Patents by Inventor Fabio PASINI

Fabio PASINI 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).

  • Patent number: 11247795
    Abstract: A machine for forming filter bags for infusion products, starting from pieces of filter material feeding along a feed line, includes: a movement carousel rotating continuously about an axis; a plurality of grippers positioned along, and movable continuously with, the carousel, each gripper configured for retaining a respective piece of filter material; a plurality of operating stations positioned along, and movable continuously with, the carousel; each operating station associated with a gripper and configured to operate on the piece of filter material to form, at least partly, a filter bag along a predetermined angular stretch of rotation of the carousel; a plurality of translation devices, associated with the carousel and configured for translating a gripper along a direction parallel to the axis to bring the corresponding gripper to the respective pieces of filter material at least for a stretch of the feed line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Pasini, Sauro Rivola
  • Patent number: 10793347
    Abstract: A machine for forming filter bags for infusion products including a first movement carousel rotating continuously about a first axis of rotation; a plurality of first gripping means positioned along, and movable continuously with, the first carousel; a plurality of first operating stations positioned along, and movable continuously with, the first movement carousel; each first operating station is associated with a corresponding first gripping means; each first operating station is configured to operate on the piece of filter material in order to form, at least partly, a filter bag along a predetermined angular stretch of rotation of the first movement carousel; and a plurality of first translation devices, associated with the first movement carousel and configured for translating, mutually, the first operating stations and the corresponding first gripping means along a direction parallel to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Dario Rea, Sauro Rivola, Fabio Pasini
  • Publication number: 20190291905
    Abstract: Described is a machine for forming filter bags (1) for infusion products, starting from pieces (1a) of filter material feeding along a feed line (A), comprising: a first movement carousel (2) rotating continuously about a first axis (2X) of rotation; a plurality of first gripping means (3) positioned along, and movable continuously with, the first movement carousel (2), each first gripping means (3) being configured for retaining a respective piece (1 a) of filter material being formed; a plurality of first operating stations (4) positioned along, and movable continuously with, the first movement carousel (2); each first operating station (4) being associated with corresponding first gripping means (3) and configured to operate on the piece (1 a) of filter material in order to form, at least partly, a filter bag (1) along a predetermined angular stretch of rotation of the first movement carousel (2); a plurality of first translation devices (5), associated with the first movement carousel (2) and configured f
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Fabio PASINI, Sauro RIVOLA
  • Publication number: 20190047781
    Abstract: A machine for forming filter bags for infusion products including a first movement carousel rotating continuously about a first axis of rotation; a plurality of first gripping means positioned along, and movable continuously with, the first carousel; a plurality of first operating stations positioned along, and movable continuously with, the first movement carousel; each first operating station is associated with a corresponding first gripping means; each first operating station is configured to operate on the piece of filter material in order to form, at least partly, a filter bag along a predetermined angular stretch of rotation of the first movement carousel; and a plurality of first translation devices, associated with the first movement carousel and configured for translating, mutually, the first operating stations and the corresponding first gripping means along a direction parallel to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Dario REA, Sauro RIVOLA, Fabio PASINI