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GD SPA

Overview
  • Total Patents
    8,390
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    1,481
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 20.0%
About

GD SPA has a total of 8,390 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 20.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1951. It filed its patents most often in Italy, EPO (European Patent Office) and United States. Its main competitors in its focus markets packaging and shipping, consumer goods and machines are FOCKE & CO, NIEPMANN & CO MASCHF FR and SCHUR TECH A/S.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing GD SPAs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Draghetti Fiorenzo 1,113
#2 Spatafora Mario 722
#3 Federici Luca 714
#4 Seragnoli Enzo 683
#5 Gamberini Antonio 644
#6 Negrini Stefano 460
#7 Polloni Roberto 442
#8 Sartoni Massimo 422
#9 Mattei Riccardo 418
#10 Biondi Andrea 414

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
EP3816056A1 Hopper for a packer machine to pack smoking articles
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EP3794964A1 Method for calibrating a machine for the production of rod-shaped articles
WO2021048780A1 Method for setting up a movable operating member of an automatic machine for manufacturing or packing consumer articles
WO2021048783A1 A procedure to solve an unknown fault of at least part of an automatic machine for manufacturing or packing consumer products
WO2021044359A1 A rigid pack for smoking articles provided with a hinged lid
WO2021044335A1 Method and system of feeding groups of products to a processing unit
US2020369458A1 Pack for smoking articles provided with two rigid containers inside one another and with a reusable closing tab and method to manufacture the closing tab
WO2021024222A1 Conveyor and method for aligning rod-shaped articles
WO2021028782A1 Cigarette pack containing a group of small-sized smoking articles
EP3772467A1 Method and apparatus for applying labels on tobacco products
WO2021019504A1 Pack for smoking articles with a sliding opening
WO2021019505A1 A rigid pack for smoking articles provided with a hinged lid
WO2021009707A1 Assembly for transporting different types of articles of the smoking products manufacturing industry and relative plant
DE102020118447A1 Device for feeding groups of blanks of different types to a packaging machine for the production of smoking article packages and corresponding packaging machine
WO2021001765A1 A wrap for smoking articles with a reusable closing portion
EP3761132A1 A method for improving the efficiency of an automatic packaging machine
WO2020250197A1 Extraction station for the extraction from a transport system for an at least partially complete cartridge, in particular for an electronic cigarette
DE102020115595A1 Transport device and transport method for causing a rotational movement in a pack while the pack is being advanced along a straight path
WO2020250196A1 Transport system for an at least partially complete cartridge, in particular for an electronic cigarette