ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,383, issued on March 18, was assigned to AROL S.P.A. (Canelli, Italy).
"Handling device for containers in capping installations" was invented by Massimiliano Scaglione (Canelli, Italy) and Francesco Palotto (Canelli, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handling device for handling containers in a capping and/or inspection station of a capping installation is provided. The device includes a centering member, having a side opening arranged to receive a neck region of a container, and a clamp gripping assembly for holding the container during the capping operations. The clamp gripping assembly is mounted so as to be vertically slida...