Patents by Inventor Dario Beltrandi

Dario Beltrandi 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: 20180326748
    Abstract: A plant for manufacturing and printing cup-shaped bodies having an apparatus for manufacturing cup-shaped bodies that includes at least one portion made of plastics and a device for positioning the cup-shaped bodies manufactured by the apparatus on a transfer device that can move along a longitudinal transfer direction. The cup-shaped bodies rest with their lower edge on a resting surface that is defined by the transfer device with its concavity directed toward the resting surface. The plant includes, along the extension of the longitudinal transfer direction, a device for the digital printing of the cup-shaped bodies, and a component for controlling the position of the top edge of the cup-shaped bodies on the resting surface, the component being connected to the digital printing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Danilo ALBONETTI, Fiorenzo PARRINELLO, Dario BELTRANDI
  • Patent number: 9604480
    Abstract: An apparatus for printing closure bodies of containers having a transfer device that is associated in input with a feeder of closure bodies to be printed and in output with an unloader of printed closure bodies. The transfer device defines seats for a respective closure body to be printed which are provided with at least one resting region for at least one abutment portion defined on the outer lateral surface of the respective closure body. The seats are mutually spaced at preset distances and movable along a transfer trajectory. The apparatus includes a device for digital printing of the closure bodies to be printed which is arranged along the transfer trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SACMI IMOLA S.C.
    Inventors: Danilo Albonetti, Dario Beltrandi, Gildo Bosi
  • Publication number: 20160167395
    Abstract: A plant for manufacturing and printing cup-shaped bodies having an apparatus for manufacturing cup-shaped bodies that includes at least one portion made of plastics and a device for positioning the cup-shaped bodies manufactured by the apparatus on a transfer device that can move along a longitudinal transfer direction. The cup-shaped bodies rest with their lower edge on a resting surface that is defined by the transfer device with its concavity directed toward the resting surface. The plant includes, along the extension of the longitudinal transfer direction, a device for the digital printing of the cup-shaped bodies, and a component for controlling the position of the top edge of the cup-shaped bodies on the resting surface, the component being connected to the digital printing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Danilo ALBONETTI, Fiorenzo PARRINELLO, Dario BELTRANDI
  • Publication number: 20160159119
    Abstract: An apparatus for printing closure bodies of containers having, a transfer device that is associated in input with a feeder of closure bodies to be printed and in output with an unloader of printed closure bodies. The transfer device defines seats for a respective closure body to be printed which are provided with at least one resting region for at least one abutment portion that is defined on the outer lateral surface of the respective closure body. The seats are mutually spaced at preset distances and movable along a transfer trajectory. The apparatus includes a device for digital printing of the closure bodies to be printed which is arranged along the transfer trajectory).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Danilo ALBONETTI, Dario BELTRANDI, Gildo BOSI
  • Publication number: 20110280981
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises: forming means movable along a first path for compression moulding doses of plastics; a plurality of transfer means for transferring said doses to said forming means; a plurality of arm means, each arm means being associated with a corresponding transfer means for moving said transfer means along a second path having a portion substantially coinciding with a further portion of said first path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA'COOPERATIVA
    Inventors: Fiorenzo PARRINELLO, Zeno Zuffa, Maurizio Borgatti, Alessandro Balboni, Matteo Camerani, Mauro Battilani, Dario Beltrandi
  • Patent number: 8007266
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises: forming means movable along a first path for compression moulding doses of plastics; a plurality of transfer means for transferring said doses to said forming means; a plurality of arm means, each arm means being associated with a corresponding transfer means for moving said transfer means along a second path having a portion substantially coinciding with a further portion of said first path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Sacmi Cooperative Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
    Inventors: Fiorenzo Parrinello, Zeno Zuffa, Maurizio Borgatti, Alessandro Balboni, Matteo Camerani, Mauro Battilani, Dario Beltrandi
  • Publication number: 20090219535
    Abstract: Device for inspecting fruit and vegetable products in general, and fruit in particular, by spectroscopic analysis of refracted light, comprising at least one runway (2) arranged to receive an alignment of fruits from a loose mass of fruits, means (51, 121-122) for advancing said fruits along said runway, and, for laterally illuminating said fruits, means (91) positioned in correspondence with means (92) arranged to collect the refracted light which passes through the fruit, to concentrate it and to feed it to spectroscopic analysis means, at least one portion of the base of the runway being provided with an aperture at which means are provided to collect the refracted light which has passed through the fruit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Dario Beltrandi, Bruno Zauli
  • Patent number: 7510386
    Abstract: The plant comprises a plurality of shuttles (10) each carrying at least one die part (110), the shuttles being conveyed in a moulding apparatus (20) which is provided with a plurality of punches and a corresponding plurality of seats (21) for holding the shuttles (10), the seats arranged to receive and release the shuttles (10), the moulding apparatus comprising means for inserting the punches into the die cavities (11, 12) of the shuttle and means for withdrawing the punches to achieve a compression moulding cycle for the article. The shuttles (10) are independent of the moulding apparatus. Each shuttles (10)comprises at least one circuit (15) for at least one conditioning fluid for controlling the temperature of the article located in the die, the moulding apparatus (20) comprising at least one feed system (25) for at least one conditioning fluid to feed the conditioning fluid to the shuttles (10) inserted in the seats (21) of the moulding apparatus (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Scieta Cooperativa
    Inventors: Fiorenzo Parrinello, Zeno Zuffa, Alessandro Balboni, Dario Beltrandi
  • Publication number: 20080285030
