Patents by Inventor Aldo Cigolini

Aldo Cigolini 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: 20150223490
    Abstract: Multipurpose professional kitchen machine (10), in particular for gastronomy/catering processes, but also for confectionary, ice-cream making and chocolate making processes, of the type comprising an upper inlet opening (13) for the ingredients to be processed and for the extraction for processed solid or packaged products, at least one removable lid (11, 11?) for closing said upper inlet opening (13), and a front delivery opening (12) of the processed ingredients, if of the creamy type, underneath said inlet opening (13) being envisaged a single vertical vessel (14) for receiving and processing in heating and cooling of said ingredients, said front delivery opening (12) being directly connected to the bottom of said vessel (14) by means of a delivery inclined channel (15) for the processed products, if of the creamy type. In addition, the machine comprises both a discharge protection and a plurality of accessories suitable for the specific processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Telme S.P.A.
    Inventor: Aldo Cigolini
  • Patent number: 7275386
    Abstract: A machine for the processing of foods while refrigerating the same at least at times, in particular an ice cream machine, comprising a container (11) to receive the starting substances and a refrigerating device, including a refrigerating circuit (21) with a compressor (23) and an evaporator (19), in particular in the form of a refrigerating coil wound around the container 11, coming into thermal contact with the foods at least indirectly, wherein to reduce the energy requirement and to improve the quality of the processed foods at least one second refrigerating circuit (22) with an evaporator (20) coming into thermal contact with the foods present in the container is provided and optionally both or all refrigerating circuits can be used or only one or fewer than all refrigerating circuits can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Telme S.p.A.
    Inventor: Aldo Cigolini
  • Publication number: 20030161924
    Abstract: A machine for the processing of foods while refrigerating the same at least at times, in particular an ice cream machine, comprising a container (11) to receive the starting substances and a refrigerating device, including a refrigerating circuit (21) with a compressor (23) and an evaporator (19), in particular in the form of a refrigerating coil wound around the container 11, coming into thermal contact with the foods at least indirectly, wherein to reduce the energy requirement and to improve the quality of the processed foods at least one second refrigerating circuit (22) with an evaporator (20) coming into thermal contact with the foods present in the container is provided and optionally both or all refrigerating circuits can be used or only one or fewer than all refrigerating circuits can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventor: Aldo Cigolini