Patents by Inventor Gianni Zaniboni
Gianni Zaniboni 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).
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Patent number: 10750756Abstract: A machine for producing and dispensing liquid and semi-liquid consumer food products such as ice creams, whipped cream, yogurt and the like comprises a container for a basic product of the consumer food product, a feed and treatment circuit for the basic product, comprising a feed pump, dispensing means positioned at an outfeed end of the feed and treatment circuit, and a device for checking the bacterial load of the product during production/dispensing; an electronic control unit controlling and regulating the various steps for measuring the bacterial load.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: ALI GROUP S.R.L.—CARPIGIANIInventors: Gino Cocchi, Roberto Lazzarini, Gianni Zaniboni
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Patent number: 9125426Abstract: A machine for producing and dispensing liquid or semiliquid food products, includes: a holding vat for a liquid base product; a treatment circuit for treating the liquid base product to obtain a liquid or semiliquid food product; a dispensing mechanism to dispense the food product; one or more actuators acting on the base product, food product and/or parts of the machine; and one or more sensors for detecting one or more operating parameters of the machine. The machine further includes an interfacing unit preferably provided with a control card operatively associated with at least one of the one or more sensors to receive a respective one of the one or more operating parameters and transmit it to a remote processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: CARPIGIANI GROUP—ALI S.p.A.Inventors: Gianni Zaniboni, Gino Cocchi, Roberto Lazzarini
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Patent number: 8869540Abstract: A machine for producing liquid and semi-liquid food products with a continuous cycle comprises a containment tank (5) for basic liquid or semi-liquid food products comprising an outfeed hole (6), a whipping and freezing cylinder (2) having an infeed for the basic food products connected to the tank (5) outfeed hole (6), and comprising a mixer for whipping and freezing of the basic food products and for obtaining an end product, a pump (7) acting in the containment tank (5) and comprising an intake duct (8) for drawing the basic food products from the tank (5) and a delivery duct (9) for transferring the drawn products towards the tank (5) outfeed (6). The machine also comprises a flexible delivery pipe (11) connected to the pump (7) delivery duct (9) and to the tank (5) outfeed (6).Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Carpigiani Group—Ali S.p.A.Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Publication number: 20140220194Abstract: A machine for producing and dispensing liquid and semi-liquid consumer food products such as ice creams, whipped cream, yogurt and the like comprises a container for a basic product of the consumer food product, a feed and treatment circuit for the basic product, comprising a feed pump, dispensing means positioned at an outfeed end of the feed and treatment circuit, and a device for checking the bacterial load of the product during production/dispensing; an electronic control unit controlling and regulating the various steps for measuring the bacterial load.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: ALI S.p.A.Inventors: Gino COCCHI, Roberto LAZZARINI, Gianni ZANIBONI
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Patent number: 8758678Abstract: A machine for producing and dispensing liquid and semi-liquid consumer food products such as ice creams, whipped cream, yogurt and the like comprises a container for a basic product of the consumer food product, a feed and treatment circuit for the basic product, comprising a feed pump, dispensing means positioned at an outfeed end of the feed and treatment circuit, and a device for checking the bacterial load of the product during production/dispensing; an electronic control unit controlling and regulating the various steps for measuring the bacterial load.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Ali S.p.A.Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Roberto Lazzarini, Gianni Zaniboni
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Patent number: 8739565Abstract: A machine for producing liquid and semi-liquid consumer food products comprises one or more containers (2) for a basic product of the consumer product to be made; a refrigeration system (3) acting on the containers (2) to reduce the temperature of the basic product; the refrigeration system (3) comprising a predetermined refrigerant; the refrigerant being carbon dioxide and the refrigeration system (3) being set up to carry out a transcritical refrigeration cycle on the refrigerant.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Carpigiani Group—Ali S.p.A.Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Patent number: 8591097Abstract: A machine for producing and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid consumer food products, comprising: a tank (2) for holding a liquid base product; a treatment circuit (10) for said liquid base product, so as to obtain a liquid or semi-liquid food product; means (30) for dispensing said food product; one or more actuators (40) acting on said base product, said food product and/or parts of said machine (1). At least one of said one or more actuators (40) is a brushless motor (41).Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Carpigiani Group—ALI S.p.A.Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Patent number: 8572998Abstract: A machine for making ice-cream products includes a whipping and freezing unit with a horizontal axis, and an inspection door connected to one end of the whipping and freezing unit to allow access to the inside of the unit. The inspection door has a dispensing hole so that the whipping and freezing unit can be put in fluid communication with the outside environment and a dispensing door for selectively opening and closing the dispensing hole. The dispensing door includes a separator, having an opening, able to rotate relative to the inspection door so that the dispensing hole is selectively opposite the opening and allows controlled dispensing of ice-cream products from the whipping and freezing unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2008Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: ALI S.p.A.Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Patent number: 8479532Abstract: A machine for the treatment of liquid and semi-liquid food mixtures comprises a mixture whipping and freezing/heating tank (3), a circuit (6) for cooling and/or heating basic products of which the mixture consists, comprising a compressor (7) driven by an electric motor (18), and a mixer (4) rotating inside the tank (3) to mix the basic products. The machine also comprises a control unit (11) for the speed of rotation of the compressor (7) electric motor (18), for regulating the compressor operating speed and varying the thermal power supplied by the compressor (7) according to at least the quantity of mixture treated.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Carpigiani Group-Ali S.p.A.Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Patent number: 8402781Abstract: A machine for making two different types of product consisting respectively of ice creams and of shakes, includes: a main processing circuit for making the ice cream, having an infeed end associated with a tank for containing a product to be processed and an outfeed end associated with a mixing chamber; an auxiliary processing circuit for making the shake, having an infeed end associated with a tank for containing a diluting liquid and an outfeed end associated with the mixing chamber; a dispenser mechanism positioned at the mixing chamber dispensing the ice cream or the shake; and a selection device for selecting the type of product, equipped with at least a first and a second nozzle. Each nozzle can be associated with the mixing chamber in a corresponding condition for dispensing of the ice cream or the shake.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Ali S.p.A.Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Patent number: 8376609Abstract: The disposable agitator for mixed food products has an elongated stem, which has, at a longitudinal end, an agitator blade having the shape of a spoon, and can be removably fixed to the rotary shaft of a mixer, so that the consumer can subsequently use the agitator as a utensil for eating the product previously mixed; the agitator has at least one longitudinal rib, projecting transversally from the stem and/or from the agitator blade and at the same time acting as an agitator stiffening element and an active element in the mixing action.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: ALI S.p.A.Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Patent number: 8297182Abstract: A machine for producing ice cream shop products comprises a whipping and freezing unit (2) with a horizontal axis (A) and a removable head (10) forming an end wall (11) of the whipping and freezing unit (2), there being in the wall (11) an inlet (12) for ingredients intended to constitute the ice cream shop products, and an outlet (13) for the ice cream shop product prepared.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Carpigiani Group-ALI S.p.A.Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Publication number: 20110011887Abstract: A machine for producing and dispensing liquid or semiliquid food products, comprising: a holding vat (2) for a liquid base product; a treatment circuit (10) for said liquid base product, to obtain a liquid or semiliquid food product; dispensing means (30) to dispense said food product; one or more actuators (40) acting on said base product, food product and/or parts of said machine (1); one or more sensors (50) for detecting one or more operating parameters (P) of said machine (1). The machine (1) further comprises an interfacing unit (70) preferably provided with a control card operatively associated with at least one of said one or more sensors (50) to receive a respective one of said one or more operating parameters (P) and transmit it to a remote processing unit (80).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2007Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: CARPIGIANI GROUP - ALI S.P.A.Inventors: Gianni Zaniboni, Gino Cocchi, Roberto Lazzarini
