ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,427, issued on July 1, was assigned to C.M.C. S.P.A. (Citta di Castello, Italy).
"Machine and method for packaging articles by wrapping" was invented by Giuseppe Ponti (Citta di Castello, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packing machine (M) and method for wrapping a sheet (P), in particular of shock-absorbing paper, around articles (A) so as to form bags (B) with means (4,5) for folding the said sheet around the articles and means (6) for gluing the said sheet to itself so as to create a sheet tube (TB) around the articles (A) and compression and cutting means (7), for sealing and separating portions of the tube by sealing and s...