Patents by Inventor Stefano Degli Esposti

Stefano Degli Esposti 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).

  • System for feeding articles to blisters of a blister band
    Patent number: 5802804
    Abstract: In a system for stepless feeding of articles (2) such as tablets, pills, capsules and the like, to blisters (41) of a blister band (4), moved in direction (M), placement means (3) are located between an article storage magazine (1) and the blister band (4) running thereunder. An outer cylindrical mantle (33) of the placement means is rotated by a brushless motor (5), in a direction (N) that is in accordance with the band motion direction (M). The mantle (33) features depressions (31) which receive articles from the magazine (1), and is rotated in phase relation with the movement of the band (4), so that in every moment, the position of the depressions (31) is in register with the position of the blisters (41) in the band (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Degli Esposti, Mario Fossi, Vicinelli Stefano