ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,848, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to FONTANA PIETRO S.P.A. (Calolziocorte, Italy).
"Mold for hot forming of sheet materials" was invented by Leonardo Daniele Scintilla (Calolziocorte, Italy), Paolino Zica (Calolziocorte, Italy), Annalisa Mirabile (Calolziocorte, Italy), Marco Fontana (Calolziocorte, Italy), Donato Sorgente (Calolziocorte, Italy) and Andrea Lombardi (Calolziocorte, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mold for hot forming of materials in the form of a sheet is disclosed having a first half-shell bearing a die and a second half-shell, between which a chamber for forming the plate is provided. The second half-shell...