Patents by Inventor Dante M. Pietrinferni

Dante M. Pietrinferni 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).

  • Alignment assembly
    Patent number: 10661999
    Abstract: An alignment system is disclosed. The system includes at least one arm including a plurality of fingers, and a linkage bar connected to the at least one arm. A sensor is adapted to detect a presence of a product. A controller is configured to selectively drive the linkage bar based on a signal from the sensor such that the plurality of fingers are driven between: (1) a first position in which the plurality of fingers are adapted to extend into a conveying path of a product conveyor, and (2) a second position in which the plurality of fingers are adapted to be positioned away from the conveying path of the product conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Packaging Progressions, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Faust, Dante M. Pietrinferni
  • ALIGNMENT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190291969
    Abstract: An alignment system is disclosed. The system includes at least one arm including a plurality of fingers, and a linkage bar connected to the at least one arm. A sensor is adapted to detect a presence of a product. A controller is configured to selectively drive the linkage bar based on a signal from the sensor such that the plurality of fingers are driven between: (1) a first position in which the plurality of fingers are adapted to extend into a conveying path of a product conveyor, and (2) a second position in which the plurality of fingers are adapted to be positioned away from the conveying path of the product conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Packaging Progressions, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Faust, Dante M. Pietrinferni