Patents by Inventor Paolo Scarabelli
Paolo Scarabelli 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: 20230394272Abstract: A tag (108, 118) for identifying a package (100) in a plant. The tag (108, 118) comprising: a first circuit (110) and a second circuit (112) for transforming an electrical magnetic field into a current for generating electrical energy; and a controller (114) powered via the electrical energy, wherein the controller (114) comprises a processor (202) and a memory (304) configured to hold an identification code, wherein the controller (114) is connected to the first circuit (110) and the second circuit (112); wherein the first circuit (110) is facing a first surface (102) of the package (100) and the second circuit (112) is facing a second surface (104) of the package (100), wherein the 10 first surface (102) has a first normal (202) and the second surface (104) has a second normal (204), the first normal (202) and the second normal (204) are inclined with an angle ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Gabriele Borelli, Paolo Scarabelli
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Patent number: 11669927Abstract: Unique codes for marking packages for liquid food are generated with a header portion (40) containing non-encrypted code-definition data ([E], [G]) that represents the code structure and/or the code generation methodology, and a payload portion (41) containing encrypted payload data ([EP]). The encryption ensures that the code is sufficiently scrambled to make guessing and fraudulent code generation difficult. The payload data, before encryption, may be defined to be unique in each code, thereby also rendering the code unique. The payload data, before encryption, may also be structured so as to enable efficient search for the code in a database. When read from a package, the code may be processed by extracting the code-definition data ([E], [G]), identifying the payload portion (41), extracting the encrypted payload data ([EP]), re-creating the payload data by decryption, and searching the database for the code based on the payload data or one or more subsets thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance, S.A.Inventors: Paolo De Corte, Gustavo Barros, Matteo Gazzadi Poggioli, Paolo Scarabelli, Claudio Donati, Stefano Vicini, Mimi Axelsson, Gaetano Cutrona
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Publication number: 20230148459Abstract: A method (400) for producing packages (112) holding liquid food products from a web (102) of packaging material, wherein the web (102) comprises a number of blanks (300) placed after one another, wherein each blank corresponds to one package, the method comprising receiving (402) a reel (204) holding the web (102) of packaging material, capturing (402) reel data (210) from a tag (206) attached to the reel (204), transferring (404) the reel data (210) to a printing information database (218), receiving (406) printing information data (PID) (220) related to the reel data (210) from the printing information database (218), printing (408) décors on each of the blanks (300) of the web (102) of packaging material based on information provided via the PID (220) such that a décor provided web (246) is formed, transferring (410) the reel data (210) to a packaging machine information database (224), receiving (412) packaging machine information data (PMID) (226) related to the reel data (210) from the packaging machineType: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventor: Paolo Scarabelli
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Patent number: 11639243Abstract: A system for controlling a manufacturing process for packaging units is disclosed, the packaging units are manufactured from a packaging material comprising machine readable identifiers. A control unit associates the identifiers with corresponding data images of the packaging units, wherein for a first process application to manipulate packaging material based on a first set of process parameters, the control unit is configured to store at least part of the first set of process parameters to the associated data image, wherein for a subsequent second process application to manipulate said packaging material, read at least part of the first set of process parameters stored in said associated data image to control the second process application based on at least part of the first set of process parameters.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Antonio Marsella, Lorenzo Tacconi, Antonio Melandri, Marco Melandri, Matteo Gazzadi Poggioli, Stefano Vicini, Claudio Donati, Mattia Verasani
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Publication number: 20220392041Abstract: A method for authenticating a food package holding a food product can include receiving sample image data depicting the food package, identifying a sample print feature sub-set of the food package, identifying a sample geometric feature sub-set of the food package, generating a sample feature set based on the sample print feature sub-set and the sample geometric feature sub-set, receiving a reference feature set, wherein the reference feature set is generated based on a reference print feature sub-set and a reference geometric feature sub-set identified in reference image data, wherein the reference image data is captured in a food packaging system arranged to produce food packages, comparing the sample feature set and the reference feature set, and in case of match, providing an indication that the food package is authentic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventor: Paolo Scarabelli
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Patent number: 11370629Abstract: A method for printing a web of packaging material for packages holding liquid food products is provided. The method comprises receiving a web of packaging material, identifying a first register mark using a first sensor, determining a first register mark position based on the first register mark, determining a second register mark position area based on the first register mark position, identifying a second register mark within the second register mark position area using a second sensor and determining a second register mark position for the second register mark, determining a second area position of the second area based on the second register mark position, adjusting the web in relation to printer bars in accordance with the second area position, determining a second area position of the second area based on the second register mark position, and printing the second area by using the printer bars.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.Inventors: Keyvan Shourvarzi, Anna Harder, Paolo Scarabelli
