ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,026, issued on June 24, was assigned to G.D S.P.A. (Bologna, Italy).
"Transfer device and process" was invented by Andrea Biondi (Bologna, Italy), Luca Cavazza (Bologna, Italy), Umberto Zanetti (Bologna, Italy), Enrico Campagnoli (Bologna, Italy) and Antonio Gigante (Bologna, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a device and in a process for transferring discrete elements, fed in a row with a predetermined spacing, a correspondence is ensured between a linear release segment, and a not entirely linear portion of transport path. A carousel-like transport device is provided, where receiving members move along the transport path. A r...