Patents by Inventor Alessandro Prataiola

Alessandro Prataiola 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: 8437872
    Abstract: An apparatus (4) for the distribution of cards on paper carriers allows easier control and reading steps on the cards, without slowing down the coupling process, and includes a card conveying line, on which are provided: a first section (44) wherein the cards (100) translate in a substantially vertical arrangement, the apparatus (4) including at least one card control and/or reading station (41) thereat; and a second section wherein the cards translate in a substantially horizontal arrangement and wherein an element for coupling (49) cards to a paper carrier is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Kern Sistemi S.r.l.
    Inventor: Alessandro Prataiola
  • Publication number: 20100179680
    Abstract: An apparatus (4) for the distribution of cards on paper carriers allows easier control and reading steps on the cards, without slowing down the coupling process, and includes a card conveying line, on which are provided: a first section (44) wherein the cards (100) translate in a substantially vertical arrangement, the apparatus (4 ) including at least one card control and/or reading station(41) thereat; and a second section wherein the cards translate in a substantially horizontal arrangement and wherein an element for coupling (49) cards to a paper carrier is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: KERN SISTEMI S.R.L.
    Inventor: Alessandro Prataiola
  • Publication number: 20100058712
    Abstract: A feeder device stand (10), in particular for a packaging line (1) incorporating it, of the kind suitable for keeping the feeder device (50) in the requested position with respect to the packaging line (1), allows a precise positioning of the device with respect to the line, adaptable according to the insert to be fed, and includes: a pedestal (11) provided with an engaging projection (12) apt to be introduced below the body (5) of the packaging line (1); blocking element (13, 14, 20) for arranging the pedestal (11) in a fixed position with respect to the packaging line (1); a saddle (30), positioned at the top of the pedestal (11), arranged to be translated, with respect to the pedestal (11), across the packaging line (1); a pivoting table (40), mounted on the saddle (30), on which a support base (41) for the feeder device (50) is formed; and element for positioning the support base (41) with respect to the packaging line (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: KERN SISTEMI S.R.L.
    Inventor: Alessandro Prataiola
  • Publication number: 20100007083
    Abstract: A sheet feeding device (1) allows to grip and draw a single product (4) out of a pile (3) of products on an of the corners thereof, provided that it is adjacent to a closet edge, or even along the length of the closet edge, with one or more suction caps or equivalent elements, arranging the related resting plane (2) parallel to the packaging direction (A) and delivering the single product along a direction substantially parallel (B) to the packaging direction, and includes elements for rotating (20) each single product (4) drawn out of the pile (3) before the delivery along the packaging line (L), around an axis substantially perpendicular to the single product (4) and in a translation phase on a plane of the single product (4), so as the free edge is parallel or perpendicular to the packaging line (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Alessandro Prataiola
  • Publication number: 20070227102
    Abstract: A film packaging apparatus, operating on a flow of products movable along a feed direction and apt to package each product into a respective wrapping of heat-sensitive film, includes: a transversal sealing unit, having a heat sealer and a sealer receiving element, apt to seal transversal portions of the film transversally to the feed direction, an actuator with mechanical drive element for moving the heat sealer and the sealer receiving element in the direction of the flow; and a control unit, which controls the actuator so that, at a sealing section of the path of the products along which the heat sealer produces the sealing of the transversal portions of film, the speed of the heat sealer element and sealer receiving element in the direction of the flow is constant and equal to the speed of the flow of products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: MICROMEC S.R.L.
    Inventor: Alessandro Prataiola