Patents by Inventor Alberto BUZZI

Alberto BUZZI 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: 20260152339
    Abstract: A closure assembly for a package with a flexible thin-walled bag that has a spout unit and a closure having a guarantee seal is provided. The guarantee seal has a guarantee ring, a guarantee band, and a plurality of breakable bridges. The guarantee band is separated from the guarantee ring by a first separation line and from the cap by a second separation line. In an opening configuration of the closure, the guarantee band forms a string that keeps the cap tied to the guarantee ring. The first separation line and the second separation line have at least in part a wavy circumferential development, so that the cap wall, the guarantee band and the guarantee ring have at least partially a wavy circumferential development by axially interpenetrating each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Alberto BUZZI, Riccardo ZAMMORI
  • Patent number: 12545478
    Abstract: A closure assembly for a package with a thin-walled flexible pouch for containing fruit juices and purees, yoghurt, and energy drinks is provided. The closure assembly has a spout assembly and a closure having a guarantee seal. The guarantee seal has a guarantee ring, a guarantee band, a plurality of breakable bridges, a first attachment portion, and a second attachment portion. In an open configuration, the guarantee band forms a strap that keeps the cap fastened to the guarantee ring and has a length such that, in a use configuration in which the guarantee band is stretched, the second attachment portion is arranged axially below a connection portion of the spout assembly. The guarantee seal has a breakable segment which, in the open configuration, is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Guala Pack S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Tamarindo, Alberto Buzzi, Riccardo Zammori
  • Patent number: 12545477
    Abstract: A cap for a spout of a thin-walled flexible package having a tamper evident seal formed by a plurality of main sections is provided. Each main section of the plurality of main sections has a tooth for engaging a respective fixed ridge of the spout. The tooth radially projects inward and consists of a sharp solid element having a tooth height greater than a height of a remaining part of the main section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Guala Pack S.P.A.
    Inventors: Riccardo Zammori, Alberto Buzzi
  • Patent number: 12338035
    Abstract: A closure for a spout of a thin-walled flexible package has a cap and a tamper evident seal having a tamper evident ring suitable for being applied to the spout, a tamper evident portion integral with the cap, and at least one breakable bridge which, when the tamper evident seal is unbroken, joins the tamper evident ring to the tamper evident portion. The tamper evident ring has an upper face that delimits the tamper evident ring at the top, the upper face consisting of a wavy surface having circumferentially successive ridges and valleys, each valley having a bottom surface. The tamper evident portion has at least one tamper evident tooth having a top face that is contained in a respective valley. The at least one breakable bridge joins the bottom surface and the top face and is contained in the valley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Guala Pack S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Buzzi, Riccardo Zammori
  • Publication number: 20250153915
    Abstract: A closure assembly (1) for a package with a thin-walled flexible bag comprising a spout unit (2) that comprises at least one spout cam portion (25); and a closure (3) applicable to the spout unit (2) comprising a cap (30) that extends along a cap axis (Y-Y) and comprises a cap wall (31) comprising a lower edge (33) in which at least one cap cam portion (35) is obtained. The at least one cap cam portion (35) is at least partly complementary to the at least one spout cam portion (25). In a disengagement configuration, by rotating the cap (30) with respect to the spout (10) about the cap axis (Y-Y), the interaction between the at least one cap cam portion (35) and the at least one spout cam portion (25) causes the cap (3) to lift axially with respect to the spout (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventor: Alberto BUZZI
  • Publication number: 20250058938
    Abstract: A closure assembly for a package with a flexible thin-walled bag which has a spout unit having a spout and at least one spout cam portion, and a closure applicable to the spout unit and having a cap that extends along a cap axis is provided. The cap has cap wall having a lower edge in which at least one cap cam portion is formed. The at least one cap cam portion is at least partly complementary to the at least one spout cam portion. In a disengagement configuration, by rotating the cap with respect to the spout about the cap axis, an interaction between the at least one cap cam portion and the at least one spout cam portion causes the cap to lift axially with respect to the spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventor: Alberto BUZZI
  • Patent number: 12214949
    Abstract: A closure for a spout of a flexible thin-walled packaging is provided. The closure has a base body having an irreversibly yielding guarantee wall, a cap assembly having a cap and a guarantee tab, at least one breakable bridge, and a flexible hinge that joins the base body to the cap assembly. The at least one breakable bridge, in an intact closed configuration, is integral and joins the guarantee tab to the guarantee wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: GUALA PACK S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Tamarindo, Alberto Buzzi
  • Publication number: 20250033842
    Abstract: A closure assembly for a package with a flexible thin-walled bag that has a spout unit having a spout having an inner surface is provided. The spout unit has at least one spout cam portion made on the inner surface. A closure applicable to the spout unit has a cap unit having a cap engageable with the spout and extending along a cap axis. The cap has a cap base. The cap unit has at least one cap cam portion that extends inwards from the cap base and that is at least partly complementary to the at least one spout cam portion. In a disengagement configuration, by rotating the cap with respect to the spout about the cap axis, an interaction between the at least one cap cam portion and the at least one spout cam portion causes the cap to rise axially with respect to the spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventor: Alberto BUZZI
  • Patent number: 12179962
