Patents by Inventor Guiseppe Di Giovanni

Guiseppe Di Giovanni 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).

  • Sorting system for transferring items from a trolley to an unloading station in response to the detection of a magnetic field generated at the unloading station
    Patent number: 6820561
    Abstract: A sorting system includes trolleys traveling along a path between respective stations for loading and unloading items in a direction transversely of the direction of travel of the trolleys. Each station includes an inductor for generating a variable magnetic induction field which is sensed by a detecting mechanism, such as an antenna, disposed on the trolley. In response to the magnetic induction field being detected, a loading/unloading device on the trolley (e.g., an endless belt) is actuated to load or unload items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Sandvik AB
    Inventors: Attilio Soldavini, Guiseppe Di Giovanni
  • Equipment and method for activating and controlling sorting units in a sorting machine
    Publication number: 20020079254
    Abstract: A sorting system includes trolleys traveling along a path between respective stations for loading and unloading items in a direction transversely of the direction of travel of the trolleys. Each station includes an inductor for generating a variable magnetic induction field which is sensed by a detecting mechanism, such as an antenna, disposed on the trolley. In response to the magnetic induction field being detected, a loading/unloading device on the trolley (e.g., an endless belt) is actuated to load or unload items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Attilio Soldavini, Guiseppe Di Giovanni