Patents by Inventor Laurette Defranco

Laurette Defranco 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: 10759568
    Abstract: Flexible packaging (1) of the bag type for loosely packaged perishable food products, comprising: a front wall (2) and a rear wall (3) situated opposite each other, defining on the upper part a closing fin (4) and laterally connected together by two gusset walls (5); and a reclosing device comprising a first planar portion (12) and a second planar portion (13) fixed to the front wall (2) and to the rear wall (3) respectively and equipped with means (7; 8) for mutual connection in an overlapped configuration; wherein, in a shelf configuration, said package (1) has the closing fin (4) folded over on top of said rear wall (3), the first planar portion (12) and the second planar portion (13) of the reclosing device being arranged side-by-side and integrated in a planar insert (10) which can be broken along a separation line (1) between said first portion (12) and said second portion (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Michele Amigoni, Ivano Lodi Rizzini, Laurette Defranco, Andrea Bordini Santucci
  • Publication number: 20190144166
    Abstract: Flexible package (1) of the bag type for loosely packaged perishable food products, comprising: a front wall (2) and a rear wall (3) situated opposite each other, defining on the upper part a closing fin (4) and laterally connected together by two gusset walls (5); and a reclosing insert (10) comprising an attachment portion (7), externally adhering to said rear wall (3), and a non-adhesive free portion (8), contiguous to said attachment portion (7) and defining between itself and the rear wall (3) an insertion space (6) open at the top; said free portion (8) being able to retain, in a reclosing configuration, a folded-over portion of said closing fin (4) within said insertion space (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Michele Amigoni, Ivano Lodi Rizzini, Laurette Defranco, Andrea Bordini Santucci
  • Publication number: 20190144167
    Abstract: Flexible packaging (1) of the bag type for loosely packaged perishable food products, comprising: a front wall (2) and a rear wall (3) situated opposite each other, defining on the upper part a closing fin (4) and laterally connected together by two gusset walls (5); and a reclosing device comprising a first planar portion (12) and a second planar portion (13) fixed to the front wall (2) and to the rear wall (3) respectively and equipped with means (7; 8) for mutual connection in an overlapped configuration; wherein, in a shelf configuration, said package (1) has the closing fin (4) folded over on top of said rear wall (3), the first planar portion (12) and the second planar portion (13) of the reclosing device being arranged side-by-side and integrated in a planar insert (10) which can be broken along a separation line (1) between said first portion (12) and said second portion (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Michele Amigoni, Ivano Lodi Rizzini, Laurette Defranco, Andrea Bordini Santucci