Patents by Inventor Ermanno Ricci

Ermanno Ricci 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).

  • Unit for sterilizing web-fed material on a machine for packaging pourable food products
    Patent number: 7093405
    Abstract: A unit for sterilizing a web (2) of packaging material on a machine (1) for packaging pourable food products, the unit having a bath (7) containing a sterilizing agent, in which the web (2) is fed continuously; a process chamber (8) connected to an outlet (12) of the bath (7), and which houses wringing rollers (18) interacting with the web (2), and a nozzle (22) for directing a stream of air on to the web (2) and removing residual sterilizing agent from the web; an aseptic chamber (25) communicating with the process chamber (8) via an opening (27) for passage of the web (2), and in which the web (2) is folded and sealed longitudinally to form a tube (29) which is filled continuously with the product for packaging; and an air processing circuit (24) for controlling process conditions, and having a conduit (56) for feeding a first stream of sterile air into the aseptic chamber (25), a conduit (54) for feeding a second stream of sterile air to the nozzle (22) and housing a heater (69) for controlling the tempera
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Jan Andersson, Karsten Sörensen, Detlef Elias, Filippo Ferrarini, Ermanno Ricci, Fabio Vellani
  • Unit for sterilizing web-feb material on a machine for packaging pourable food products
    Publication number: 20050076612
    Abstract: A unit for sterilizing a web (2) of packaging material on a machine (1) for packaging pourable food products, the unit having a bath (7) containing a sterilizing agent, in which the web (2) is fed continuously; a process chamber (8) connected to an outlet (12) of the bath (7), and which houses wringing rollers (18) interacting with the web (2), and a nozzle (22) for directing a stream of air on to the web (2) and removing residual sterilizing agent from the web; an aseptic chamber (25) communicating with the process chamber (8) via an opening (27) for passage of the web (2), and in which the web (2) is folded and sealed longitudinally to form a tube (29) which is filled continuously with the product for packaging; and an air processing circuit (24) for controlling process conditions, and having a conduit (56) for feeding a first stream of sterile air into the aseptic chamber (25), a conduit (54) for feeding a second stream of sterile air to the nozzle (22) and housing a heater (69) for controlling the tempera
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Jan Andersson, Karsten Sorensen, Detlef Elias, Filippo Ferrarini, Ermanno Ricci, Fabio Vellani