Patents by Inventor Roberto MAGELLI

Roberto MAGELLI 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).

  • Package forming unit, packaging apparatus having a package forming unit and method for forming packages
    Patent number: 12043442
    Abstract: A package forming unit comprises plural jaw units, each having at least one respective operative assembly for engaging the tube and for at least partially forming the advancing tube, one respective sealing element for at least partially transversally sealing the tube along a transversal sealing band and a pair of interaction tabs for interacting with the tube. Each jaw unit is controllable as a function of the tube filling level in an operative configuration in which the respective operative assembly, the respective sealing element and the respective pair of interaction tabs are controlled in respective active states while advancing along respective operative portions and a partial operative configuration in which the respective sealing element is controlled in the respective active state and the respective operative assembly and/or the respective pair of interaction tabs is/are controlled in a respective inactive state while, in use, advancing along the respective operative portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Magelli, Marco Poppi, Dino Neri, Stefano Caselli
  • PACKAGE FORMING UNIT, PACKAGING APPARATUS HAVING A PACKAGE FORMING UNIT AND METHOD FOR FORMING PACKAGES
    Publication number: 20230242289
    Abstract: A package forming unit comprises plural jaw units, each having at least one respective operative assembly for engaging the tube and for at least partially forming the advancing tube, one respective sealing element for at least partially transversally sealing the tube along a transversal sealing band and a pair of interaction tabs for interacting with the tube. Each jaw unit is controllable as a function of the tube filling level in an operative configuration in which the respective operative assembly, the respective sealing element and the respective pair of interaction tabs are controlled in respective active states while advancing along respective operative portions and a partial operative configuration in which the respective sealing element is controlled in the respective active state and the respective operative assembly and/or the respective pair of interaction tabs is/are controlled in a respective inactive state while, in use, advancing along the respective operative portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Roberto MAGELLI, Marco POPPI, Dino NERI, Stefano CASELLI