ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,658, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to BOBST MEX SA (Mex, Switzerland).

"Reel support assembly for a web material processing machine and hotfoil stamping machine" was invented by Bernard Jaquet (Rue, Switzerland) and Christophe Ruchet (Preverenges, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reel support assembly (14) for a web material processing machine is described. The reel support assembly (14) comprises a support frame (16) and at least a first support arm unit (34a) having at least one holding stub (40) for mounting a reel (12) on the first support arm unit (34a). Furthermore, the reel support assembly (14) comprises an elev...