Patents by Inventor Cesare Ronchi

Cesare Ronchi 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: 20240101352
    Abstract: An extraction system for transporting in a longitudinal advancing direction (E) an orderly flow of articles, in particular containers (100), with a support plane (40), a first helical screw (10) and a second helical screw (20), for transporting an orderly flow of articles
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: CESARE RONCHI
  • Publication number: 20230002098
    Abstract: Plant for packaging articles to be filled with a product and closed with a closing element, comprising at least two modular apparatus for filling and closing randomly fed articles, each configured with a filling station and a closing station; the plant further comprising an extraction system for transporting the filled and closed articles, with an extraction plane on which the filled and closed articles are transported in a longitudinal direction and are arranged with a predefined extraction orientation and/or position and in an extraction sense from upstream to downstream; wherein said at least two modular filling and closing apparatus are arranged in series from upstream to downstream along the longitudinal direction and are configured to position the respective filled and closed articles on the same extraction plane in order to obtain a common flow of articles being extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Cesare RONCHI
  • Publication number: 20220380077
    Abstract: Pick and place device for an apparatus for filling and closing articles in particular, containers, comprising a robotic arm, a free end of which carries a gripper formed by two claws arranged opposite each other and movable towards and away from each other so as to open and close the gripper. Each claw defines a first jaw configured to form with the first opposite first jaw a first gripper for gripping a closing element designed to be applied onto an article and a second jaw configured to form, with the opposite second jaw a second gripper for gripping the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Cesare RONCHI
  • Publication number: 20220380071
    Abstract: Modular apparatus for filling and closing articles, in particular containers, which are randomly fed and transported via a transport system. The apparatus including a filling station; a closing station for closing the filled articles; an extraction system for transporting the filled and closed articles; first pick and place devices for picking up and positioning the articles; second pick and place devices for picking up and positioning the closing elements; a detection system for detecting the position and/or the arrangement of the articles and closing elements; a processing and control unit; grippers configured to hold an article in the filling station, to displace a filled article from the filling station into the closing station, to hold the article in the closing position during application of a closing element, and to displace a filled and closed article from the closing station into a position and/or orientation for extraction on the extraction plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Cesare RONCHI
  • Patent number: 11505412
    Abstract: A device for selecting and discarding pucks (2,3) for holding bottles (1) with a support and travel plane (110), a plurality of teeth (120) where the teeth (120) are arranged in the plane (110) to form a routing path towards a discarding path (OUT2) for discarding empty pucks (2) without a bottle (1) and a routing path towards an exit path (OUT3) for outputting full pucks (3) containing a bottle (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: RONCHI MARIO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi
  • Publication number: 20220002092
    Abstract: A device for selecting and discarding pucks (2,3) for holding bottles (1) with a support and travel plane (110), a plurality of teeth (120) where the teeth (120) are arranged in the plane (110) to form a routing path towards a discarding path (OUT2) for discarding empty pucks (2) without a bottle (1) and a routing path towards an exit path (OUT3) for outputting full pucks (3) containing a bottle (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: CESARE RONCHI
  • Patent number: 11186444
    Abstract: An apparatus for unscrambling articles includes a transport system for transporting randomly-arranged articles on a transport plane and a system for extracting articles arranged with a predefined orientation and/or position. Devices for picking and releasing the articles are configured to pick up the articles randomly arranged on the transport system and release them to an extraction system with a predefined orientation and/or position. A detection system is designed to detect position and arrangement of the articles in transit and to provide information for controlling gripping and release devices, while a unit for processing and controlling components and drives of the apparatus is designed to receive the position and/or arrangement information of the articles and to control the gripping and release devices. The pick and release devices include a robot for picking up articles only from the first section, and a robot for picking up articles only from the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: RONCHI MARIO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi
  • Patent number: 11066250
    Abstract: An apparatus for unscrambling articles, in particular containers fed randomly to an inlet of the apparatus, includes a transport system for transporting the articles fed to the inlet, devices for picking and releasing the articles configured to pick up the articles arranged randomly on the transport system and release them to an extraction system with a predefined orientation and/or position, a detection system designed to detect the position and the arrangement of the articles in transit on the transport system and to provide the information for controlling the pick and release devices, and a unit for processing and controlling the components and the drives of the apparatus. The extraction system includes a plane for supporting the containers being extracted and means for extracting the articles, designed to pick up the articles released by the pick and release devices and transport them on the plane towards the outlet of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: RONCHI MARIO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi
  • Patent number: 10850929
