Conveyor for an article handling unit, in particular for a folding unit for producing packages of pourable food products
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Abstract
There is described a conveyor for an article handling unit, comprising an endless transport element fed with a plurality of articles at an input station and advancing the articles along a handling path to an output station; the transport element is formed by a plurality of modules, each comprising a supporting member adapted to receive in use a relative article to be handled; each module further comprises a rotating element mounted in a rotatable manner onto the supporting member to produce a change of orientation of the relative article before to release it at the output station.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S A | 1009 PULLY |
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- 2012 Application Filing Year
- B65G Class
- 1128 Applications Filed
- 889 Patents Issued To-Date
- 78.82 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Catellani, Andrea | Modena, IT | 8 | 25 |
# of filed Patents : 8 Total Citations : 25 | |||
Galata′, Alessandro | Lund, IT | 1 | 2 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 2 | |||
Michelini, Massimilliano | Modena, IT | 1 | 10 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 10 | |||
Pedretti, Richard | Casinalbo di Formigine, IT | 5 | 40 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 40 | |||
Pradelli, Massimo | Reggio Emilia, IT | 15 | 70 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 70 | |||
Rimondi, Fabrizio | Castel San Pietro Terme, IT | 14 | 69 |
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 69 | |||
Santi, Franco | Modena, IT | 12 | 56 |
# of filed Patents : 12 Total Citations : 56 |
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- 2 Citation Count
- B65G Class
- 34.36 % this patent is cited more than
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