Patents by Inventor Federico TASSI

Federico TASSI 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: 20220394996
    Abstract: A machine for processing liquid or semi-liquid food products, including: a container holding the product and a dispenser. A stirrer, located inside the container, rotates about an axis to mix the product. An actuator is connected to the stirrer to rotate the stirrer. A refrigeration system, includes a closed circuit to circulate a primary heat exchanger fluid, an evaporator associated with the container, a compressor, a first air condenser and a throttle element; a control unit; a second condenser regulator for regulating the flow of the fluid and operating on the first and/or second condenser. The control unit drives the regulator to regulate the flow of fluid in the first and second condensers as a function of an operating parameter of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Roberto LAZZARINI, Federico TASSI
  • Publication number: 20220322695
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for controlling the quality of a food product, including a quality control module, equipped with: at least one sensorized device, the sensorized device being adapted to detect at least one parameter regarding a property of a food product; a processing and control unit connected to the sensorized device for receiving the detected value regarding a property of a food product; the processing unit is configured to derive a quality indication of the food product based on the value detected by the sensorized device, and the apparatus includes a communication module connected to the processing and control unit and configured to transmit information relating to the derived quality indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Andrea COCCHI, Federico TASSI, Roberto LAZZARINI
  • Publication number: 20220295822
    Abstract: A machine for making and dispensing liquid and/or semi-liquid food products includes: a container for containing the product to be processed and dispensed, the container having a discharge outlet for the product to be dispensed; a stirrer positioned inside the container; a thermal treatment system, associated with the container to treat the product thermally; a dispensing tap mounted on the discharge outlet and including a hollow supporting body and a shutter that is slidably mounted in the supporting body to be movable between an open position, allowing the product to come out through the discharge outlet, and a closed position, preventing the product from coming out through the discharge outlet, a lever movably connected to the shutter, the lever being hinged to the supporting body to rotate relative thereto to allow the shutter to be moved between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Roberto LAZZARINI, Federico TASSI
  • Publication number: 20220289409
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for filling food containers, including: a filling device for filling a food container including a neck through which the food product can be filled and a cap to cover the neck, wherein the filling device is configured to remove the cap and to fill the food container through the neck, a food container label printing device configured to print at least one label for the at least one food container; a user interface, configured at least to start the filling device; and a support for supporting at least the food container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Roberto LAZZARINI, Federico TASSI
  • Publication number: 20220117255
    Abstract: A machine for making liquid or semi-liquid food products, includes: a first processing container for processing a liquid or semi-liquid base product and defining a processing chamber; a stirrer for mixing the product in the first processing container; a thermal system including a heat exchanger, associated with the first processing container; a drive and control unit, connected to the stirrer and to the thermal system to control them; a user interface including a display and a selection control configured to rotate and/or to be moved in at least one direction, the user interface being configured to allow selections to be made and, being connected to the control unit, to send commands for controlling the thermal system and the stirrer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Roberto LAZZARINI, Federico TASSI
  • Publication number: 20210368821
    Abstract: Described is a machine for making liquid or semi-liquid food products, including a first container for processing a liquid or semi-liquid base product defining a processing chamber and a stirrer for mixing the product of the first processing container. The machine also includes a plurality of detection devices designed to detect a quantity or an operating parameter of said machine and to generate a signal representative of the quantity or of the operating parameter. The machine includes a processing and control unit configured to receive the representative signals and to derive an operating condition of the machine based on the signals. The machine also includes a user interface connected to the processing and control unit and comprising a single control operable by an operator to selectively perform power on and power off of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Federico TASSI, Roberto LAZZARINI
  • Publication number: 20210361081
    Abstract: A display counter for making and keeping liquid or semi-liquid food products is characterized in that it is made up of a plurality of modules, each defining at least one product processing position and adapted to be connectable to each other in a plurality of configurations and combinations so that the display counter can adopt a plurality of operational compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Roberto LAZZARINI, Federico TASSI
  • Publication number: 20210358641
    Abstract: A health supervision system, including: an identification station, configured to obtain at least one first data item indicating an identity of a user, a health station configured to obtain at least one second data item indicating a health situation of the user identified, at least one local data repository, and a control unit, configured for receiving the at least one first data item and the at least one second data item, calculating a string, using a cryptographic function, as a function of the at least one first data item and/or the at least one second data item, storing the at least one first data item and/or the at least one second data item in the at least one local data repository, and transmitting the string to a distributed architecture database of the distributed ledger type to write the string to the distributed architecture database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea Cocchi, Carlo Giannelli, Roberto Lazzarini, Cesare Stefanelli, Federico Tassi
  • Publication number: 20210329939
    Abstract: A machine for making and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid food products, includes, in combination: a container for containing liquid or semi-liquid products; a thermal treatment cylinder contained inside the container and having an axis that is inclined relative to the vertical; a stirrer mounted to the outside of the thermal treatment cylinder; a thermal system including a heat exchanger associated with the thermal treatment cylinder, wherein the container for containing liquid or semi-liquid products is defined by a first, inside wall and a second, outside wall, the first, inside wall and the second, outside wall forming between them a gap that is not affected by the liquid or semi-liquid products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Roberto LAZZARINI, Federico TASSI
  • Publication number: 20210329940
    Abstract: A stirrer of a machine for making and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid food products, rotating about an axis, comprises: a first end element and a second end element; longitudinal elements extending along the axis between the first end element and second end element; scraping elements which are removably couplable to the longitudinal elements, the scraping elements having a portion that is partly helical in shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Roberto LAZZARINI, Federico TASSI
  • Publication number: 20210321637
    Abstract: A machine for making liquid or semi-liquid food products includes a frame and a thermal system, which performs at least one thermodynamic cycle using a main heat exchanger fluid, and a production unit. The production unit is provided with a processing container having a cavity which defines a processing chamber for making a liquid or semi-liquid food product, a stirrer, applied or applicable on the frame at a fixed position and fitted or fittable in the processing container, and coupling means between the processing container and the drive shaft to allow coupling and hence transmission of motion from the motor to the processing container. In particular, the stirrer is provided with an inner core and an outer covering made of different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Roberto LAZZARINI, Federico TASSI
  • Publication number: 20210315233
    Abstract: A pneumatically actuated valve includes a valve body an inlet duct connected to the valve body and an outlet duct connected to the same valve body, shut-off means acting to selectively interrupt or allow the connection between the inlet duct and the outlet duct, a control chamber associated with the valve body and including: a first deformable membrane and a second deformable membrane which are adapted to form a flexible wall delimiting a closed, sealed space inside the control chamber and which operate on the shut-off means; the valve including a spacing element interposed between the first deformable membrane and the second deformable membrane to define an intermediate chamber between the first deformable membrane and the second deformable membrane, the intermediate chamber being without fluid sealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Roberto LAZZARINI, Federico TASSI
  • Publication number: 20210274806
    Abstract: A machine for making ice cream includes a first transfer channel configured to transfer a base product from a processing container to a dispensing section; a second transfer channel configured to transfer additional product from a feed device to the dispensing section; a shutter movable between closed and opens positions for controlling opening and closing of the first transfer channel, and in which the second transfer channel is formed; a containing body in which the shutter is slidably movable and having an abutment portion configured to receive a head portion of the shutter at the closed position; a drive and control unit; the second transfer channel being made internally of the shutter and, a heating device associated as one with the shutter to heat the additional product inside the second channel and connected to and controlled by the drive and control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Federico TASSI, Roberto LAZZARINI