Patents by Inventor Massimo Franzaroli

Massimo Franzaroli 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: 11970298
    Abstract: A processing plant, in particular for making respective products, in particular defined by articles or packages of respective articles, the articles being preferably in the form of articles of the tissue industry, the plant including at least one unit for detecting products, in particular defective products, especially defective articles and/or packages, preferably for detecting defective rolls and/or packs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: PULSAR S.R.L.
    Inventor: Massimo Franzaroli
  • Patent number: 11939090
    Abstract: An apparatus for the treatment of articles such as rolls made of paper material, and/or packets, packs, envelopes, bags, pallets or boxes, or another type of packaging. The apparatus includes a feeding device for feeding the articles, at least one unit for treating the articles, a transferring device for transferring the articles from the feeding device to the treatment unit, and an arranging device able to arrange the articles in respective groups of articles, each group including one or more articles arranged according to a respective and desired configuration of utilization by the treatment unit. In the apparatus, the arranging device is defined by the transferring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Massimo Franzaroli
  • Publication number: 20220002014
    Abstract: A unit for the control or management of articles includes a plant including an operating line including an upstream section for making the articles, including a log saw for cutting rolls off elongate logs, a packaging section including a packing section where the articles or rolls are packed, and a bagging section where the packs are placed in bags and/or a palletizing section where the packs or bags are placed on pallets. A conveying section transports products between the upstream section and the packaging section and/or between one packaging section and another downstream. A process controller controls the functioning of the plant sections. The unit includes a device for detecting and/or lighting a face of the product or pack and which is adapted to produce different images of the face, to exhibit different states of reflection of the light that is incident upon the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI
  • Patent number: 11142360
    Abstract: A unit for the control or management of articles includes a plant including an operating line including an upstream section for making the articles, including a log saw for cutting rolls off elongate logs, a packaging section including a packing section where the articles or rolls are packed, and a bagging section where the packs are placed in bags and/or a palletizing section where the packs or bags are placed on pallets. A conveying section transports products between the upstream section and the packaging section and/or between one packaging section and another downstream. A process controller controls the functioning of the plant sections. The unit includes a device for detecting and/or lighting a face of the product or pack and which is adapted to produce different images of the face, to exhibit different states of reflection of the light that is incident upon the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: PULSAR S.R.L.
    Inventor: Massimo Franzaroli
  • Publication number: 20210130018
    Abstract: A processing plant, in particular for making respective products, in particular defined by articles or packages of respective articles, the articles being preferably in the form of articles of the tissue industry, the plant including at least one unit for detecting products, in particular defective products, especially defective articles and/or packages, preferably for detecting defective rolls and/or packs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI
  • Patent number: 10906676
    Abstract: A processing plant, in particular for making respective products, in particular defined by articles or packages of respective articles, the articles being preferably in the form of articles of the tissue industry, the plant including at least one unit for detecting products, in particular defective products, especially defective articles and/or packages, preferably for detecting defective rolls and/or packs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: PULSAR S.R.L.
    Inventor: Massimo Franzaroli
  • Publication number: 20200339291
    Abstract: An apparatus for the treatment of articles such as rolls made of paper material, and/or packets, packs, envelopes, bags, pallets or boxes, or another type of packaging. The apparatus includes a feeding device for feeding the articles, at least one unit for treating the articles, a transferring device for transferring the articles from the feeding device to the treatment unit, and an arranging device able to arrange the articles in respective groups of articles, each group including one or more articles arranged according to a respective and desired configuration of utilization by the treatment unit. In the apparatus, the arranging device is defined by the transferring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI
  • Publication number: 20200307839
    Abstract: A unit for control or management of products, including rolls of paper material, includes a plant including an operating line including at least one upstream section including a log saw for cutting rolls off elongate logs, a packaging section for primary packaging, including a packing section where the rolls are packed, and a bagging section where the packs are placed in bags and/or a palletizing section where the packs or bags are placed on pallets. A conveying section transports products between one section of the plant and another, in particular between the upstream section and the packaging section and/or between one packaging section and another downstream. A process controller controls the functioning of the plant sections. The unit includes a device for eliminating a defective product or roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI
  • Patent number: 10676223
    Abstract: A unit for control or management of products, including rolls of paper material, includes a plant including an operating line including at least one upstream section including a log saw for cutting rolls off elongate logs, a packaging section for primary packaging, including a packing section where the rolls are packed, and a bagging section where the packs are placed in bags and/or a palletizing section where the packs or bags are placed on pallets. A conveying section transports products between one section of the plant and another, in particular between the upstream section and the packaging section and/or between one packaging section and another downstream. A process controller controls the functioning of the plant sections. The unit includes a device for eliminating a defective product or roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: PULSAR S.R.L.
