ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,618, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MINIPACK-TORRE S.P.A. (Dalmine, Italy).

"Packaging machine" was invented by Fabio Emanuele Torre (Dalmine, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packaging machine is described comprising: support means for at least two reels of wrapping material in plastic film, film opening means for wrapping a product to be packaged, a support, fixed or mobile, on which the product to be packaged is placed, sealing means of the film configured to seal two edges of the film and cutting means for the film so as to create a package for the product starting from a reel of single-folded material, wherein the film...