Patents by Inventor Franceschi Giancarlo

Franceschi Giancarlo 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: 5509257
    Abstract: The packaging machine comprises a feeding line equipped with belt conveyors for conveying flat folded blanks withdrawn thereby from a magazine. An erecting station, situated downstream of the withdrawing station, is provided with a rotating head featuring gripping means with suction cups aimed at cooperating with second suction cups to open adjacent edges of the blanks. Upper runs of belt conveyors of a packaging line situated below the feeding line, are designed to cooperate with the lower run of the conveyor so as to hold the cases obtained from the blanks. Pushers are located at the side of a feeding line placed at the side of the packaging line for feeding the articles, and are operated axially in order to introduce the articles into the cases. Means are provided for adjustment in accordance with the height of the cases, and move vertically a group comprising the feeding line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Tagliaferri, Franceschi Giancarlo, Paolo Marzocchi
  • Patent number: 5481848
    Abstract: A method for feeding and preparing information leaflets on a product packaging line consisting of a first carton conveyor, a second product conveyor and, between these two conveyors, a leaflet continuous-grip conveyor for transporting leaflets along a conveyor aligned to the packaging lines where the leaflet conveying means have sections with varying degrees of grip to facilitate feeding and inserting of leaflets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Tagliaferri, Franceschi Giancarlo