Patents by Inventor Alessandra Ghirardi

Alessandra Ghirardi 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).

  • Patent number: 11708205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a package for containing a product comprising a support (1) which has: a base (2) configured for receiving one or more products, a perimetral edge (6) which surrounds the base (2), a removable portion (21) extending as a prolongation of the perimetral edge (6) away from the base (2). The package further comprises: a closing film (10) engaged with a portion of the perimetral edge (6) and with the removable portion (21) for defining a housing compartment (22) for the product, a gripping portion (22) emerging from the perimetral edge (6); the removable portion (21) and at least a part of the closing film (10) are configured for being separated from the support (1) during an opening step of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Cryovac, LLC
    Inventors: Alessandra Ghirardi, Stefano Capitani, Ivo Pascolo
  • Patent number: 11618624
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a package for containing a product comprising a support (1) which has: a base (2) configured for receiving one or more products, a perimetral edge (6) which surrounds the base (2), a removable portion (21) extending as a prolongation of the perimetral edge (6) away from the base (2). The package further comprises a closing film (10) engaged to a portion of the perimetral edge (6) and to the removable portion (21) and configured for defining—in cooperation with the support (1)—a housing compartment (5) for the product (P); the removable portion (21) and at least a part of the closing film (10) are configured for being separated from the support (1) during an opening step of the package (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Cryovac, LLC
    Inventors: Alessandra Ghirardi, Stefano Capitani
  • Publication number: 20200331683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a package for containing a product comprising a support (1) which has: a base (2) configured for receiving one or more products, a perimetral edge (6) which surrounds the base (2), a removable portion (21) extending as a prolongation of the perimetral edge (6) away from the base (2). The package further comprises: a closing film (10) engaged with a portion of the perimetral edge (6) and with the removable portion (21) for defining a housing compartment (22) for the product, a gripping portion (22) emerging from the perimetral edge (6); the removable portion (21) and at least a part of the closing film (10) are configured for being separated from the support (1) during an opening step of the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Alessandra Ghirardi, Stefano Capitani, Ivo Pascolo
  • Publication number: 20200331684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a package for containing a product comprising a support (1) which has: a base (2) configured for receiving one or more products, a perimetral edge (6) which surrounds the base (2), a removable portion (21) extending as a prolongation of the perimetral edge (6) away from the base (2). The package further comprises a closing film (10) engaged to a portion of the perimetral edge (6) and to the removable portion (21) and configured for defining—in cooperation with the support (1)—a housing compartment (5) for the product (P); the removable portion (21) and at least a part of the closing film (10) are configured for being separated from the support (1) during an opening step of the package (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Alessandra Ghirardi, Stefano Capitani
  • Patent number: 10639866
    Abstract: The present invention relates to packaging films, more specifically to cross-linked packaging films useful in vacuum skin packaging applications characterized by versatile sealing properties, especially by unexpected versatile sealability on polyester and on different substrates, to a method of packaging by using said films and to packages obtained therewith. Said packages show high drip retention, easy openability and good performance in microwave applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Cryovac, LLC
    Inventors: Andrea Fanfani, Robert Babrowicz, Alessandra Ghirardi
  • Publication number: 20190030857
    Abstract: The present invention relates to packaging films, more specifically to cross-linked packaging films useful in vacuum skin packaging applications characterized by versatile sealing properties, especially by unexpected versatile sealability on polyester and on different substrates, to a method of packaging by using said films and to packages obtained therewith. Said packages show high drip retention, easy openability and good performance in microwave applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Fanfani, Robert Babrowicz, Alessandra Ghirardi