Patents by Inventor Piercarlo Tebaldi
Piercarlo Tebaldi 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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Patent number: 8289174Abstract: A sealing bolt for sealing a container lid to a container body, the sealing bolt including: a first identity element configured so as to provide a first identification signal when sensed with an ultrasonic reading device; a second identity element configured so as to provide a second identification signal when sensed with an ultrasonic reading device; and a third identity element. The third identity element includes the first and second identity elements and a third identification signal is formed by the intersection points created by an overlap of the first and second identification signals. The invention also concerns a method for sealing a container lid to a container body using such a sealing bolt.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2007Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: The European Union, Represented by the European CommissionInventors: Marco Sironi, Piercarlo Tebaldi, Paolo Timossi
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Patent number: 8087705Abstract: A sealing bolt for sealing a container lid to a body with a threaded bore includes a shaft, a head connected to a first shaft end, and a threaded second shaft end engaged with the bore to lock the lid between the head and the body. The bolt includes a security element with a breakable integrity element. The security element comprises a first part arranged at the second shaft end, connected to the shaft with a breakable integrity element therebetween. The first part has a first thread cooperating with the bore, and a second part between the first part and second shaft end includes, a second thread cooperating therewith. An entrainment device disposed between first and second parts such that when the shaft and first part rotate in a tightening direction, second part is entrained. When the shaft and first part rotate in a loosening direction, second part remains stationary.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: The European Union, represented by the European CommissionInventors: Francois Littmann, Piercarlo Tebaldi, Marco Sironi
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Publication number: 20090235700Abstract: A sealing bolt for sealing a container lid to a container body, the sealing bolt including: a first identity element configured so as to provide a first identification signal when sensed with an ultrasonic reading device; a second identity element configured so as to provide a second identification signal when sensed with an ultrasonic reading device; and a third identity element. The third identity element includes the first and second identity elements and a third identification signal is formed by the intersection points created by an overlap of the first and second identification signals. The invention also concerns a method for sealing a container lid to a container body using such a sealing bolt.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2007Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITYInventors: Marco Sironi, Piercarlo Tebaldi, Paolo Timossi
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Publication number: 20090028283Abstract: A sealing device (10) comprising a first sealing element (12) having a housing (18) with an internal chamber (26) therein and a second sealing element (14) having a shaft (34). When the first (12) and second sealing elements (14) are connected, the shaft (34) of the second sealing element (14) extends into the internal chamber (26) of the first sealing element (12) through an opening in its housing. According to an important aspect of the invention, the first sealing element (12) comprises a pressure sensor (46) connected to the internal chamber (26) for sensing a pressure in the internal chamber (26); and a transmitter (48) for receiving a signal indicative of the pressure in the internal chamber and for transmitting the signal to a monitoring station.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITYInventors: Graziano Azzalin, Marco Sironi, Piercarlo Tebaldi
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Publication number: 20080289376Abstract: The present invention proposes a sealing bolt (10) for sealing a container lid (12) to a container body (14) with a threaded bore (28), the sealing bolt (10) comprising a bolt shaft (18) having a first shaft end (20) and a threaded second shaft end (22) opposite to the first shaft end (20), and a bolt head (16) connected to the first shaft end (20), the threaded second shaft end (22) cooperating with the threaded bore (28) so as to allow the sealing bolt (10) to lock the container lid (12) between the bolt head (16) and the container body (14), the sealing bolt (10) further comprising a security element with a breakable integrity element (34) for verifying the integrity of the sealing bolt (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2006Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, REPRESENTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONInventors: Francois Littmann, Piercarlo Tebaldi, Marco Sironi
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Patent number: 7270353Abstract: The invention relates to a seal device, including a locking pin and a sleeve, the locking pin having a head and a stem having a groove which interacts with a locking ring disposed in the sleeve to lock the sleeve onto the pin by insertion. The sleeve also includes a first transponder housed in the upper portion of the sleeve at a depth that is greater than the height of the stem and the locking pin also comprises a second transponder disposed on the outer periphery of the stem. Each transponder includes storage means for storing at least one unique identification code. Thus, any unauthorized handling of the seal device may be detected even if the latter is completely replaced after breakage.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: The European CommunityInventors: Marco Sironi, Piercarlo Tebaldi, Christophe Korn, Andre Poucet
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Publication number: 20060152366Abstract: The invention relates to a seal device, including a locking pin and a sleeve, the locking pin having a head and a stem having a groove which interacts with a locking ring disposed in the sleeve to lock the sleeve onto the pin by insertion. The sleeve also includes a first transponder housed in the upper portion of the sleeve at a depth that is greater than the height of the stem and the locking pin also comprises a second transponder disposed on the outer periphery of the stem. Each transponder includes storage means for storing at least one unique identification code. Thus, any unauthorized handling of the seal device may be detected even if the latter is completely replaced after breakage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2004Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Marco Sironi, Piercarlo Tebaldi, Christophe Korn, Andre Poucet