ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,173, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Lonati S.P.A. (Brescia, Italy).

"Removal device for removing a tubular knitted manufacture from a circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like" was invented by Ettore Lonati (Botticino, Italy), Fausto Lonati (Brescia, Italy) and Francesco Lonati (San Felice del Benaco, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A removal device for removing a tubular knitted manufacture from a circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like, comprising an annular removal body which supports a plurality of removal members arranged around the axis of the removal body, which is arrangeable coaxially around the ne...