Patents by Inventor Gildo Bosi
Gildo Bosi 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: 11407143Abstract: A plant for manufacturing ceramic articles comprising two feeding devices, each of which is designed to contain a powder material of a respective type and to feed said powder material to a conveyor assembly; the plant further comprises an operating device which is designed to enable the output of the powder material selectively in the area of the feeding devices arranged successively and transversely to the feeding direction, and a control unit which controls the operating device depending on a desired reference distribution and how far the conveyor assembly feeds the powder material.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Inventors: Stefano Scardovi, Gildo Bosi
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Publication number: 20210276221Abstract: A method for manufacturing ceramic articles is described comprising a step of feeding, during which at least two different ceramic powders are fed so as to obtain a strip of ceramic powders having at least a first zone and at least a second zone having a given shape; a step of compacting, during which the strip of ceramic powders is compacted so as to obtain a compacted layer of ceramic powders, which is expanded relative to the strip of ceramic powders; a step of determination, during which expansion of the layer of powders is determined; and a step of printing, during which a decoration having a modified shape based on the given expansion is applied on the surface of the compacted layer of ceramic powders.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Gildo BOSI, Stefano SCARDOM, Claudio RICCI
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Patent number: 11067504Abstract: An apparatus (1) for optical inspection of a mass of polymeric material (2) passing through an extruder (3) having a hollow extrusion cylinder (4) extending elongately in a longitudinal direction comprises an optical sensor (8) which can be operatively coupled to the extrusion cylinder (4) and having an infrared light emitter (8a) and a receiver (8b) configured to measure a measurement parameter representing an optical property of the polymeric material (2) inside the extrusion cylinder (4) and is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of the optical sensors (8) which can be operatively coupled to the extrusion cylinder (4) in a plurality of measurement sites located in succession and spaced from each other along the longitudinal direction and a processor (9) programmed to acquire a plurality of measurement signals containing the measurement parameters measured by the corresponding optical sensors (8) and programmed to process the plurality of measurement signals in order to calculate a correspondingType: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVAInventor: Gildo Bosi
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Patent number: 10882212Abstract: A method and a plant (i.e., system or assembly) for manufacturing ceramic products comprising the steps of feeding a mixture of ceramic powders so as to obtain a powder material strip; compacting the powder material strip so as to obtain a compacted powder layer; acquiring a surface image of the compacted powder layer that reproduces the respective surface chromatic effects; processing said surface image so as to obtain a graphic decoration to be applied on the surface of the compacted powder layer that is coordinated with the respective chromatic effects in the thickness; and printing the graphic decoration on the surface of the compacted powder layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVAInventors: Stefano Scardovi, Claudio Ricci, Giovanni Lancieri, Gildo Bosi
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Publication number: 20200039108Abstract: A plant for manufacturing ceramic articles comprising two feeding devices, each of which is designed to contain a powder material of a respective type and to feed said powder material to a conveyor assembly; the plant further comprises an operating device which is designed to enable the output of the powder material selectively in the area of the feeding devices arranged successively and transversely to the feeding direction, and a control unit which controls the operating device depending on a desired reference distribution and how far the conveyor assembly feeds the power material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Stefano SCARDOVI, Gildo BOSI
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Publication number: 20190009430Abstract: A method and a plant (i.e., system or assembly) for manufacturing ceramic products comprising the steps of feeding a mixture of ceramic powders so as to obtain a powder material strip; compacting the powder material strip so as to obtain a compacted powder layer; acquiring a surface image of the compacted powder layer that reproduces the respective surface chromatic effects; processing said surface image so as to obtain a graphic decoration to be applied on the surface of the compacted powder layer that is coordinated with the respective chromatic effects in the thickness; and printing the graphic decoration on the surface of the compacted powder layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Stefano Scardovi, Claudio Ricci, Giovanni Lancieri, Gildo Bosi
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Publication number: 20180178407Abstract: A line for the continuous cycle production of decorated ceramic products includes a feeding machine, a pressing machine and a colouring machine. Further, the line includes a supervision system that includes a line server and, for each machine: (i) a local control panel, connected to the corresponding machine and configured to generate configuration data representing a machine setup; and (ii) a print server, connected to a corresponding local control panel to receive the configuration data of the corresponding machine and process it to generate a machine configuration document representing the machine configuration data formatted according to a predetermined protocol. The line server can be connected to all of the print servers of the line to receive the configuration documents of the machines of the line, and be configured to generate a configuration document of the line, representing the setup of the line in its entirety.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventor: Gildo BOSI