    Inventor: Massimo Franzaroli
  • Patent number: 10336487
    Abstract: A process for the management of a flow of products along a plant for making and packing respective articles, in particular in the form of rolls, such as rolls of toilet paper or paper towels, an apparatus for making and packing the articles, in particular including one or more lines for making and packing the articles, a rewinding machine for making the semi-finished product and elements for accumulating or storing the semi-finished products, from which the making and packing apparatus, that is, the respective making and packing line, receives the semi-finished product and which, in turn, receives the semi-finished product from the rewinding machine for making a semi-finished product. According to the process, the respective operating speed of the respective line of the making and packing apparatus downstream is adjusted in such a way that the semi-finished product in the accumulation elements is kept around a predetermined filling level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: PULSAR S.R.L.
    Inventor: Massimo Franzaroli
  • Patent number: 10329097
    Abstract: A conveyor for transporting a product, the product being preferably in the form of respective articles, in particular articles of the tissue industry, including a means for supporting and guiding an endless conveyor belt, especially one of the type with articulated links, the belt including at least one respective positive stretch, in particular for transporting the product, and preferably a return stretch, if necessary positioned under the respective longitudinal transporting stretch; and means for driving the conveyor belt and including a means for engaging the respective link of the conveyor belt and, more specifically, means which are adapted to engage a rear-facing surface of the respective conveyor belt link, the means for engaging and driving the conveyor belt being adapted to engage a respective longitudinal stretch, preferably rectilinear, of the conveyor belt itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: PULSAR S.R.L.
    Inventor: Massimo Franzaroli
  • Patent number: 10087006
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for conveying articles towards corresponding points of use and preferably located between an upstream machine for making rolls, in particular in the form of a saw machine for cutting rolls from a respective tube or elongate log, and at least corresponding first and second conveyers moving the articles towards corresponding downstream points of use or packaging machines. The apparatus includes a supporting frame for a conveyor which receives the articles from the machine which makes the articles and for a movable conveyor passing the articles respectively at least to first or second conveyors for conveying them downstream. The apparatus has a conveyor receiving the articles and includes a transporting unit engaging the articles at an off-center lower zone laterally opposite the lateral engagement zone where the articles are engaged by the lateral supporting conveyor of the upstream machine which makes the articles, or saw machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: PULSAR S.R.L.