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Publication number: 20220144471Abstract: A system (200) for controlling a manufacturing process for packaging units (301?, 302?) is disclosed, the packaging units are manufactured from a packaging material (301, 302) comprising machine readable identifiers (c1, c2). A control unit (210) associates the identifiers with corresponding data images (201, 202) of the packaging units, wherein for a first process application (a1) to manipulate packaging material (301) based on a first set of process parameters (p1), the control unit is configured to store at least part of the first set of process parameters (p1) to the associated data image, wherein for a subsequent second process application (a2) to manipulate said packaging material (301), read at least part of the first set of process parameters (p1) stored in said associated data image (201) to control the second process application (a2) based on at least part of the first set of process parameters (p1).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Antonio Marsella, Lorenzo Tacconi, Antonio Melandri, Marco Melandri, Matteo Gazzadi Poggioli, Stefano Vicini, Claudio Donati, Mattia Verasani
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Publication number: 20220063856Abstract: A method (400) for producing packages (112) holding liquid food products from a web (102) of packaging material, wherein the web (102) comprises a number of blanks (300) placed after one another, wherein each blank corresponds to one package, the method comprising receiving (402) a reel (204) holding the web (102) of packaging material, capturing (402) reel data (210) from a tag (206) attached to the reel (204), transferring (404) the reel data (210) to a printing information database (218), receiving (406) printing information data (PID) (220) related to the reel data (210) from the printing information database (218), printing (408) décors on each of the blanks (300) of the web (102) of packaging material based on information provided via the PID (220) such that a décor provided web (246) is formed, transferring (410) the reel data (210) to a packaging machine information database (224), receiving (412) packaging machine information data (PMID) (226) related to the reel data (210) from the packaging machineType: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventor: Paolo Scarabelli
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Publication number: 20220041394Abstract: A method for printing a web of packaging material for packages holding liquid food products is provided. The method comprises receiving a web of packaging material, identifying a first register mark using a first sensor, determining a first register mark position based on the first register mark, determining a second register mark position area based on the first register mark position, identifying a second register mark within the second register mark position area using a second sensor and determining a second register mark position for the second register mark, determining a second area position of the second area based on the second register mark position, adjusting the web in relation to printer bars in accordance with the second area position, determining a second area position of the second area based on the second register mark position, and printing the second area by using the printer bars.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Keyvan Shourvarzi, Anna Harder, Paolo Scarabelli
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Patent number: 11169597Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating a virtual overlay for a packaging machine having a plurality of movable objects manipulating packaging containers, comprising associating the movable objects with respective object identifier data communicated in the packaging machine, determining a relative position of a target object amongst the movable objects in a physical coordinate system of the packaging machine based on the object identifier data, registering imaging data comprising at least part of the movable objects or a defined physical reference, mapping the relative position of the target object to a virtual coordinate system in an at least partly virtual environment viewed by a user, comprising correlating the relative position of the target object to the imaging data, whereby the target object is assigned to a virtual target coordinate in the virtual coordinate system, and displaying the virtual overlay in the virtual coordinate system in relation to the virtual target coordinate.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Alberto Cavani
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Publication number: 20210292027Abstract: A laser ablation marking system for providing an image to a web of packaging material is provided. The marking system includes at least one marking device having at least one laser having a plurality of individually controlled light outputs arranged in the cross-wise direction of the web of packaging material, each light output having a power output of at least 60 W and being configured to emit light to provide laser ablation, and a controller being connected to the marking device and configured to control the light outputs based on the speed of the web of packaging material such that the emitted light will always hit the web of packaging material at the same angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2019Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Lars BERGHOLTZ, Paolo SCARABELLI, Lars PALM, Gian Paolo MELONI
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Publication number: 20210042870Abstract: Unique codes for marking packages for liquid food are generated with a header portion (40) containing non-encrypted code-definition data ([E], [G]) that represents the code structure and/or the code generation methodology, and a payload portion (41) containing encrypted payload data ([EP]). The encryption ensures that the code is sufficiently scrambled to make guessing and fraudulent code generation difficult. The payload data, before encryption, may be defined to be unique in each code, thereby also rendering the code unique. The payload data, before encryption, may also be structured so as to enable efficient search for the code in a database. When read from a package, the code may be processed by extracting the code-definition data ([E], [G]), identifying the payload portion (41), extracting the encrypted payload data ([EP]), re-creating the payload data by decryption, and searching the database for the code based on the payload data or one or more subsets thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Paolo De Corte, Gustavo Barros, Matteo Gazzadi Poggioli, Paolo Scarabelli, Claudio Donati, Stefano Vicini, Mimi Axelsson, Gaetano Cutrona
