Patents by Inventor Enrico Zerbinati

Enrico Zerbinati 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: 20060064943
    Abstract: A capsule filling machine (10) for the production of hard gelatin capsules (C) of the type with a capsule lid and a capsule body (13, 14) containing pharmaceutical micro-tablets (12) comprises a first rotary carrousel (2) supporting a plurality of slide units (3) for picking up and handling capsules (C) in order to open then close the capsules (C) by separating then joining the capsule lids (13) and the capsule bodies (14); a second carrousel (4), which rotates in such a way that it is synchronized with the first carousel (2), having a plurality of reciprocating doser means (21) moving between a first operating position in which the doser means (21) are designed to pick up particulate material (12) from a tank (11) containing the material which is attached to the machine (10) and a second operating position in which they release the material into the capsule (C) bodies (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Trebbi, Enrico Zerbinati
  • Patent number: 6837280
    Abstract: A unit (6) for checking the dosing of pharmaceutical material (M) in a capsule filling machine (1) for the production of capsules (CF) of the type with a capsule lid (C) and a capsule body (F), the machine (1) comprising a fixed structure (15) fitted with a rotary drum (2) for supporting a plurality of capsules (CF) on its edge, opening each capsule (CF) by separating the capsule lid (C) from the capsule body (F), filling the capsule body (F) with a dose of material (M), then closing the capsule body (F) again with the relative capsule lid (C); the rotary drum (2) having a tank (5) containing the pharmaceutical material (M) and supporting a plurality of doser elements (3), each comprising at least one piston (8) sliding inside a hollow cylinder (4) to pick up and compress a dose (DS) of material (M) from the tank (5) and discharge it into a capsule body (F) of a capsule (CF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pierantonio Ragazzini, Elvio Gasperini, Roberto Trebbi, Enrico Zerbinati, Riccardo Rivalta, Nicola Gandolfi, Giorgio Tarozzi
  • Publication number: 20040172925
    Abstract: A unit (6) for checking the dosing of pharmaceutical material (M) in a capsule filling machine (1) for the production of capsules (CF) of the type with a capsule lid (C) and a capsule body (F), the machine (1) comprising a fixed structure (15) fitted with a rotary drum (2) for supporting a plurality of capsules (CF) on its edge, opening each capsule (CF) by separating the capsule lid (C) from the capsule body (F), filling the capsule body (F) with a dose of material (M), then closing the capsule body (F) again with the relative capsule lid (C); the rotary drum (2) having a tank (5) containing the pharmaceutical material (M) and supporting a plurality of doser elements (3), each comprising at least one piston (8) sliding inside a hollow cylinder (4) to pick up and compress a dose (DS) of material (M) from the tank (5) and discharge it into a capsule body (F) of a capsule (CF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Pierantonio Ragazzini, Elvio Gasperini, Roberto Trebbi, Enrico Zerbinati, Riccardo Rivalta, Nicola Gandolfi, Giorgio Tarozzi