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Publication number: 20180128738Abstract: An apparatus (1) for optical inspection of a mass of polymeric material (2) passing through an extruder (3) having a hollow extrusion cylinder (4) extending elongately in a longitudinal direction comprises an optical sensor (8) which can be operatively coupled to the extrusion cylinder (4) and having an infrared light emitter (8a) and a receiver (8b) configured to measure a measurement parameter representing an optical property of the polymeric material (2) inside the extrusion cylinder (4) and is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of the optical sensors (8) which can be operatively coupled to the extrusion cylinder (4) in a plurality of measurement sites located in succession and spaced from each other along the longitudinal direction and a processor (9) programmed to acquire a plurality of measurement signals containing the measurement parameters measured by the corresponding optical sensors (8) and programmed to process the plurality of measurement signals in order to calculate a correspondingType: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventor: GILDO BOSI
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Patent number: 9604480Abstract: An apparatus for printing closure bodies of containers having a transfer device that is associated in input with a feeder of closure bodies to be printed and in output with an unloader of printed closure bodies. The transfer device defines seats for a respective closure body to be printed which are provided with at least one resting region for at least one abutment portion defined on the outer lateral surface of the respective closure body. The seats are mutually spaced at preset distances and movable along a transfer trajectory. The apparatus includes a device for digital printing of the closure bodies to be printed which is arranged along the transfer trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: SACMI IMOLA S.C.Inventors: Danilo Albonetti, Dario Beltrandi, Gildo Bosi
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Publication number: 20160159119Abstract: An apparatus for printing closure bodies of containers having, a transfer device that is associated in input with a feeder of closure bodies to be printed and in output with an unloader of printed closure bodies. The transfer device defines seats for a respective closure body to be printed which are provided with at least one resting region for at least one abutment portion that is defined on the outer lateral surface of the respective closure body. The seats are mutually spaced at preset distances and movable along a transfer trajectory. The apparatus includes a device for digital printing of the closure bodies to be printed which is arranged along the transfer trajectory).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Danilo ALBONETTI, Dario BELTRANDI, Gildo BOSI
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Patent number: 8256264Abstract: A method for detecting the composition of an unknown gas mixture (Minc) through an electronic nose (2) equipped with a measuring chamber (3) that houses at least one sensor comprises the steps of: calibrating a sensor by feeding a known gas mixture (Mn) into the measuring chamber (3); feeding the unknown gas mixture (Minc) into the chamber (3), while keeping the unknown gas mixture (Mine) in a predetermined desired state; and detecting the composition of the unknown gas mixture (Minc) by means of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' CooperativaInventors: Gildo Bosi, Marco Remondini, Ibanez Ricco'
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Publication number: 20100300180Abstract: A method for detecting the composition of an unknown gas mixture (Minc) through an electronic nose (2) equipped with a measuring chamber (3) that houses at least one sensor comprises the steps of: calibrating a sensor by feeding a known gas mixture (Mn) into the measuring chamber (3); feeding the unknown gas mixture (Minc) into the chamber (3), while keeping the unknown gas mixture (Mine) in a predetermined desired state; and detecting the composition of the unknown gas mixture (Minc) by means of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVAInventors: Gildo Bosi, Marco Remondini, Ibanez Ricco'
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Publication number: 20090027669Abstract: A portable device for the quality control of vegetal products comprising a power supply (7) intended for powering a circular crown of lighting lamps (41) at the centre of which there is arranged the receiving objective of a spectrometer (45) provided with means (431) adapted for resting on the product to be checked, said spectrometer (45) being associated to a microprocessor (11) which provides the measurement data on display means (12); according to the invention, the lamps (41) are permanently powered, and in stand-by, at a reduced voltage (70), lower than the nominal voltage (71) delivered by the power supply (7), and instantaneously at the nominal voltage (71 supplied by the power supply (7) through a power circuit (8) whose activation is commanded and controlled by the microprocessor (11) in response to an activation signal generated by a button (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Bruno Zauli, Marco Remondini, Gildo Bosi