Patents by Inventor Laura Paramoure Michelli

Laura Paramoure Michelli 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).

  • Portable and automatic bottle filling/capping apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 9150399
    Abstract: An automatic, portable water bottle filling apparatus includes an elongated frame that defines a continuous conveying path with opposite first and second ends; a conveyor system that moves bottles along the conveying path; a water filling station adjacent to the conveying path second end that is configured to fill an empty bottle with liquid from the user's water source; a capping station positioned downstream from the water filling station that is configured to close a filled bottle with a cap; a sensor system configured to detect the presence of an empty, uncapped bottle at the water filling station; and a controller that automatically controls operations of the water filling station, capping station and conveyor system in response to signals received from the sensor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Inventors: Richard D. Michelli, Laura Paramoure Michelli
  • Portable and Automatic Bottle Filling/Capping Apparatus and Methods
    Publication number: 20100275556
    Abstract: An automatic, portable water bottle filling apparatus includes an elongated frame that defines a continuous conveying path with opposite first and second ends; a conveyor system that moves bottles along the conveying path; a water filling station adjacent to the conveying path second end that is configured to fill an empty bottle with liquid from the user's water source; a capping station positioned downstream from the water filling station that is configured to close a filled bottle with a cap; a sensor system configured to detect the presence of an empty, uncapped bottle at the water filling station; and a controller that automatically controls operations of the water filling station, capping station and conveyor system in response to signals received from the sensor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Richard D. Michelli, Laura Paramoure Michelli