    Abstract: A closure for a spout of a thin-walled flexible package is provided. The closure has a cap having a cap wall having a cap axis extending between a cap lower end and a cap upper end, a tamper-evident seal, and a grip surface having an undulated grip surface edge having a succession of low sections and high sections, such that bulges and windows are formed on the grip surface. The windows are sufficiently wide circumferentially to contain the cap and the tamper-evident seal in width. The low section of the undulated grip surface edge is tangent inferiorly to an imaginary plane orthogonal to the cap axis, which axially delimits inferiorly at least one of the bulges. The imaginary plane is arranged axially below the cap lower end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Guala Pack S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Buzzi, Riccardo Zammori
  • Patent number: 12060200
    Abstract: A cap for a spout of a flexible thin-walled packaging is provided. The cap has a closure body having an annular closure wall extending along a main axis between a lower end and an upper end. An extension ending with a base is placed at a predefined height below the lower end of the annular closure wall. A scraper element is arranged along the extension to remove any residue of product in the spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: GUALA PACK S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alberto Buzzi
  • Publication number: 20240253866
    Abstract: A cap for a spout of a thin-walled flexible package having a tamper evident seal formed by a plurality of main sections is provided. Each main section of the plurality of main sections has a tooth for engaging a respective fixed ridge of the spout. The tooth radially projects inward and consists of a sharp solid element having a tooth height greater than a height of a remaining part of the main section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Riccardo ZAMMORI, Alberto BUZZI
  • Publication number: 20240043180
    Abstract: A closure for a spout of a thin-walled flexible package is provided. The closure has a cap having a cap wall having a cap axis extending between a cap lower end and a cap upper end, a tamper-evident seal, and a grip surface having an undulated grip surface edge having a succession of low sections and high sections, such that bulges and windows are formed on the grip surface. The windows are sufficiently wide circumferentially to contain the cap and the tamper-evident seal in width. The low section of the undulated grip surface edge is tangent inferiorly to an imaginary plane orthogonal to the cap axis, which axially delimits inferiorly at least one of the bulges. The imaginary plane is arranged axially below the cap lower end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Alberto BUZZI, Riccardo ZAMMORI
  • Publication number: 20230373689
    Abstract: A closure for a spout of a thin-walled flexible package has a cap and a tamper evident seal having a tamper evident ring suitable for being applied to the spout, a tamper evident portion integral with the cap, and at least one breakable bridge which, when the tamper evident seal is unbroken, joins the tamper evident ring to the tamper evident portion. The tamper evident ring has an upper face that delimits the tamper evident ring at the top, the upper face consisting of a wavy surface having circumferentially successive ridges and valleys, each valley having a bottom surface. The tamper evident portion has at least one tamper evident tooth having a top face that is contained in a respective valley. The at least one breakable bridge joins the bottom surface and the top face and is contained in the valley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Alberto BUZZI, Riccardo ZAMMORI
  • Publication number: 20230365318
    Abstract: A cap having a closing portion and a toy portion is provided. The toy portion has at least one toy element supported by the closing portion by breakable attachments. The at least one toy element is separable from the cap to be used as a toy in such a way that structural integrity of the closing portion is not compromised after the at least one toy element has been detached. The cap is for a spout of a thin-walled flexible package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Riccardo ZAMMORI, Alberto BUZZI
  • Publication number: 20230322465
    Abstract: A cap for a spout of a thin-walled flexible package which has a flattened head having a viewing region, at least one left tooth and at least two right teeth is provided. The at least one left tooth is suitable for being inserted with interference into a right housing to form a first joint and build a modular structure particularly appealing to children.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventor: Alberto BUZZI
  • Publication number: 20230303294
    Abstract: A closure assembly for a package with a thin-walled flexible pouch for containing fruit juices and purees, yoghurt, and energy drinks is provided. The closure assembly has a spout assembly and a closure having a guarantee seal. The guarantee seal has a guarantee ring, a guarantee band, a plurality of breakable bridges, a first attachment portion, and a second attachment portion. In an open configuration, the guarantee band forms a strap that keeps the cap fastened to the guarantee ring and has a length such that, in a use configuration in which the guarantee band is stretched, the second attachment portion is arranged axially below a connection portion of the spout assembly. The guarantee seal has a breakable segment which, in the open configuration, is broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Stefano TAMARINDO, Alberto BUZZI, Riccardo ZAMMORI
  • Publication number: 20230257180
    Abstract: A closure for a spout of a flexible thin-walled packaging is provided. The closure has a base body having an irreversibly yielding guarantee wall, a cap assembly having a cap and a guarantee tab, at least one breakable bridge, and a flexible hinge that joins the base body to the cap assembly. The at least one breakable bridge, in an intact closed configuration, is integral and joins the guarantee tab to the guarantee wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Stefano TAMARINDO, Alberto BUZZI
  • Publication number: 20220112008
    Abstract: A cap for a spout of a flexible thin-walled packaging is provided. The cap has a closure body having an annular closure wall extending along a main axis between a lower end and an upper end. An extension ending with a base is placed at a predefined height below the lower end of the annular closure wall. A scraper element is arranged along the extension to remove any residue of product in the spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Alberto BUZZI
  • Patent number: D1022693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: GUALA PACK S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Buzzi, Riccardo Zammori
  • Patent number: D1023752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: GUALA PACK S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Buzzi, Riccardo Zammori