Patents by Inventor Nicola GARUTI
Nicola GARUTI 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).
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Publication number: 20240400243Abstract: A method for controlling a flow regulating valve (6) of a filling machine (1), controlling the flow of pourable food product, envisages: receiving an inlet pressure measurement (PIN) from a pressure sensor (14); receiving an inlet flow measurement (FIN) from a flow meter (16); determining a control signal (Sc) for controlling an operating position of the flow regulating valve (6) by combined contributions (C1, C2) of a flow feedback control module (22), receiving at its input a flow set point (FSP) and the inlet flow measurement (FIN) and generating a first control contribution (C1) indicative of a difference between the inlet flow measurement and the flow set point; and a flow feed-forward control module (20), receiving at its input the inlet pressure measurement (PIN) and the flow set point (FSP) and generating a second control contribution (C2) as a function of the flow set point and inlet pressure measurement, using pre-stored fluid-dynamic maps, which may be a result of a characterization of the flow regType: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Federica Villani, Nicola Garuti
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Publication number: 20240375812Abstract: A level reader device for a package producing machine is disclosed herein. The level reader device comprises a housing extending in a longitudinal direction being substantially parallel to a filling direction of a tube of packaging material, and a plurality of sensors being distributed in the housing along the longitudinal direction and configured to provide one or more sensor readings. The level reader device further comprises a processing unit being configured to determine a level of liquid in the tube of packaging material based on the one or more sensor readings.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Nicola GARUTI, Robert BARTOLINI
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Patent number: 12065279Abstract: A method for forming sealed packages filled with a pourable product comprises at least the steps of forming a tube from a web of packaging material, filling the pourable product into the tube for forming a product column within the tube and directing, during the step of forming and the step of filling, a sterile gas into the product column for forming and/or maintaining a gas cushion within the product column.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventors: Daniele Anzaldi, Nicola Garuti, Yutaka Kaneko, David Arturo Fuga Martin
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Patent number: 11932461Abstract: A sheet packaging material for producing a sealed package containing a food product, comprising crease lines that have sections that are angled towards each other such that at least two sides panels of the sealed package are given a trapezoidal shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventors: Nicola Garuti, Marcello Barbieri
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Patent number: 11912448Abstract: A method for forming sealed partially-filled packages filled with a pourable product comprises at least forming a tube from a web of packaging material, filling the pourable product into the tube for forming a product column within the tube, directing a sterile gas into the product column for forming and/or maintaining a gas cushion within the product column, and forming and transversally sealing the tube, for obtaining the packages containing the pourable product and a gas space formed from a defined volume of the sterile gas originating from the gas cushion.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventors: Daniele Anzaldi, Nicola Garuti, Yutaka Kaneko, David Arturo Fuga Martin
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Publication number: 20230406560Abstract: A packaging apparatus comprising a tube forming and sealing device, a filling device, a product delivery device configured to receive a pourable product from an external product supply and to selectively feed the pourable product along a flow path to and into the filling device and a package forming unit configured to at least form and transversally seal the tube for forming packages filled with the pourable product. The product delivery device comprises a main inlet valve having a first inlet and a first outlet and a control valve arranged downstream from the main inlet valve and upstream from the filing device along the flow path and having a second inlet and a second outlet. The main inlet valve comprises a first valve element controllable into at least a closing position, an opening position and one or more intermediate positions. Additionally or alternatively, the control valve comprises a second valve element being controllable into a closed position and an open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Gianni FANGAREZZI, Paolo SANIBONDI, Nicola GARUTI, Andrea BARBIERI, Yutaka KANEKO, Filippo FERRARINI
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Patent number: 11820540Abstract: There is described a packaging apparatus (1) for forming a plurality of sealed packages (2) from a tube (3) of a web of packaging material (4) which is continuously filled with a pourable product. The packaging apparatus comprises an isolation chamber (10) separating an inner environment (11) containing a sterile gas from an outer environment (12). The packaging apparatus further comprises a delimiting element (48) arranged, in use, within the tube (3) and being designed to divide the tube (3), in use, into a first space (49) and a second space (50). The packaging apparatus (1) also comprises a pressurizing device (47) for pressurizing the second space (50) by means of a pressurized sterile gas. The delimiting element (48) is arranged within the isolation chamber (10).Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.Inventors: Paolo Sanibondi, Claudio Ferrari, Nicola Garuti, Nicola Macini
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Publication number: 20230244253Abstract: A method (400) for controlling a regulating valve (206) of a packaging machine (100), wherein the packaging machine (100) is a roll-fed packaging machine configured to receive a roll of a carton-based packaging material (102). The packaging machine (100) is configured to be connected to a processing line (202) via the regulating valve (206), wherein the processing line (202) is configured to feed a liquid food product (216) to the packaging machine (100) through the regulating valve (206).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Fabio Bassissi, Nicola Garuti, Federica Villani
