ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,485, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to BALANCE SYSTEMS S.R.L. (Milan).

"Balancing device for rotating pieces" was invented by Gianni Trionfetti (Agrate Brianza, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A balancing device for each rotating piece, the rotating piece defining an axis of rotation, the balancing device including: a fixed portion, a mobile portion defining a central axis. The balancing device constrained to the rotating piece so that the central axis substantially coincides with the rotation axis. The balancing device including at least one eccentric mass, rotatable around the central axis and not balanced with respect to the...