    Inventor: Massimo Franzaroli
  • Publication number: 20180237179
    Abstract: A unit for the control or management of articles includes a plant including an operating line including an upstream section for making the articles, including a log saw for cutting rolls off elongate logs, a packaging section including a packing section where the articles or rolls are packed, and a bagging section where the packs are placed in bags and/or a palletizing section where the packs or bags are placed on pallets. A conveying section transports products between the upstream section and the packaging section and/or between one packaging section and another downstream. A process controller controls the functioning of the plant sections. The unit includes a device for detecting and/or lighting a face of the product or pack and which is adapted to produce different images of the face, to exhibit different states of reflection of the light that is incident upon the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI
  • Publication number: 20180215486
    Abstract: An apparatus-for packaging a product in a respective preformed or ready-formed wrapper, preferably made of a suitable film, such as plastic film, and being in particular in the form of a bag, the ready-formed wrapper having a respective open end, allowing the product to be inserted into the wrapper and the product being in particular in the form of a paper product for personal or domestic use, preferably being in the form of a group of articles, especially being in the form of packets, in particular packets of face wipes, hand towels or handkerchiefs, or rolls, preferably of toilet paper or kitchen paper, or the like; the apparatus comprises means for feeding the preformed wrappers, means for feeding the product and means for inserting the product into the ready-formed wrapper through the open end and comprises means for clamping the preformed wrapper when the product is inserted into the preformed wrapper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI
  • Publication number: 20180178985
    Abstract: A conveyor for transporting a product, the product being preferably in the form of respective articles, in particular articles of the tissue industry, including a means for supporting and guiding an endless conveyor belt, especially one of the type with articulated links, the belt including at least one respective positive stretch, in particular for transporting the product, and preferably a return stretch, if necessary positioned under the respective longitudinal transporting stretch; and means for driving the conveyor belt and including a means for engaging the respective link of the conveyor belt and, more specifically, means which are adapted to engage a rear-facing surface of the respective conveyor belt link, the means for engaging and driving the conveyor belt being adapted to engage a respective longitudinal stretch, preferably rectilinear, of the conveyor belt itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI
  • Publication number: 20180037353
    Abstract: A processing plant, in particular for making respective products, in particular defined by articles or packages of respective articles, the articles being preferably in the form of articles of the tissue industry, the plant including at least one unit for detecting products, in particular defective products, especially defective articles and/or packages, preferably for detecting defective rolls and/or packs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI
  • Publication number: 20180029735
    Abstract: A unit for control or management of products, including rolls of paper material, includes a plant including an operating line including at least one upstream section including a log saw for cutting rolls off elongate logs, a packaging section for primary packaging, including a packing section where the rolls are packed, and a bagging section where the packs are placed in bags and/or a palletizing section where the packs or bags are placed on pallets. A conveying section transports products between one section of the plant and another, in particular between the upstream section and the packaging section and/or between one packaging section and another downstream. A process controller controls the functioning of the plant sections. The unit includes a device for eliminating a defective product or roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI
  • Publication number: 20170283176
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for conveying a product, such as articles of the tissue sector in the form of rolls or packages. The apparatus includes a unit for supporting corresponding unit for conveying the product, in particular following a respective path between a respective upstream end and a respective downstream end; More specifically, the conveying unit have one or a plurality of conveyor belts, especially of the type with links articulated to each other, preferably through corresponding articulation pins; the apparatus has a plurality of separate modules, each of which is designed to define a respective conveying section or stretch or longitudinal extension of the apparatus, the respective modules can be associated with each other and include a plurality of component units of the conveying section or stretch which are in a pre-assembled condition with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI
  • Patent number: 9546045
    Abstract: A conveyor (10) for transporting products, in particular in dusty environments, especially in tissue paper processing installations, includes one or more conveyor belts (12) in particular of a mobile type, for transporting the product between one or more pickup and/or release points, includes a mounting frame (11) for the respective conveyor belt (12) which includes a respective frame (13) for supporting an endless band (14) which transports the product and which runs on corresponding guide and slide elements. The conveyor includes band sliding elements (15) which can be moved between a normal position where the band (14) is engaged and retained and a position where the selfsame band (14) is disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: PULSAR S.R.L.
    Inventor: Massimo Franzaroli
  • Publication number: 20160297615
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for conveying articles towards corresponding points of use and preferably located between an upstream machine for making rolls, in particular in the form of a saw machine for cutting rolls from a respective tube or elongate log, and at least corresponding first and second conveyers moving the articles towards corresponding downstream points of use or packaging machines. The apparatus includes a supporting frame for a conveyor which receives the articles from the machine which makes the articles and for a movable conveyor passing the articles respectively at least to first or second conveyors for conveying them downstream. The apparatus has a conveyor receiving the articles and includes a transporting unit engaging the articles at an off-centre lower zone laterally opposite the lateral engagement zone where the articles are engaged by the lateral supporting conveyor of the upstream machine which makes the articles, or saw machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: Massimo FRANZAROLI