US Patent Issued to Philip Morris Products on May 6 for "Pair of connectable portions for connecting a transmission shaft and a roller" (Italian, Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,087, issued on May 6, was assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland).

"Pair of connectable portions for connecting a transmission shaft and a roller" was invented by Michele Del Borrello (Vasto, Switzerland) and Ivan Prestia (Calderara di Reno, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transmission shaft and a roller comprising a pair of connectable portions (M, F) for connecting a transmission shaft (5, 8) and a roller (4, 7) to be driven by torque exerted through the transmission shaft (5, 8). The pair of connectable portions (M, F) comprise a male portion (M) provided on one of the transmission shaft (5, 8) and ...