Patents by Inventor Fabrizio BATTISTINI

Fabrizio BATTISTINI 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 and method for applying opening devices to a web of packaging material
    Patent number: 12103262
    Abstract: A unit for applying opening devices to a web of packaging material at predetermined areas of the web arranged at a non-zero distance from one another along the web; the unit comprises a feeding group configured for feeding the web along an advancing path; at least one first tool, arranged at a first desired position along the path and configured to apply a first opening device to a corresponding first predetermined area arranged at the first desired position; and at least one second tool, arranged at a second desired position along the path and configured to apply a second opening device to a corresponding second predetermined area arranged at the second desired position; and a buffer portion arranged along the path, downstream of the second tool and upstream of the first tool, and configured to include and/or accumulate a web portion having a number of predetermined areas which is an integer multiple of the number of tools of the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Lauro Bellucci, Fabrizio Tavernari, Armando Stagliano, Fabrizio Battistini
  • UNIT AND METHOD FOR APPLYING OPENING DEVICES TO A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20220355562
    Abstract: A unit for applying opening devices to a web of packaging material at predetermined areas of the web arranged at a non-zero distance from one another along the web; the unit comprises a feeding group configured for feeding the web along an advancing path; at least one first tool, arranged at a first desired position along the path and configured to apply a first opening device to a corresponding first predetermined area arranged at the first desired position; and at least one second tool, arranged at a second desired position along the path and configured to apply a second opening device to a corresponding second predetermined area arranged at the second desired position; and a buffer portion arranged along the path, downstream of the second tool and upstream of the first tool, and configured to include and/or accumulate a web portion having a number of predetermined areas which is an integer multiple of the number of tools of the unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Lauro BELLUCCI, Fabrizio TAVERNARI, Armando STAGLIANO, Fabrizio BATTISTINI