ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,021, issued on June 24, was assigned to G.D S.P.A. (Bologna, Italy).
"Packaging device and process for articles to be packaged" was invented by Salvatore Carboni (Bologna, Italy) and Antonio Vitali (Bologna, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packaging device and a process for packaging articles arranged according to a predetermined pattern and supplied on a conveyor line are presented, where buffers for the preparation of layers to be packaged are eliminated, while maintaining a high degree of flexibility for a wide range of formats. The packaging device includes one or more transfer devices that pick up the articles and deposit...