Patents by Inventor Gianfranco D'Amato

Gianfranco D'Amato 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: 8146796
    Abstract: A cardboard container for drinks and a process for making it is provided. The container has a perimetral wall (2) and a bottom wall and includes elements (4) for supporting another such container (1) nested inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Seda S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Patent number: 8118187
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lid (5) with a central lid portion (6) and with a peripheral clamping groove (7) formed between an outer groove wall (8) and an inner groove wall (9) for being clamped onto a beaded rim (4) of a cup-shaped receptacle (1). A constriction (10) is provided on at least a peripheral section of the outer groove wall (8), the constriction (10) forming a projection (14) into the interior of the groove (7), this projection (14) comprising a projecting tip (15), an upper wall (16) and a lower wall (17), and the projecting tip (15) defining a horizontal plane (H). The invention is characterized in that an angle (?) between the horizontal plane (H) and a tangential plane (T16)to the end of the upper wall (16) adjacent the projecting tip (15) is smaller than an angle (?) between the horizontal plane (H) and a tangential plane (T17) to the end of the lower wall (17) adjacent the projecting tip (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Seda S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20120006888
    Abstract: A container for receiving foodstuff or dried beverages comprising a surrounding container wall, an upper container opening and a bottom part opposite to the container opening and connected to a lower end section of the container wall, wherein the bottom part includes an essentially flat bottom section and an abutment flange which protrudes at least in some locations from the bottom section in the direction of the container opening, and the lower end section of the container wall includes a support ring protruding radially inwards from the end section. The bottom part and the lower end section is connected between the abutment flange, an inner side of the container wall, and between the lower side of the bottom section and an upper side of the support ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SEDA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20110263399
    Abstract: A tool for pressing lower rim section of a receptacle wall and a receptacle bottom comprises an inner tool part and an outer tool part. The outer tool part essentially surrounds the receptacle at its lower end. The inner tool part comprises tool segments that are moveable relative to the outer tool part between a retracted and a pressing position, wherein in the pressing position the lower rim sections are pressed together by opposed pressing surfaces of outer tool part and inner tool part. To avoid any contamination of the pressing surfaces and also delamination of the lower rim section of the receptacle, at least one groove is formed in the pressing surface of the tool segment and/or of the outer tool part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Seda S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20110240506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a double-walled cup (1) which comprises an inner and an outer wall as well as a cup opening on its upper end and a bottom part on its lower end. The outer wall is substantially produced from paper, cardboard or the like. The object of the invention is to improve said double-walled cup (1) in such a manner that it can be more rapidly and simply produced and assembled and to reduce the structural stability of the double-walled cup while maintaining its corresponding thermal insulating properties. For this purpose, the inner cup providing the inner wall is inserted into the outer cup (3) providing the outer wall and is secured therein or thereto in an especially detachable manner. The inner cup (2) is produced from an at least fluid-tight plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: SEDA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20110198351
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a lid for a container, in particular to a lid for a drink container such as a paper cup. The lid is detachably mountable onto the edge of an opening of the container. The lid comprises a lower lid part with an inner outlet opening, and an upper lid part with an outer outlet opening. In an assembled position, the upper lid part is mounted rotatable relative to the lower lid part between at least two positions, such that the outlet openings are mutually aligned in one position and are without any overlap in the other position. The lower lid part has a circumferential mounting flange for overlapping the opening edge of the container, and the upper lid part has a circumferential mounting flange for overlapping the mounting flange of the lower lid part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: SEDA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20110174656
    Abstract: Device (1) for producing a stacking projection (2) on the inner side (3) of a container wall (4) comprises a splaying mandrel (5) and a support ring (S) open at the top. Those are movable relative to one another between a standby position (7) and a deformation position (8). The splaying mandrel comprises at least in some places a retaining indentation (9) running externally circumferentially and the support ring comprises at least in some places a notch projection (10) running internally circumferentially. Through the interaction of those indentation and projection in the deformation position the stacking projection can be produced, wherein in the deformation a gap width (11) between in particular the retaining indentation and the notch projection in a border section (12) of the circumference is greater than the gap width (13) between the other circumferential sections (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SEDA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Patent number: 7971743
    Abstract: A collapsible container for receiving food has a flexible wall that includes at least two layers. The container has a withdrawal opening with a bent opening edge and is closed at its end opposite the withdrawal opening. The container is rolled from a two-dimensional blank which is connected with itself in an overlap region extending in particular in the longitudinal direction of the container by heat and/or pressure. An inspection of the interior of the container is possible, since the container is formed from a transparent and liquid tight material which can be shaped for bending the opening edge and is dimensionally stable after the shaping. A blank for the manufacture of such a collapsible container is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Seda S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Patent number: 7926535
