US Patent Issued to GDM on Nov. 18 for "Apparatus and method for mutually welding at least two elements of an absorbent sanitary item" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,106, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to GDM S.p.A. (Bologna, Italy).

"Apparatus and method for mutually welding at least two elements of an absorbent sanitary item" was invented by Matteo Piantoni (Albino, Italy) and Alessandro Zavalloni (Sesto ed Uniti, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for mutually welding at least two elements of an absorbent sanitary item, including a supporting structure, a first welding member including a first welding surface, and a second welding member including a second welding surface. The second welding member is movable with respect to the first welding member between a non-operating posi...