ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,373, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Fameccanica.Data S.p.A. (San Giovanni Teatino Chieti, Italy).

"Machine and a method for manufacturing sanitary products" was invented by Piero Sabbi (San Giovanni Teatino, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine and a method for manufacturing sanitary product with an hourglass shaped absorbent core, such as a panty liner or a light-inco diaper. The machine and the method allow shaping of the core into an hourglass shape with minimized scrap."

The patent was filed on June 21, 2022, under Application No. 17/845,304.

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