ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,352, issued on July 8, was assigned to BMB S.R.L. (Malo, Italy).

"Belt-type vacuum packaging machine" 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 belt-type vacuum packaging machine (1) comprising a base frame (2) that supports a work surface (3), a conveyor belt 4 of products (P) to be vacuum packed in bags (B) inside a vacuum chamber (10), a vacuum production system (11) that communicates with the vacuum chamber (10), welding means (12) of the bags (B) adapted to be operated after the vacuum packaging of the bags (B), an operating c...