Patents by Inventor Lorena D'Alfonso

Lorena D'Alfonso 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).

  • Publication number: 20160332802
    Abstract: A rigid, swing-open package of tobacco articles having: a group of tobacco articles; an inner container housing the group of tobacco articles; an outer container housing the inner container; a main hinge connecting the inner container to the outer container to allow the inner container to rotate between a closed position and an open position; and a stop member, which limits extraction of the inner container from the outer container and so defines a fully-open position of the inner container with respect to the outer container; the stop member being provided with a stop tab having an inner panel hinged at one end to the inner container, an outer panel glued to a wall of the outer container, and an intermediate panel hinged to the inner panel on one side and to the outer panel on the opposite side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Lorena D'Alfonso, Stefano Negrini
  • Publication number: 20160167828
    Abstract: A rigid container for containing articles, preferably solid soap, the container extending along a main axis and includes a top wall and a bottom wall lying in respective planes transversal to the main axis, and a front face, a rear face, which extend from the top wall to the bottom wall and two sides or lateral faces which extend from the top walk to the bottom wall; the front face of the container includes a convex front panel which has a first supporting portion, and the rear face of the container includes a rear panel which has a second supporting portion shaped to mutually match the first supporting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: G.D S.p.A
    Inventors: Marco GHINI, Lorena D'ALFONSO, Stefano NEGRINI
  • Publication number: 20160096678
    Abstract: A packet having: a group of articles; a sealed package enclosing the group of articles and having a first cover flap, which is defined by a first cut through the sealed package and is movable to allow access to the group of articles; a rigid container enclosing the sealed package and having a second cover flap, which is defined by a second cut through the container, is superimposed on the first cover flap of the sealed package, and is movable to allow access to the sealed package; and a reclosable adhesive panel, which is coated on the inside with re-stick adhesive, and has a grip tab with no re-stick adhesive and located at an edge of the adhesive panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Alver TACCHI, Lorena D'ALFONSO, Roberto POLLONI, Stefano NEGRINI
  • Patent number: 9290314
    Abstract: Described is a packet for tobacco products comprising two containers of tobacco products each substantially having the shape of a parallelepiped and provided with two larger side walls, two smaller side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall, the packet has an outer wrapper having at least one connection panel and at least two additional panels, in particular the containers are connected to the outer wrapper at the at least one connection panel; the packet is provided with a lid, hinged along a first hinge to one of the additional panels, which is able to rotate between a closed position and an open position of the packet and, in the closed position, keeping each of the two additional panels in contact with a respective larger side wall of each container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: G.D S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lorena D'Alfonso, Marco Ghini, Luca Petrucci, Roberto Polloni, Stefano Negrini
  • Patent number: 9167851
    Abstract: A cigarette packet includes a container containing a group of cigarettes and provided with an opening defining a zone giving access to the group of cigarettes. The container includes a covering element movable between a closed position and an open position which allows access to the zone giving access to the group of cigarettes. The packet includes a mirroring element located at the access zone and having a mirroring surface at least at one portion of it, and the covering element has at least one graphic sign at least at one portion of an inside surface. The portion of the inside surface is taken, when the packet is opened, to a condition where it substantially faces the mirroring surface, such that the graphic sign is reflected on the mirroring surface and is visible to a smoker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: G.D S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Marchitto, Lorena D'Alfonso, Stefano Negrini
  • Publication number: 20150164139
    Abstract: A cigarette packet includes a container containing a group of cigarettes and provided with an opening defining a zone giving access to the group of cigarettes. The container includes a covering element movable between a closed position and an open position which allows access to the zone giving access to the group of cigarettes. The packet includes a mirroring element located at the access zone and having a mirroring surface at least at one portion of it, and the covering element has at least one graphic sign at least at one portion of an inside surface. The portion of the inside surface is taken, when the packet is opened, to a condition where it substantially faces the mirroring surface, such that the graphic sign is reflected on the mirroring surface and is visible to a smoker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Giuseppe Marchitto, Lorena D'Alfonso, Stefano Negrini
  • Publication number: 20150144512
    Abstract: Described is a packet for tobacco products comprising two containers of tobacco products each substantially having the shape of a parallelepiped and provided with two larger side walls, two smaller side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall, the packet has an outer wrapper having at least one connection panel and at least two additional panels, in particular the containers are connected to the outer wrapper at the at least one connection panel; the packet is provided with a lid, hinged along a first hinge to one of the additional panels, which is able to rotate between a closed position and an open position of the packet and, in the closed position, keeping each of the two additional panels in contact with a respective larger side wall of each container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: G.D S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lorena D'Alfonso, Marco Ghini, Luca Petrucci, Roberto Polloni, Stefano Negrini
  • Publication number: 20150090618
    Abstract: Described is a packet for tobacco products, substantially in the shape of a parallelepiped and extending about a respective main direction, having a front wall, a rear wall facing the front wall, a pair of side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall; the bottom wall and the top wall have a same perimeter extension; the packet also has at least a first and a second corner wall, each of which is interposed between a side wall and the respective front wall or rear wall and has a transversal dimension variable along the main direction; the first corner wall has a geometry complementary to that of the second corner wall in such a way as to keep substantially constant the perimeter extension of each section of the packet transversal to the main direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Giuseppe Marchitto, Lorena D'Alfonso, Stefano Negrini
  • Patent number: D752974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: G.D S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Ghini, Lorena D'Alfonso
  • Patent number: D775944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: G.D S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Marchitto, Lorena D'Alfonso, Stefano Negrini