ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,686, issued on May 20, was assigned to P.E. LABELLERS S.P.A. (Porto Mantovano, Italy).
"Labeling machine" was invented by Riccardo Bardini (Torri del Benaco, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A labeling machine includes a conveyor of containers to be labeled along an advancement path and at least one labeling station which is arranged along the advancement path of the containers. The labeling station supports at least one cutting device for the label ribbon. The cutting device includes a respective suction chamber which accommodates internally at least one blade. The suction chamber is connectable with an air suction device, in or...