Patents by Inventor Fausto Martoni

Fausto Martoni 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: 12543707
    Abstract: A laying nest provided with an ejection system with a particularly simple structure and operation comprises a nest floor that can rotate in two opposite directions, to get more inclined towards a collection area or towards a coop arranged on the nest side opposite to the collection area. The floor is rotatable about a pair of pivot pins arranged aligned to each other and adjacent to the coop, and each of the pivot pins is mounted slidably in a respective slot. The rotation to incline the floor towards the collection area is thus obtained by translating the pivot pins along the respective slots. The driving arrangement of the ejection system comprises traction cables guided along return pulleys arranged above the floor, whereby the ejection system has a limited footprint and is not prone to jams and malfunctions due to droppings and dirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: VALLI S.R.L.
    Inventor: Fausto Martoni
  • Publication number: 20240365756
    Abstract: A laying nest provided with an ejection system with a particularly simple structure and operation comprises a nest floor that can rotate in two opposite directions, to get more inclined towards a collection area or towards a coop arranged on the nest side opposite to the collection area. The floor is rotatable about a pair of pivot pins arranged aligned to each other and adjacent to the coop, and each of the pivot pins is mounted slidably in a respective slot. The rotation to incline the floor towards the collection area is thus obtained by translating the pivot pins along the respective slots. The driving arrangement of the ejection system comprises traction cables guided along return pulleys arranged above the floor, whereby the ejection system has a limited footprint and is not prone to jams and malfunctions due to droppings and dirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventor: Fausto MARTONI
  • Patent number: 11553696
    Abstract: A laying nest is provided with an improved ejection system, in which the risk of expelling eggs together with the hens is suppressed. The floor of the laying nest can rotate in both directions. Thanks to this arrangement, at first it can be rotated in a first direction for inclining it towards the egg collection area and ensuring that all the laid eggs are removed; next, it can be rotated in a second, opposite direction for inclining it towards the hen coop and thus expelling the hens from the laying nest. In a preferred embodiment, the driving arrangement of the ejection system of the laying nest is entirely arranged below the floor of the laying nest, so as to not occupy room in the laying nest and to be protected from manures and dirt that may be present in the laying nest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: VALLI S.R.L.
    Inventor: Fausto Martoni
  • Patent number: 11297803
    Abstract: A conveying system for shock-sensitive items, in particular eggs, is provided and comprises a plurality of conveying devices in which items are transferred from one conveying device to another. In particular, the conveying system comprises a motion transmission assembly which ensures synchronism between the advancement of a first conveying device and the advancement of a second conveying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: VALLI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Fausto Martoni
  • Patent number: 11058097
    Abstract: A conveying system for shock-sensitive items, in particular eggs, comprises a plurality of conveying devices in which the items are transferred from one conveying device to another. More particularly, the items are transferred from a conveying device oriented in a substantially horizontal direction to an adjacent conveying device oriented in a substantially vertical direction, without the risk of being damaged. The advancing movement of the conveying device having a substantially horizontal orientation is not movement at constant speed but, on the contrary, it is a movement at variable speed, sometimes accelerated and sometimes decelerated, and the transfer of the conveyed item from the conveying device to the conveying device having a substantially vertical orientation takes place when the advancement speed of the conveying device having a substantially horizontal orientation is at its minimum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: VALLI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Fausto Martoni
  • Publication number: 20210059221
    Abstract: A conveying system for shock-sensitive items, in particular eggs, comprises a plurality of conveying devices in which the items are transferred from one conveying device to another. More particularly, the items are transferred from a conveying device oriented in a substantially horizontal direction to an adjacent conveying device oriented in a substantially vertical direction, without the risk of being damaged. The advancing movement of the conveying device having a substantially horizontal orientation is not movement at constant speed but, on the contrary, it is a movement at variable speed, sometimes accelerated and sometimes decelerated, and the transfer of the conveyed item from the conveying device to the conveying device having a substantially vertical orientation takes place when the advancement speed of the conveying device having a substantially horizontal orientation is at its minimum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Fausto Martoni
  • Publication number: 20210029972
    Abstract: A conveying system for shock-sensitive items, in particular eggs, is provided and comprises a plurality of conveying devices in which items are transferred from one conveying device to another. In particular, the conveying system comprises a motion transmission assembly which ensures synchronism between the advancement of a first conveying device and the advancement of a second conveying device, so as to optimize the transfer of items carried by the first to the second conveying device and allow the items to be transferred in the smoothest possible way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Fausto Martoni
  • Publication number: 20200196576
    Abstract: A laying nest is provided with an improved ejection system, in which the risk of expelling eggs together with the hens is suppressed. The floor of the laying nest can rotate in both directions. Thanks to this arrangement, at first it can be rotated in a first direction for inclining it towards the egg collection area and ensuring that all the laid eggs are removed; next, it can be rotated in a second, opposite direction for inclining it towards the hen coop and thus expelling the hens from the laying nest. In a preferred embodiment, the driving arrangement of the ejection system of the laying nest is entirely arranged below the floor of the laying nest, so as to not occupy room in the laying nest and to be protected from manures and dirt that may be present in the laying nest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Fausto Martoni