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Publication number: 20200272224Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating a virtual overlay for a packaging machine having a plurality of movable objects manipulating packaging containers, comprising associating the movable objects with respective object identifier data communicated in the packaging machine, determining a relative position of a target object amongst the movable objects in a physical coordinate system of the packaging machine based on the object identifier data, registering imaging data comprising at least part of the movable objects or a defined physical reference, mapping the relative position of the target object to a virtual coordinate system in an at least partly virtual environment viewed by a user, comprising correlating the relative position of the target object to the imaging data, whereby the target object is assigned to a virtual target coordinate in the virtual coordinate system, and displaying the virtual overlay in the virtual coordinate system in relation to the virtual target coordinate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Alberto Cavani
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Patent number: 10435190Abstract: A method for quality control of a packaging system is provided. The method comprises receiving a first record of packaging quality parameter data related to a first packaging quality parameter for a package being assessed, determining a second packaging quality parameter based on said first record, requesting a second record of packaging quality parameter data related to said second packaging quality parameter, and receiving said second record.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Filippo Serafini, Niclas K Olsson, Agostino Lapenna, Maurizio Moser
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Patent number: 10343803Abstract: A method for quality control of a packaging system is provided. The method comprises receiving a record of packaging identification data, wherein the record of packaging identification data being related to a package. Next, identifying and receiving a record of machine data using said record of packaging identification data, wherein said record of machine data being related to a machine set up used when producing said package. Thereafter, identifying a packaging quality parameter to be checked based on said record of machine data, and requesting a record of packaging quality data related to said packaging quality parameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Alberto Cavani, Claudio Donati, Matteo Gazzadi Poggioli
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Publication number: 20190009940Abstract: A method for quality control of a packaging system is provided. The method comprises receiving a first record of packaging quality parameter data related to a first packaging quality parameter for a package being assessed, determining a second packaging quality parameter based on said first record, requesting a second record of packaging quality parameter data related to said second packaging quality parameter, and receiving said second record.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Filippo Serafini, Niclas K Olsson, Agostino Lapenna, Maurizio Moser
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Publication number: 20190002147Abstract: A method for quality control of a packaging system is provided. The method comprises receiving a record of packaging identification data, wherein the record of packaging identification data being related to a package. Next, identifying and receiving a record of machine data using said record of packaging identification data, wherein said record of machine data being related to a machine set up used when producing said package. Thereafter, identifying a packaging quality parameter to be checked based on said record of machine data, and requesting a record of packaging quality data related to said packaging quality parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Alberto Cavani, Claudio Donati, Matteo Gazzadi Poggioli
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Patent number: 7521075Abstract: A sheet material for producing packages of food products and having a succession of optically detectable register mark; each mark, has a first and a second segment parallel to each other and perpendicular to a feed direction of the material, and a sloping segment interposed between the parallel segments, so as to define a broken, to substantially Z-shaped line, which may be used to determine the position of the material both in the feed direction and in a perpendicular direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2002Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance SAInventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Lorenzo Tacconi, Giorgio Galavotti, Rickard Norenstam
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Patent number: 6962032Abstract: There is described a packaging machine (1) for producing sealed packages (2) of a pourable food product from a strip (6) of heat-seal sheet packaging material. The packaging material (1) has a number of photocells (14), which are programmable externally as regards their setting parameters, are positioned facing the strip (6) of packaging material to detect optically detectable elements on the strip, and have setting means (26, 210, 300). The packaging machine (1) also has a control unit (16) connected to the photocells (14) and having enabling means (24) for enabling the setting means of a specific photocell (14), data downloading means (26, 240, 310) for downloading off the specific photocell (14) the setting parameters of the photocell, and data uploading means (26, 260, 330) for uploading onto the other photocells (14) setting parameters calculated as a function of the setting parameters downloaded off the specific photocell (14).Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2001Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Frank-Mario Schellenberg, Lorenzo Tacconi
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Publication number: 20040197443Abstract: A sheet material for producing packages of food products and having a succession of optically detectable register mark; each mark, has a first and a second segment parallel to each other and perpendicular to a feed direction of the material, and a sloping segment interposed between the parallel segments, so as to define a broken, to substantially Z-shaped line, which may be used to determine the position of the material both in the feed direction and in a perpendicular direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Paolo Scarabelli, Lorenzo Tacconi, Giorgio Galavotti, Richard Norenstam