    Abstract: A tool for pressing lower rim section of a receptacle wall and a receptacle bottom comprises an inner tool part and an outer tool part. The outer tool part essentially surrounds the receptacle at its lower end. The inner tool part comprises tool segments that are moveable relative to the outer tool part between a retracted and a pressing position, wherein in the pressing position the lower rim sections are pressed together by opposed pressing surfaces of outer tool part and inner tool part. To avoid any contamination of the pressing surfaces and also delamination of the lower rim section of the receptacle, at least one groove is formed in the pressing surface of the tool segment and/or of the outer tool part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Seda S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Patent number: 7874476
    Abstract: A container (1) for the transport of a foodstuff comprises an upper and a lower container half (2, 3) which are interconnected for pivoting between a closed and an open position (4). Each container half comprises a flat bottom and/or cover wall (5, 6), from which side walls (7, 8, 9, 10) extend essentially obliquely upwards or downwards and outwards to the respective other container half (2, 3). In order to improve the thermal insulation with containers of this nature and at the same time to achieve increased stability, in particular with containers made from paper, cardboard or the like, the bottom and/or cover wall (5, 6) is formed double-walled at least in places. A one-part blank (40) is provided for the manufacture of a container of this nature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Seda S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20110000809
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a multi-layered package, and particularly to a container comprising a container opening and a container bottom. Preferably, at least one outer wall comprises a predetermined removable wall section, revealing an information. The feature of the package according to the present invention is that the package is formed with at least one inner wall and one outer wall. Thereby, the wall section is as part of the outer wall a removable card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: SEDA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20100326869
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a multi-layered package, and particularly to a container comprising a container opening and a container bottom. Preferably, at least one outer wall comprises a predetermined removable wall section, revealing an information. The feature of the package according to the present invention is that the package is formed with at least one inner wall and one outer wall. Thereby, the wall section is as part of the outer wall a removable card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: SEDA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20100326870
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a multi-layered package, and particularly to a container comprising a container opening and a container bottom. Preferably, at least one outer wall comprises a predetermined removable wall section, revealing an information. The feature of the package according to the present invention is that the package is formed with at least one inner wall and one outer wall. Thereby, the wall section is as part of the outer wall a removable card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: SEDA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20090170680
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulated container for hot drinks or the like comprising an inner cup having a generally frusto-conical cup body and a generally frusto-conical outer shell. The cup is seated within the shell so that a contact path is disposed near the upper edge of the shell, along which contact path the outer surface of the cup body and inner surface of the shell are in contact. At least one bonding spot and/or bonding area for bonding said shell to said cup body is locally formed within said contact path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Seda S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'amato
  • Publication number: 20090166402
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulated container for hot drinks or the like comprising an inner cup having a generally frusto-conical cup body and a generally frusto-conical outer shell. The cup is seated within the shell so that a contact path is disposed near the upper edge of the shell, along which contact path the outer surface of the cup body and inner surface of the shell are in contact. At least one bonding spot and/or bonding area for bonding said shell to said cup body is locally formed within said contact path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Seda S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'amato
  • Publication number: 20090159606
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lid (5) with a central lid portion (6) and with a peripheral clamping groove (7) formed between an outer groove wall (8) and an inner groove wall (9) for being clamped onto a beaded rim (4) of a cup-shaped receptacle (1). A constriction (10) is provided on at least a peripheral section of the outer groove wall (8), the constriction (10) forming a projection (14) into the interior of the groove (7), this projection (14) comprising a projecting tip (15), an upper wall (16) and a lower wall (17), and the projecting tip (15) defining a horizontal plane (H). The invention is characterized in that an angle (?) between the horizontal plane (H) and a tangential plane (T16) to the end of the upper wall (16) adjacent the projecting tip (15) is smaller than an angle (?) between the horizontal plane (H) and a tangential plane (T17) to the end of the lower wall (17) adjacent the projecting tip (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Publication number: 20090152336
    Abstract: A container (2) comprises a bottom part (5) and a lid part (4), wherein the lid part (4) comprises a rectangular lid area (6) connected at three edges (7, 8, 9) with corresponding flanks (10, 11, 12). A fourth edge (3) of the lid area (6) is pivotably connected with the bottom part (5), and the bottom part (5) comprises a rectangular bottom area (17) and four lateral wall areas (22, 23, 24, 25) assigned to a respective edge (18, 19, 20, 21) of the bottom area (17). To improve a container of said type in a manner that said container satisfies all requirements in relation to the transportation and consumption of a corresponding food with means that in terms of construction are as simple as possible, at least one of the lateral wall areas (22, 23, 24, 25) of the bottom part (5) is pivotable about the edge (18, 19, 20, 21) of the bottom area connecting this lateral wall area and the bottom area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Patent number: D588002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Seda S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Patent number: D613612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Seda S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Patent number: D645355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Seda SpA
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato