Patents by Inventor Alessandro Goppion

Alessandro Goppion 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: 20230414012
    Abstract: A museum display case includes a display space, a filtration system and a climate control system to treat air in the display space. The display case also includes a first air circulation circuit and a second air circulation circuit, which are separate from each other and both originating and terminating in the display space. The filtration system is included in the first air circulation circuit and the climate control system is included in the second air circulation circuit. By providing two independent and separate circulation circuits it is possible to operate such circuits at different intervals, each according to its respective needs, thus avoiding, for example, unnecessary activation of filtration due to the need to intervene on climate control or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: Alessandro GOPPION
  • Publication number: 20230255364
    Abstract: In order to improve the behaviour of a museum display case towards objects exhibited therein, the display case is subjected to a heat treatment in which the museum display case is maintained at a treatment temperature for a treatment time. The treatment temperature is between 35° and 50° and the treatment time is at least 30 hours. In this way, the emission of harmful volatile substances, including VOCs (volatile organic compounds), is drastically reduced and consequently the objects displayed in the display case are not at risk of damages due to the presence of these volatile substances in the display case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Alessandro GOPPION
  • Patent number: 11684179
    Abstract: The museum showcase includes a base, a horizontal guide system placed along a sliding direction, and a case mounted on the horizontal guide system; the case is divided into at least two modules and each module comprises two vertical side walls connected to an upper horizontal top panel and to a lower horizontal bottom; each module is mounted on the horizontal guide system to slide in direction (A); the modules each comprise two end modules and each end module includes a vertical end wall, the vertical end walls being connected to the vertical side walls, to the top panel and to the bottom in the respective module (21). An abutment profile is on each of the modules, that is directed towards another adjacent module and extends at a free edge of the bottom, the top panel and the vertical side walls; and a single exhibiting plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Publication number: 20230190012
    Abstract: A museum showcase includes a base, with a laterally accessible technical compartment and an upper platform, and an exhibition space above the platform, delimited by vertically extended glass walls. The glass walls include at least one multi-layered special glass wall, formed of an inner glass pane and an outer glass pane. The inner glass pane extends downwards to cover the base and includes an opening at the technical compartment. The outer glass pane extends downwards only to a height such that the opening in the inner glass pane remains free. The special glass wall includes an openable door shaped and sized to form an extension of the outer glass pane downwards to cover the base. In this way, the opening of the technical compartment is accessible by opening the door, without having to open access to the exhibition space. The inner glass pane ensures that the exhibition space remains closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Alessandro GOPPION
  • Publication number: 20230117697
    Abstract: A method for construction of a museum display case is presented. The museum display case has a platform and a case above the platform, the case having at least one opening door. The method includes: providing glass panes, applying first metal beams to the glass panes beforehand by gluing, forming wall units, providing second metal beams at the opening door, forming the case by assembling the wall units together by means of the first and second metal beams, so that the first and second metal beams form a load-bearing structure only when the wall units have been assembled, and fixing the load-bearing structure of the case to the platform. With this method, the load-bearing structure of the display case is not formed by a frame to which the fixed and opening walls are then applied, but by the first and second metal beams, the former being already pre-glued to the glass panes of the fixed walls of the display case. This method makes the assembly of the display case easier and faster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Alessandro GOPPION
  • Patent number: 11478088
    Abstract: A museum showcase includes a guide system for a sliding door, including upper and lower guide mechanisms. The upper guide mechanism includes primary and secondary rails. The upper guide mechanism also includes a first slide unit and a second slide unit. The first slide unit has a rolling member on an upper horizontal track of the secondary rail, and a sliding block engaged on a vertical track of the secondary rail. The second slide unit has a rolling member on a lower horizontal track of the primary rail, and a sliding block engaged on a vertical track of the primary rail. Thereby, the upper guide mechanism is extremely strong. The weight of the door, entirely supported by the secondary rail, is discharged on the first rail by the two slide units to transmit both vertical and horizontal loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: GOPPION S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Patent number: 11304542
