Patents by Inventor Stefano Baini

Stefano Baini 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).

  • Patent number: 9156669
    Abstract: A method of bottling liquids, in particular carbonated liquids or liquids sensitive to oxygen, on a machine comprising a conveying device movable along a given path and having at least one unit for receiving and retaining a bottle, the method comprising filling the bottle with a liquid as the unit travels along a first portion of the path; and capping the bottle with a cap as the same unit travels along a second portion of the path. Also, A bottle as obtained by the method and also comprising a further cap applied onto a neck of said bottle and provided with coupling means to engage and pull said cap along the bottle axis upon removal of said further cap from said neck so as to open the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SIDEL S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Conforti, Stefano Baini
  • Publication number: 20120187073
    Abstract: A method of bottling liquids, in particular carbonated liquids or liquids sensitive to oxygen, on a machine comprising a conveying device movable along a given path and having at least one unit for receiving and retaining a bottle, the method comprising filling the bottle with a liquid as the unit travels along a first portion of the path; and capping the bottle with a cap as the same unit travels along a second portion of the path. Also, A bottle as obtained by the method and also comprising a further cap applied onto a neck of said bottle and provided with coupling means to engage and pull said cap along the bottle axis upon removal of said further cap from said neck so as to open the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: SIDEL S.P.A. Con Socio Unico
    Inventors: Lucio Conforti, Stefano Baini
  • Patent number: 6374576
    Abstract: The invention falls within the sector of bottling plants. In a method for capping containers (2) with crown caps, the step of centering the cap is performed without the container (2), the cap being completely free to arrange itself in position on a movable magnetic element (4). The capping machine has capping means (7, 11) which are eccentric with respect to the capping axis (20) and positioned at a higher level than the zone for capping the container (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Sasib S.p.A.
    Inventor: Stefano Baini