ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,571, issued on June 10, was assigned to HPF S.R.L. (Fagagna, Italy).

"Automated punching station for the production of punched components, punched component and relative production method" was invented by Gabriele Lualdi (Fagagna, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an automated punching station for the production of punched components for prosthetic surgery instruments, in particular for instruments able to mill/cut or otherwise carry out tissue removal processes in preparation for, or in the context of, prosthetic surgery operations. The invention also concerns a method to produce said punched components, ...