ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,220, issued on May 27, was assigned to AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MECCANICHE AUTOMATICHE A.C.M.A. S.P.A. (Bologna, Italy).

"Rotary machine with recirculating oil lubrication system" was invented by Salvatore Carboni (Bologna, Italy) and Antonio Vitali (Bologna, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary machine includes a fixed internal body, a rotating external body and a lubrication system to lubricate one or more components of the internal body or external body during rotation. The lubrication system includes: an inlet conduit for a lubricant, formed in the internal body; one or more distribution conduits for the lubricant; a lubric...