ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,582, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to BMB S.R.L. (Malo, Italy).

"Heating and sealing head for packaging machines of products in trays" was invented by Massimiliano Magnabosco (Torrebelvicino, Italy) and Sileo Vendraminetto (San Dona di Piave, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating and sealing head (1) for packaging machines (M1; M2; M3) of products in trays (V), comprising a fixed support group (2) provided with first actuation means (3) electrically connected to a pneumatic system (4) for delivering compressed air, and a mobile application group (5) mechanically coupled to the fixed support group (2) by means of first fixi...