ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,621, issued on March 25, was assigned to MECCANICA PI.ERRE S.R.L. DI PEDERZOLI RUGGERO & C. (Bedizzole, Italy).

"Molding system" was invented by Ruggero Pederzoli (Bedizzole, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molding system for a low-pressure light alloy casting plant, extending in height along a main axis, has a mold having a lower half-mold and an upper half-mold. The molding system has a first lower fixed plate on which the lower half-mold is housed, a movable plate on which the upper half-mold is housed, a second upper fixed plate positioned at the top of the movable plate, a movement group for moving the movable plate alon...