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Patent number: 11572207Abstract: There is described a packaging apparatus (1) for forming a plurality of sealed packages (2) from a tube (3) of a web of packaging material (4) which is continuously filled with a pourable product. The packaging apparatus comprises a delimiting element (37) arranged, in use, within the tube (3) and being designed to divide the tube (3), in use, into a first space (38) and a second space (39). The packaging apparatus (1) also comprises a sterile gas supply device (43) for pressurizing the isolation chamber and the second space (39) by means of a respectively a first flow of sterile gas and a second flow of sterile gas.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.Inventors: Filippo Ferrarini, Nicola Garuti
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Publication number: 20220355969Abstract: A sheet packaging material for producing a sealed package containing a food product, comprising crease lines that have sections that are angled towards each other such that at least two sides panels of the sealed package are given a trapezoidal shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventors: Nicola GARUTI, Marcello BARBIERI
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Publication number: 20220161954Abstract: A packaging apparatus for forming sealed packages filled with a pourable product comprises a delimiting element movably arranged, in use, within a tube and designed to divide the tube in a first space and a second space. The delimiting element is movable along first and second directions opposite one another and substantially parallel to the tube, and between at least a first position and a second position. The delimiting element comprises a main engagement portion configured to abut against a main abutment portion of a gas supply pipe or a filling pipe with the delimiting element being in the first position. The main abutment portion and/or the main engagement portion are designed such that at least one opening and/or at least one channel is present between the main abutment portion and the main engagement portion with the delimiting element being in the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventors: Nicola GARUTI, Paolo SANIBONDI
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Publication number: 20220048657Abstract: There is described a packaging apparatus (1) for forming a plurality of sealed packages (2) from a tube (3) of a web of packaging material (4) which is continuously filled with a pourable product. The packaging apparatus comprises an isolation chamber (10) separating an inner environment (11) containing a sterile gas from an outer environment (12). The packaging apparatus further comprises a delimiting element (48) arranged, in use, within the tube (3) and being designed to divide the tube (3), in use, into a first space (49) and a second space (50). The packaging apparatus (1) also comprises a pressurizing device (47) for pressurizing the second space (50) by means of a pressurized sterile gas. The delimiting element (48) is arranged within the isolation chamber (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Paolo Sanibondi, Claudio Ferrari, Nicola Garuti, Nicola Macini
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Publication number: 20220024619Abstract: A method for forming sealed packages filled with a pourable product comprises at least the steps of forming a tube from a web of packaging material, filling the pourable product into the tube for forming a product column within the tube and directing, during the step of forming and the step of filling, a sterile gas into the product column for forming and/or maintaining a gas cushion within the product column.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventors: Daniele ANZALDI, Nicola GARUTI, Yutaka KANEKO, David Arturo FUGA MARTIN
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Publication number: 20210394938Abstract: There is described a packaging apparatus (1) for forming a plurality of sealed packages (2) from a tube (3) of a web of packaging material (4) which is continuously filled with a pourable product. The packaging apparatus comprises a delimiting element (37) arranged, in use, within the tube (3) and being designed to divide the tube (3), in use, into a first space (38) and a second space (39). The packaging apparatus (1) also comprises a sterile gas supply device (43) for pressurizing the isolation chamber and the second space (39) by means of a respectively a first flow of sterile gas and a second flow of sterile gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Filippo Ferrarini, Nicola Garuti
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Publication number: 20210394941Abstract: A method for forming sealed partially-filled packages filled with a pourable product comprises at least forming a tube from a web of packaging material, filling the pourable product into the tube for forming a product column within the tube, directing a sterile gas into the product column for forming and/or maintaining a gas cushion within the product column, and forming and transversally sealing the tube, for obtaining the packages containing the pourable product and a gas space formed from a defined volume of the sterile gas originating from the gas cushion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventors: Daniele ANZALDI, Nicola GARUTI, Yutaka KANEKO, David Arturo FUGA MARTIN
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Patent number: 10875675Abstract: There is described a packaging apparatus for forming a plurality of sealed packages from a tube of a web of packaging material which is continuously filled with a pourable product. The packaging apparatus comprises a delimiting element arranged, in use, within the tube and being designed to divide the tube, in use, in a first space and a second space. The packaging apparatus also comprises a pressurizing device for pressurizing the second space by a sterile gas withdrawn from the inner environment of an isolation chamber within which the tube is formed. Furthermore, the delimiting element is also designed to allow, in use, a leakage flow of sterile gas from the second space into the first space.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventors: Paolo Benedetti, Filippo Ferrarini, Nicola Garuti, Paolo Sanibondi, Yutaka Kaneko
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Publication number: 20200277096Abstract: There is described a packaging apparatus for forming a plurality of sealed packages from a tube of a web of packaging material which is continuously filled with a pourable product. The packaging apparatus comprises a delimiting element arranged, in use, within the tube and being designed to divide the tube, in use, in a first space and a second space. The packaging apparatus also comprises a pressurizing device for pressurizing the second space by a sterile gas withdrawn from the inner environment of an isolation chamber within which the tube is formed. Furthermore, the delimiting element is also designed to allow, in use, a leakage flow of sterile gas from the second space into the first space.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventors: Paolo BENEDETTI (DECEASED), Filippo FERRARINI, Nicola GARUTI, Paolo SANIBONDI, Yutaka KANEKO