ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,831, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Novatex Italia S.p.A. (Oggiono LC, Italy).

"Round baler net wrap" was invented by Natale Castagna (Oggiono LC, Italy) and Marco Casati (Oggiono LC, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A round baler net wrap (1) comprises a plurality of first chains (2) extending along a longitudinal direction (X-X), a plurality of second chains each arranged between two first chains (2) and defined by a plurality of segments (4), each fixed to two adjacent first chains (2). The net (1) is characterized in that each first chain (2) is spaced from the adjacent first chain (2) by at least 5.08 centimetres."

The ...