    Abstract: A display case for preserving and displaying objects in a protected environment. The display case includes: a display space, delimited by separating walls including a lower plane, side walls and a ceiling; and means for adjusting and controlling air climate in the display space. The means for adjusting and controlling include: a hygrometric probe for detecting the relative humidity inside the display space: a control unit, connected to the hygrometric probe and a first relative humidity control electrolytic membrane, located in a first opening formed in one of the separating walls, activated by the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: GOPPION S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Goppion, Sergio Matteo Savaresi, Silvia Carla Strada, Mara Tanelli
  • Patent number: 11253084
    Abstract: The museum showcase comprises a casing with at least one open side, a sliding door for closing the open side of the casing, a guide system to allow the horizontal displacement of the sliding door with respect to the casing, and an actuation system to cause the displacement of the sliding door on the guide system. The actuation system comprises a rack, integral with the sliding door and extending in the direction of its width, two drive pinions rotatably mounted on the casing and in meshing engagement with the rack. The two pinions are arranged spaced apart from each other in the direction of the width of the open side of the casing. It follows a very wide opening of the showcase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: GOPPION S.p.A
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Publication number: 20210330093
    Abstract: The museum showcase includes a base, a horizontal guide system placed along a sliding direction, and a case mounted on the horizontal guide system; the case is divided into at least two modules and each module comprises two vertical side walls connected to an upper horizontal top panel and to a lower horizontal bottom; each module is mounted on the horizontal guide system to slide in direction (A); the modules each comprise two end modules and each end module includes a vertical end wall, the vertical end walls being connected to the vertical side walls, to the top panel and to the bottom in the respective module (21). An abutment profile is on each of the modules, that is directed towards another adjacent module and extends at a free edge of the bottom, the top panel and the vertical side walls; and a single exhibiting plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Publication number: 20210235887
    Abstract: A museum showcase includes a guide system for a sliding door, including upper and lower guide mechanisms. The upper guide mechanism includes primary and secondary rails. The upper guide mechanism also includes a first slide unit and a second slide unit. The first slide unit has a rolling member on an upper horizontal track of the secondary rail, and a sliding block engaged on a vertical track of the secondary rail. The second slide unit has a rolling member on a lower horizontal track of the primary rail, and a sliding block engaged on a vertical track of the primary rail. Thereby, the upper guide mechanism is extremely strong. The weight of the door, entirely supported by the secondary rail, is discharged on the first rail by the two slide units to transmit both vertical and horizontal loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Publication number: 20200375373
    Abstract: The museum showcase comprises a casing with at least one open side, a sliding door for closing the open side of the casing, a guide system to allow the horizontal displacement of the sliding door with respect to the casing, and an actuation system to cause the displacement of the sliding door on the guide system. The actuation system comprises a rack, integral with the sliding door and extending in the direction of its width, two drive pinions rotatably mounted on the casing and in meshing engagement with the rack. The two pinions are arranged spaced apart from each other in the direction of the width of the open side of the casing. It follows a very wide opening of the showcase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Publication number: 20200329887
    Abstract: Museum showcase with a case containing a separate exhibition space with respect to the external environment. The case includes at least one transparent wall provided with an opaque shielding. The transparent wall is layered and includes at least two glass slabs coupled to each other along respective proximal faces. The opaque shielding is applied to one of the two glass slabs, on the proximal face thereof. The opaque shielding is therefore completely contained between the two glass slabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventor: Alessandro GOPPION
  • Patent number: 10702077
    Abstract: This museum showcase comprises a bearing frame and fixed and/or openable walls supported by the bearing frame. The bearing frame comprises a platform that includes joints connected to horizontal beams. The fixed and/or openable walls of the showcase are supported only by the joints. The weight of the walls is supported by the joints, whereas the horizontal beams are not subjected to significant stresses. It is thus possible to design the showcase in a particularly simple and therefore quick manner, choosing the lengths of each beam according to the dimensions of the showcase and leaving the support of the weights to just the joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: GOPPION S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Publication number: 20200170422
