Conveyor for an article handling unit, in particular for a folding unit for producing packages of pourable food products

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9902566
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14127613

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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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TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S A1009 PULLY

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  • 2012 Application Filing Year
  • B65G Class
  • 1128 Applications Filed
  • 889 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 78.82 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Catellani, Andrea Modena, IT 8 25
Galata′, Alessandro Lund, IT 1 2
Michelini, Massimilliano Modena, IT 1 10
Pedretti, Richard Casinalbo di Formigine, IT 5 40
Pradelli, Massimo Reggio Emilia, IT 15 70
Rimondi, Fabrizio Castel San Pietro Terme, IT 14 69
Santi, Franco Modena, IT 12 56

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