Patents by Inventor Michele Pallara

Michele Pallara 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: 10046464
    Abstract: A device for picking articles includes a supporting unit and a plurality of gripper heads equipped with respective mechanisms for gripping an article and movable relative to the supporting unit along a picking direction. The gripper heads are divided into at least first gripper heads and second gripper heads. The device includes at least a first picking unit, applied to the supporting unit and on which the first gripper heads are positioned in mutually aligned configuration along a first alignment direction, and a second picking unit, applied to the supporting unit and on which the second gripper heads are positioned in mutually aligned configuration along a second alignment direction transversal to the first alignment direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: CT PACK S.R.L.
    Inventors: Daniele Davi, Michele Pallara
  • Publication number: 20170291307
    Abstract: A device for picking articles including a supporting unit and a plurality of gripper heads equipped with respective means for gripping an article and movable relative to the supporting unit along a picking direction. The gripper heads are divided into at least first gripper heads and second gripper heads. The device includes at least a first picking unit, applied to the supporting unit and on which the first gripper heads are positioned in mutually aligned configuration along a first alignment direction, and a second picking unit, applied to the supporting unit and on which the second gripper heads are positioned in mutually aligned configuration along a second alignment direction transversal to the first alignment direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Daniele DAVI, Michele PALLARA
  • Patent number: 9038354
    Abstract: Machine (1) for packaging articles (2) inside containers (3), a conveyor (6) is provided with a longitudinally movable transporting section (7) for feeding the articles (2) in a given direction (D) and along a given conveying path (P); a robot (23), which is arranged along the conveying path (P) and controlled by an operating and control device depending on detection at least of the position of each article (2) on the transporting section (7), picks up single articles (2) from the transporting section (7) and transfers each picked-up article (2) inside a container (3); the transporting section (7) is delimited transversely by two side walls (18) stabilizing the position and direction of each article (2) with respect to the transporting section (7); on the latter the articles (2) are stably seated between the side walls (18), one behind another in a row, in the conveying direction (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: CT PACK S.r.l.
    Inventors: Daniele Davi, Michele Pallara
  • Publication number: 20120023867
    Abstract: Machine (1) for packaging articles (2) inside containers (3), wherein a conveyor (6) is provided with a longitudinally movable transporting section (7) for feeding the articles (2) in a given direction (D) and along a given conveying path (P); a robot (23), which is arranged along the conveying path (P) and controlled by operating and control means depending on detection at least of the position of each article (2) on the transporting section (7), picks up single articles (2) from the transporting section (7) and transfers each picked-up article (2) inside a container (3); the transporting section (7) is delimited transversely by two side walls (18) stabilising the position and direction of each article (2) with respect to the said transporting section (7); on the latter the articles (2) are stably seated between the side walls (18), one behind another in a row, in the conveying direction (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: CT PACK S.R.L.
    Inventors: Daniele DAVI, Michele PALLARA
  • Publication number: 20070068119
    Abstract: A packaging apparatus (10) of ice cream or other products in cones, cups or other containers comprises at least one transfer line of the ice cream along which the preparation steps are carried out beginning with the feeding of the container up to the closing of the container with the product, along the transfer line at least one trolley (21) is foreseen with movement in step with the transfer of the containers for the time necessary for the completion of the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Daniele Davi, Michele Pallara, Pietro Guerzoni