Patents by Inventor Andrea Capovilla

Andrea Capovilla 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).

  • Method for measuring moisture content along a drying line
    Patent number: 5807596
    Abstract: A method for measuring moisture content along a drying line is described by the following stages: A first stage in which a predetermined (weight) quantity of product is withdrawn. A second stage in which, using a piece-counting system, the number of pieces forming the quantity of product withdrawn during the first stage is counted. A third stage in which the number of pieces of product is compared with predetermined values. The main advantage of this method its immediate response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: M. G. Braibanti S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Degli Angeli, Andrea Capovilla
  • Valve arrangement for air regulation in food product driers
    Patent number: 5193783
    Abstract: A valve arrangement for air regulation in driers for foodstuff products, more particularly pasta, suitable for fitting to an aperture made in a wall of a drier including an external support body within which is provided a moving closure component which is selectively displaced by means of a suitable actuator. The actuator has a tapered section which is reversed towards and partly or completely engages in a matching additional housing section in a hole in an outer body of a hollow support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: M.G. Braibanti S.p.A.
    Inventor: Andrea Capovilla