Patents by Inventor Roberto Notari

Roberto Notari 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).

  • Plant for the industrial production of long-life ready-to-eat, cooked foods
    Patent number: 5685125
    Abstract: A plant is described which includes a continuous heat processing autoclave (1) for cooking and sterilizing food measured into tray-like containers (9). The open containers (9), loaded on to trays (12), are advanced through the autoclave (1) by a conveyor (40) operated stepwise. A cooling chamber (6) communicates at one end with the autoclave (1) through a pre-cooling and air-lock tunnel (7) and at the other with a sterile environment in which a sterile closure unit seals the containers (9) of cooked food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Rossi & Catelli
    Inventors: Camillo Cattelli, Roberto Notari
  • Autoclave for the continuous cooking and sterilizing of food products in general
    Patent number: 5619908
    Abstract: An autoclave (1) defines a processing chamber (2) communicating with the exterior through two air-lock chambers (15, 7) arranged at opposite ends of the autoclave (1) and extending perpendicular thereto. A stepping conveyor (40) operates in the processing chamber (2) to transfer the containers (9) of food to be processed from the inlet end (3) to the outlet end (4) of the chamber itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Rossi & Catelli, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Camillo Catelli, Roberto Notari
  • Apparatus for producing ready-to-eat cooked foods
    Patent number: 5526736
    Abstract: An apparatus plant is described which includes a continuous autoclave (1) for the heat treatment of foods measured into open containers (9) loaded onto trays (12) which are advanced through the autoclave (1) by a stepping conveyer (38). A cooling chamber (6) communicates at one end with the autoclave (1) through an air-lock tunnel (7) and at the other with a sterile assembly for sealing the containers (9) full of cooked food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Barilla G. e R. F.lli - Societa per Azioni
    Inventors: Ernesto Buriani, Sergio Veronesi, Camillo Catelli, Roberto Notari