    Abstract: Apparatus for unscrambling articles, in particular containers (100) fed randomly to an inlet of said apparatus, comprising: a transport system (20) for transporting the articles fed to the inlet; devices (31;32) for picking and releasing the articles (100), configured to pick up the articles arranged randomly on the transport system (20) and release them to an extraction system (50) with a predefined orientation and/or position; a detection system (60) designed to detect the position and the arrangement of the articles (100) in transit on the transport system and to provide the information for controlling the pick and release devices (30); a unit (500) for processing and controlling the components and the drives of the apparatus; wherein the extraction system comprises: a plane (40;140) for supporting the containers (100); means (50;150) for extracting the articles (100), designed to pick up the articles and transport them on the plane (40) towards the outlet (“O”) of the apparatus; said extraction means comp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi
  • Publication number: 20200346878
    Abstract: Apparatus for unscrambling articles, in particular containers (100), comprising: a transport system (20) for transporting through the apparatus articles randomly arranged on a transport plane; a system (40;140,50) for extracting the articles (100) arranged with a predefined orientation and/or position; devices (31;32) for picking and releasing the articles (100), configured to pick up the articles randomly arranged on the transport system (20) and release them to the extraction system (50) with a predefined orientation and/or position; a detection system (60) designed to detect the position and the arrangement of the articles (100) in transit on the transport system and to provide the information for controlling the gripping and release devices (30); a unit (500) for processing and controlling the components and the drives of the apparatus, designed in particular to receive the position and/or arrangement information of the articles and to control the gripping and release devices (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: CESARE RONCHI
  • Publication number: 20200324979
    Abstract: Apparatus for unscrambling articles, in particular containers (100) fed randomly to an inlet of said apparatus, comprising: a transport system (20) for transporting the articles fed to the inlet; devices (31;32) for picking and releasing the articles (100), configured to pick up the articles arranged randomly on the transport system (20) and release them to an extraction system (50) with a predefined orientation and/or position; a detection system (60) designed to detect the position and the arrangement of the articles (100) in transit on the transport system and to provide the information for controlling the pick and release devices (30); a unit (500) for processing and controlling the components and the drives of the apparatus; wherein the extraction system comprises: a plane (40; 140) for supporting the containers being extracted (100); means (50; 150) for extracting the articles (100), designed to pick up the articles released by the pick and release devices (31,32) and transport them on the plane (40) to
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: CESARE RONCHI
  • Publication number: 20200290817
    Abstract: Apparatus for unscrambling articles, in particular containers (100) fed randomly to an inlet of said apparatus, comprising: a transport system (20) for transporting the articles fed to the inlet; devices (31;32) for picking and releasing the articles (100), configured to pick up the articles arranged randomly on the transport system (20) and release them to an extraction system (50) with a predefined orientation and/or position; a detection system (60) designed to detect the position and the arrangement of the articles (100) in transit on the transport system and to provide the information for controlling the pick and release devices (30); a unit (500) for processing and controlling the components and the drives of the apparatus; wherein the extraction system comprises: a plane (40;140) for supporting the containers (100); means (50;150) for extracting the articles (100), designed to pick up the articles and transport them on the plane (40) towards the outlet (“O”) of the apparatus; said extraction means comp
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: CESARE RONCHI
  • Patent number: 9815207
    Abstract: Device for supporting and gripping containers (1,1a), comprising: a base (10;110;210) which defines an upper surface (15;115,215) supporting a container (1;1a); devices (20;120) for gripping the container (1,1a), associated with the base (10;110;210); devices (30) for actuating the devices (30) for gripping the container (1,1a); wherein the gripping devices (20;120) comprise at least one pair of sliders (21;121;221) inserted in the base (10;110;210) inside a respective seat (16;116;216) and translationally movable in both senses of different directions upon operation of the actuating devices (30), each jaw being associated with a respective slider (21;121;221).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: RONCHI MARIO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi
  • Publication number: 20170001313
    Abstract: A device for supporting and gripping containers (1,1a), comprising a base (10;110;210) which defines an upper surface (15;115,215) supporting a container (1;1a); devices (20;120;220) for gripping the container (1,1a), associated with the said base (10;110;210); and devices (30;130;230) for actuating the devices (30;130;230) for gripping the container (1,1a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Cesare RONCHI
  • Patent number: 8875867
    Abstract: System for feeding and processing bottles (1) to be conveyed to a device (30) for entry into a filling machine (40) operating at an assigned speed (Vp), the system comprising: a realignment centrifuge (100) fed randomly with the bottles (1) and having a tangential outlet (113); movement devices (12, 13, 14), able to convey the bottles (1) leaving the realignment centrifuge (100) and vary the speed of advancing movement thereof; at least one device (21) for handling the bottles; the realignment centrifuge is operated at an operating speed (Vc) greater than the speed (Vp) of the filling machine, and movement devices (12, 14) comprise at least a first device (12); a third device (14); said handling device (21) has means (5) for gripping the bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Ronchi Mario S.p.A.
