ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,728, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to MAINETTI S.P.A. (Castelgomberto Vicenza, Italy).
"Tubular element of cellulose or paper material for making hangers, process for making the same and hangers using said tubular element" was invented by Mario Mainetti (Valdagno Vicenza, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It is tubular element of cellulose or paper material for making hangers, having a cylindrical conformation, with a cross section perpendicular to its longitudinal axis of a substantially circular shape, from the surface of which a flat element integral with the tubular element and extending over the entire longitudinal length o...