ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,032, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to G.D S.P.A. (Bologna, Italy).
"Method and machine for inspecting the packaging of products" was invented by Giampaolo Gianese (Bologna, Italy) and Luca Lanzarini (Bologna, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for inspecting the packaging of products, in particular in blister packs, including a step of feeding a succession of trays along a main feed line, in which each tray includes a plurality of seats, each intended to accommodate a respective product. The method includes a step of detecting the presence of one or more empty seats in each tray in transit. Then, according to the result of...