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi
  • Publication number: 20130167974
    Abstract: System for feeding and processing bottles (1) to be conveyed to a device (30) for entry into a filling machine (40) operating at an assigned speed (Vp), the system comprising: a realignment centrifuge (100) fed randomly with the bottles (1) and having a tangential outlet (113); movement devices (12, 13, 14), able to convey the bottles (1) leaving the realignment centrifuge (100) and vary the speed of advancing movement thereof; at least one device (21) for handling the bottles; the realignment centrifuge is operated at an operating speed (Vc) greater than the speed (Vp) of the filling machine, and movement devices (12, 14) comprise at least a first device (12); a third device (14); said handling device (21) has means (5) for gripping the bottles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi
  • Publication number: 20130001044
    Abstract: Station for feeding bottles (1) to devices (20) for handling said bottles comprising: a realignment centrifuge (100) fed randomly with the bottles (1) and having a tangential outlet (113); movement devices (12, 13, 14) extending in the same longitudinal direction (X-X) of advancing movement, in which: the bottles (1) leaving the realignment centrifuge (100) lie horizontally in the longitudinal direction (X-X) of advancing movement and the realignment centrifuge is operated at an operating speed (Vc) greater than the speed (Vp) of the filling machine, and said movement devices (12, 13) comprise at least a first device (12) operated at a first speed (V12) less than the speed (Vc) of the realignment centrifuge (100); a third device (14) operated at a speed (V14) greater than the speed (V12) of the first movement device (V12), depending on and synchronized with the speed (Vp) of the filling machine (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Ronchi Mario S.P.A.
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi
  • Patent number: 6840024
    Abstract: A device for rapid engagement/release of units for fitting lids to containers, has a fixed part and a movable part which can be reversibly coupled to the fixed part. The fixed part houses corresponding first radial elements integral with the movable part and such as to allow the movement in an axial and/or radial direction of the movable part. A first locking device is associated with the fixed part and able to co-operate with corresponding second radial elements of the movable part so as to prevent displacement in an axial direction thereof. A second locking device is coaxially movable on the fixed part and able to co-operate with said first radial elements so as to prevent the rotation of the movable part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Ronchi Mario S.p.A.
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi
  • Patent number: 6810927
    Abstract: Device for supplying additives (A, B, C) and machine for filling containers (4) with a fluid product (6) supplied to delivery heads (5) by means of a header (7; 7; 107) and distribution ducts (7a; 7b) comprising means (10a, 10b, 10c, 11; 110A, 110B, 110C, 11) for supplying said additives (A, B, C) to the said header (7; 7; 107) receiving the base product (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Ronchi Mario S.p.A.
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi
  • Patent number: 6715600
    Abstract: Device for gripping containers in single file and for feeding them to a plurality of pathways parallel to each other and to a feeding direction, which comprises a frame supporting belts for gripping and force-feeding the containers inside the device, the frame being connected to a slide for moving it in a direction transverse to the feeding direction, there also being provided a pin for rotationally connecting the device to a deviating arm for guiding the containers, arranged upstream of the feeding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Ronchiteck, S.r.l.
    Inventor: Cesare Ronchi