that is mounted directly on the end fitting; a crosspiece inserted between the end fitting and the radiator; an expandable ring mounted between the end fitting and the crosspiece; an elastic element mounted between the end fitting and the expandable ring; an insert made of a material with high thermal conductivity, set in a housing made in the end fitting and emptying onto a free end face of the former, with the insert extending up to the point facing the radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Stephane Morin, Bertrand Guise, Christophe Doudement, Pierre Heuzebroc
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D826059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Laurent Naveau