    Abstract: Device for inspecting vegetable products in general, and fruit in particular, by spectroscopic analysis of refracted light, comprising a conveyor (1) provided with equidistant seats (21) for receiving single fruits (3), means (6) for laterally illuminating the fruits, and means (100, 200) arranged to collect the refracted light which passes through the fruit, to concentrate it and to feed it to spectroscopic analysis means, the refracted light collection means comprising a fixed part (200) and a series of movable parts (100) positioned equidistant on a conveyor chain (45) lying above and parallel to a portion of the conveyor (1) and in phase with the seats (21) of this latter, said movable parts being formed from two telescopic bodies (101, 102), of which the outer body (101) is permanently fixed to the chain and the inner body (102) can slide freely downwards by gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERA
    Inventor: Dario Beltrandi
  • Publication number: 20070196531
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises: forming means movable along a first path for compression moulding doses of plastics; a plurality of transfer means for transferring said doses to said forming means; a plurality of arm means, each arm means being associated with a corresponding transfer means for moving said transfer means along a second path having a portion substantially coinciding with a further portion of said first path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Fiorenzo Parrinello, Zeno Zuffa, Maurizio Borgatti, Alessandro Balboni, Camerani Matteo, Battilani Mauro, Dario Beltrandi
  • Publication number: 20070187019
    Abstract: The plant comprises a plurality of shuttles (10) each carrying at least one die part (110), the shuttles being conveyed in a moulding apparatus (20) which is provided with a plurality of punches and a corresponding plurality of seats (21) for holding the shuttles (10), the seats arranged to receive and release the shuttles (10),the moulding apparatus comprising means for inserting the punches into the die cavities (11, 12) of the shuttle and means for withdrawing the punches to achieve a compression moulding cycle for the article. The shuttles (10) are independent of the moulding apparatus. Each shuttles (10)comprises at least one circuit (15) for at least one conditioning fluid for controlling the temperature of the article located in the die, the moulding apparatus (20) comprising at least one feed system (25) for at least one conditioning fluid to feed the conditioning fluid to the shuttles (10) inserted in the seats (21) of the moulding apparatus (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Fiorenzo Parrinello, Zeno Zuffa, Alessandro Balboni, Dario Beltrandi
  • Publication number: 20060231978
    Abstract: The apparatus serves for compression moulding performs (9) for synthetic resin containers by inserting under pressure a mould punch (15) into a die cavity (20a) loaded with a charge (8), the preforms (9) comprising an upper neck (91) provided with projections and a hollow body (92) lying below the neck (91). The apparatus comprises a plurality of first die components (21), each arranged to form the outer surface of the hollow body (92) of the perform (9), and being operated by inserting said punch (15) underpressure into each of them, to compression mould the perform (9). An equal plurality of second die components (22) are provided, each arranged to form the outer surface of the neck (91), each being associated with and secured to the first die component (21), said second component (22) being divided into at least two sectors (23) to be drawn apart to extract the preform (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA COOPERAT A
    Inventors: Dario Beltrandi, Alessandro Balboni, Fiorenzo Parrinello, Zeno Zuffa
  • Patent number: 6652259
    Abstract: A mold for manufacturing plastic items, composed of a female mold half and of a male mold half which are mutually aligned along a vertical axis, the male mold half being composed of a sleeve and a plug which is guided inside the sleeve and is movable with respect thereto; the female mold half comprises a base plate, a bush which is guided on the base plate and forms, together with the base plate, a cavity for receiving a dose of plastic material to be molded, the bush being provided with an abutment which acts as a locator for the sleeve during molding, the bush being movable with respect to the base plate in contrast with elastic return means which allow the plug to enter said cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola S.c.r.l.
    Inventor: Dario Beltrandi
  • Patent number: 6401587
    Abstract: A device for producing a scoring line in the cylindrical wall of a plastic cup, comprising: a mandrel, provided with elements for positioning and retaining a cup applied thereon; a plurality of jaws, an end whereof is articulated to the mandrel so as to oscillate on radial planes; respective circular arc-shaped blades being applied to the opposite end of the jaws and being arranged on a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of the mandrel; actuation elements for the jaws being further provided, as well as elements for actuating the mandrel with respect to the actuation means so as to actuate the arc-shaped blades radially from a position which is external to the cup to a position for engaging the wall of the cup at which the blades form a scoring line in the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola S.c.r.l.
    Inventor: Dario Beltrandi
  • Publication number: 20020040632
    Abstract: A device for producing a scoring line in the cylindrical wall of a plastic cup, comprising: a mandrel, provided with elements for positioning and retaining a cup applied thereon; a plurality of jaws, an end whereof is articulated to the mandrel so as to oscillate on radial planes; respective circular arc-shaped blades being applied to the opposite end of the jaws and being arranged on a plane which is perpendicular to the axis of the mandrel; actuation elements for the jaws being further provided, as well as elements for actuating the mandrel with respect to the actuation means so as to actuate the arc-shaped blades radially from a position which is external to the cup to a position for engaging the wall of the cup at which the blades form a scoring line in the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventor: Dario Beltrandi
  • Patent number: 6350962
    Abstract: A cutting machine for forming fracture lines in the cylindrical wall of plastic caps to facilitate the separation of a tamper-evident ring, including at least one cap support which rotates about an axis thereof and a laser beam emitter arranged, with respect to the support, so as to provide a laser beam that strikes the cylindrical wall of the cap, the emitter being activated and deactivated in accordance with the rotary motion of the cap, so as to form in the cylindrical wall of the cap a plurality of cuts alternated with short intact portions, which form a fracture line allowing the separation of the tamper-evident ring from the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Inola S.c.r.l.
    Inventor: Dario Beltrandi