MUMBAI, India, June 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517031734 A) filed by Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa, Imola, Italy, on March 31, for 'apparatus and method for inspecting a slit on a cap.'

Inventor(s) include Balducci, Massimo.

The application for the patent was published on June 13, under issue no. 24/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An apparatus (1) for inspecting a slit (I) made on a lateral surface (SL) of a plastic cap (T) comprises: a conveyor (11) for transporting the cap (T) along a path (P); an illuminator (10), configured to illuminate the lateral surface (SL) of the cap (T) placed at an inspection position, wherein ...