Patents by Inventor Massimilliano Michelini

Massimilliano Michelini 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).

  • Conveyor for an article handling unit, in particular for a folding unit for producing packages of pourable food products
    Patent number: 9902566
    Abstract: There is described a conveyor for an article handling unit, comprising an endless transport element fed with a plurality of articles at an input station and advancing the articles along a handling path to an output station; the transport element is formed by a plurality of modules, each comprising a supporting member adapted to receive in use a relative article to be handled; each module further comprises a rotating element mounted in a rotatable manner onto the supporting member to produce a change of orientation of the relative article before to release it at the output station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Richard Pedretti, Massimilliano Michelini, Massimo Pradelli, Andrea Catellani, Franco Santi, Fabrizio Rimondi, Alessandro Galata′
  • CONVEYOR FOR AN ARTICLE HANDLING UNIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A FOLDING UNIT FOR PRODUCING PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20140223858
    Abstract: There is described a conveyor for an article handling unit, comprising an endless transport element fed with a plurality of articles at an input station and advancing the articles along a handling path to an output station; the transport element is formed by a plurality of modules, each comprising a supporting member adapted to receive in use a relative article to be handled; each module further comprises a rotating element mounted in a rotatable manner onto the supporting member to produce a change of orientation of the relative article before to release it at the output station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE
    Inventors: Richard Pedretti, Massimilliano Michelini, Massimo Pradelli, Andrea Catellani, Franco Santi, Fabrizio Rimondi, Alesandro Galata