Patents by Inventor Michele RIPA

Michele RIPA 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).

  • Welding station and method for producing a package comprising a heat-sealed wrapping
    Patent number: 12600516
    Abstract: A welding station for producing a wrapping has a support wheel and a welding device housed on the support wheel and having a head assembly that has a welding member, a support body, and a rod axially movable between a retracted position and a forward position. The support body is integral with an axial end of the rod. The welding device has an abutment assembly having an abutment member and a base assembly engaged to the support wheel. The welding device is configurable in an open configuration where the head assembly and the abutment assembly are mutually spaced, the rod is axially retracted, and the abutment member allows the wrapping to be loaded onto and removed from the head assembly, and a welding configuration where the head assembly and the abutment assembly are mutually engaged, the rod is axially forward and the abutment is engaged by the welding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: SOREMARTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Sergio Mansuino, Michele Ripa, Luca Borderi, Andrea Biondi
  • WELDING STATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGE COMPRISING A HEAT-SEALED WRAPPING
    Publication number: 20250229931
    Abstract: A welding station for producing a wrapping has a support wheel and a welding device housed on the support wheel and having a head assembly that has a welding member, a support body, and a rod axially movable between a retracted position and a forward position. The support body is integral with an axial end of the rod. The welding device has an abutment assembly having an abutment member and a base assembly engaged to the support wheel. The welding device is configurable in an open configuration where the head assembly and the abutment assembly are mutually spaced, the rod is axially retracted, and the abutment member allows the wrapping to be loaded onto and removed from the head assembly, and a welding configuration where the head assembly and the abutment assembly are mutually engaged, the rod is axially forward and the abutment is engaged by the welding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: SOREMARTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Sergio MANSUINO, Michele RIPA, Luca BORDERI, Andrea BIONDI