Patents by Inventor MICHELE BONFANTI

MICHELE BONFANTI 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).

  • Filling device for filling a receptacle and process for the sanitisation thereof
    Patent number: 11760617
    Abstract: Sanitisation process for sanitising a filling device (1) of a receptacle, the filling device (1) comprising a valve body (2), an inlet (4) for a fluid, a dispensing nozzle (5), and a shutter (8) that can be moved inside the valve body (2), comprising the steps of: bringing the shutter (8) into a position whereby it engages the dispensing nozzle (5) so as to close it completely; supplying the inlet (4) with the sanitisation fluid so as to fill the valve body (2) with the sanitisation fluid; moving the shutter (8) away from the dispensing nozzle (5) so as to discharge the condensation that has formed inside the valve body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Abelli, Simone Antiga, Michele Bonfanti
  • FILLING DEVICE FOR FILLING A RECEPTACLE AND PROCESS FOR THE SANITISATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220063979
    Abstract: Sanitisation process for sanitising a filling device (1) of a receptacle, the filling device (1) comprising a valve body (2), an inlet (4) for a fluid, a dispensing nozzle (5), and a shutter (8) that can be moved inside the valve body (2), comprising the steps of: bringing the shutter (8) into a position whereby it engages the dispensing nozzle (5) so as to close it completely; supplying the inlet (4) with the sanitisation fluid so as to fill the valve body (2) with the sanitisation fluid; moving the shutter (8) away from the dispensing nozzle (5) so as to discharge the condensation that has formed inside the valve body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: PAOLO ABELLI, SIMONE ANTIGA, MICHELE BONFANTI