    Abstract: A display case for preserving and displaying objects in a protected environment. The display case includes: a display space, delimited by separating walls including a lower plane, side walls and a ceiling; and means for adjusting and controlling air climate in the display space. The means for adjusting and controlling include: a hygrometric probe for detecting the relative humidity inside the display space: a control unit, connected to the hygrometric probe and a first relative humidity control electrolytic membrane, located in a first opening formed in one of the separating walls, activated by the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Alessandro GOPPION, Sergio Matteo SAVARESI, Silvia Carla STRADA, Mara TANELLI
  • Patent number: 10512341
    Abstract: This showcase (10) for conserving and displaying objects in a protective environment comprises a frame (20), at least one drawer (30), a pair of sliding guides (40) for each drawer (30), and a motorised actuation system (50) formed by a first arm (51) and an actuator (52). The showcase (10) with this motorised actuation system (50) makes it possible to minimise the vibrations and the sudden movements of the drawers (30) when opening and closing, hence it limits accelerations at any point of the travel, thus allowing the correct conservation of the objects displayed in the drawers (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: GOPPION S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Patent number: 10156090
    Abstract: This showcase for conserving and displaying objects in a protected environment comprises a case, fixed walls, an openable wall and a gasket housed in a seat formed in part in the fixed walls and in part in the openable wall, open towards the interior of the showcase. The showcase ensures better security, since the gasket cannot be reached from the outside (unless the showcase is open) and therefore any possibility of tampering is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: GOPPION S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Patent number: 10136740
    Abstract: A showcase includes a fixed case, an openable sliding door, closable on the fixed case, a compression sealing gasket, between the fixed case and the openable door, an upper guide and a lower guide mounted on the fixed case. The openable door is slidably mounted on the upper and lower guides, and both the upper guide and the lower guide are movable between respective extracted positions and respective retracted positions with respect to the fixed case. The showcase also includes lower actuation means, and upper actuation means. The upper actuation means are operatively connected to the lower actuation means and/or to the lower guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: GOPPION S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Patent number: 10058196
    Abstract: A showcase for preservation and display of objects. The showcase has a fixed casing and at least one openable panel made of glass, mounted through opening supports on the fixed casing, openable externally towards a first side of the showcase. The opening supports have an upper asymmetric quadrilateral and a lower asymmetric quadrilateral having the same geometry, respectively comprising a short upper rod and a long upper rod and a short lower rod and a long lower rod; the lengths of the short rods are equal to each other, as well as the lengths of the long rods are equal to each other. The opening takes place in a single roto-translation step. The asymmetric quadrilateral system formed by the uneven rods determines a roto-translational movement of the openable panel towards the first side of the showcase, so that the openable panel leaves the opening space completely free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: GOPPION S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Patent number: 10016072
    Abstract: A display showcase includes a base, fixed side walls supported by the base, at least one openable side wall, an upper horizontal beam mounted at the openable side wall, an upper ceiling mounted on the fixed side walls and on the beam, and a beam, a longitudinal tubular element, two head groups abutted at opposite ends of the tubular element, a tie rod longitudinally extended in the tubular element in a lower region thereof, coupled to the two head groups and taut therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: GOPPION S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion
  • Patent number: 9990820
    Abstract: This museum showcase comprises a display space visible to the public for receiving objects, at least a detection sensor of a parameter of the showcase and at least one of an alarm and an actuator for adjusting a parameter of the showcase. The museum showcase further comprises a processing unit and a showcase interface; the showcase interface is operatively connected between the sensor, the adjusting actuator and/or the alarm and the processing unit, in order to transmit information from the sensor to the processing unit and to transmit commands from the processing unit to the adjusting actuator and/or the alarm. The museum showcase is therefore completely controllable by means of the processing unit, which receives information from one or more dedicated sensors that is considered necessary for the specific showcase and which manages actuators and alarms so as to maintain the desired conditions and/or signal abnormal situations, according to the information received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: GOPPION S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Goppion