ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,059, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to ITIPACK SRL (Villaverla, Italy).
"Device for measuring the tensioning of a strapping, method for measuring said tensioning and strapping machine using the aforesaid measuring device" was invented by Bruno Benetti (Villaverla, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for measuring the tensioning of a strap wound around one or more products or objects includes: a frame that supports a first head and a second head opposed, spaced apart and configured to receive a strap that is strapped externally to both of them; a movement mechanism for mutually displacing the heads, a detector for detecting t...