Patents by Inventor Andrea SOZZI

Andrea SOZZI 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).

  • Pressure element and sealing device for a packaging assembly having a pressure element
    Patent number: 12679044
    Abstract: A pressure element for a sealing device includes a sealing member and a countersealing member facing one another and configured to be pressed against one another to seal therebetween a tube of packaging material adapted to be filled with a pourable product. The pressure element comprises a fitting portion configured to be fitted to the countersealing member and a contact portion defining a contact surface facing, in use, the sealing member and configured to interact with a sealing element of the sealing member to press and seal the tube therebetween. The pressure element comprises at least one engagement element configured to cooperate with a complementary engagement element carried by the countersealing member to guide the pressure element according to a predetermined orientation during fitting of the pressure element to the countersealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Sozzi, Fabio Ricci Curbastro, Thomas Johansson, Richard Nilsson
  • PRESSURE ELEMENT AND SEALING DEVICE FOR A PACKAGING ASSEMBLY HAVING A PRESSURE ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20230356476
    Abstract: A pressure element for a sealing device includes a sealing member and a countersealing member facing one another and configured to be pressed against one another to seal therebetween a tube of packaging material adapted to be filled with a pourable product. The pressure element comprises a fitting portion configured to be fitted to the countersealing member and a contact portion defining a contact surface facing, in use, the sealing member and configured to interact with a sealing element of the sealing member to press and seal the tube therebetween. The pressure element comprises at least one engagement element configured to cooperate with a complementary engagement element carried by the countersealing member to guide the pressure element according to a predetermined orientation during fitting of the pressure element to the countersealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Andrea SOZZI, Fabio RICCI CURBASTRO, Thomas JOHANSSON, Richard NILSSON