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Publication number: 20100122539Abstract: The invention relates to a machine (1) for making and dispensing food products such as ice creams, ice cream shakes and the like, in which a frame (2) supports and houses a tank (3) for containing a basic product to be processed and a processing circuit (5) for making products to be dispensed starting with the basic product; the processing circuit (5) comprises a processing chamber (37), fed by the tank (3), a stirrer (9), housed in the processing chamber (37), and a refrigerating unit for refrigerating the processing chamber (37); the machine (1) also comprises means (13) for dispensing doses of processed product, said means being connected to the processing chamber (37), and, supported by the frame (2) in a single integrated structure, a plurality of tanks (38) for containing additional condiments, in particular candied items, sweets, chocolates, hazelnuts, pistachios, and a mixer (39) equipped with a disposable spoon (40; 40?) for mixing the additional condiments with the product dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2009Publication date: May 20, 2010Applicant: CARPIGIANI GROUP - ALI S.P.A.Inventors: Gino COCCHI, Gianni ZANIBONI, Roberto LAZZARINI
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Publication number: 20100101235Abstract: A machine for producing liquid and semi-liquid food products with a continuous cycle comprises a containment tank (5) for basic liquid or semi-liquid food products comprising an outfeed hole (6), a whipping and freezing cylinder (2) having an infeed for the basic food products connected to the tank (5) outfeed hole (6), and comprising a mixer for whipping and freezing of the basic food products and for obtaining an end product, a pump (7) acting in the containment tank (5) and comprising an intake duct (8) for drawing the basic food products from the tank (5) and a delivery duct (9) for transferring the drawn products towards the tank (5) outfeed (6). The machine also comprises a flexible delivery pipe (11) connected to the pump (7) delivery duct (9) and to the tank (5) outfeed (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: CARPIGIANI GROUP - ALI S.P.A.Inventors: Gino COCCHI, Gianni ZANIBONI, Roberto LAZZARINI
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Publication number: 20090323462Abstract: A machine for producing and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid consumer food products, comprising: a tank (2) for holding a liquid base product; a treatment circuit (10) for said liquid base product, so as to obtain a liquid or semi-liquid food product; means (30) for dispensing said food product; one or more actuators (40) acting on said base product, said food product and/or parts of said machine (1). At least one of said one or more actuators (40) is a brushless motor (41).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Publication number: 20090217825Abstract: A machine for producing ice cream shop products comprises a whipping and freezing unit (2) with a horizontal axis (A) and a removable head (10) forming an end wall (11) of the whipping and freezing unit (2), there being in the wall (11) an inlet (12) for ingredients intended to constitute the ice cream shop products, and an outlet (13) for the ice cream shop product prepared.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Publication number: 20090193828Abstract: A machine for producing liquid and semi-liquid consumer food products comprises one or more containers (2) for a basic product of the consumer product to be made; a refrigeration system (3) acting on the containers (2) to reduce the temperature of the basic product; the refrigeration system (3) comprising a predetermined refrigerant; the refrigerant being carbon dioxide and the refrigeration system (3) being set up to carry out a transcritical refrigeration cycle on the refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Publication number: 20090191318Abstract: A machine for the treatment of liquid and semi-liquid food mixtures comprises a mixture whipping and freezing/heating tank (3), a circuit (6) for cooling and/or heating basic products of which the mixture consists, comprising a compressor (7) driven by an electric motor (18), and a mixer (4) rotating inside the tank (3) to mix the basic products. The machine also comprises a control unit (11) for the speed of rotation of the compressor (7) electric motor (18), for regulating the compressor operating speed and varying the thermal power supplied by the compressor (7) according to at least the quantity of mixture treated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini
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Publication number: 20080273419Abstract: A machine for making ice-cream products comprises at least a motor operatively connected to a rod-shaped element so as to drive the rotation of the latter about its own axis of extension, grip means for moving the motor and/or the rod-shaped element at least along the axis of rotation of the rod-shaped element so that the rod-shaped element is at least partly immersed in a containment tank. The machine comprises means for activating the motor, preferably contact sensors, positioned on the grip means.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: Gino Cocchi, Gianni Zaniboni, Roberto Lazzarini