ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,078, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to PLUSLINE S.R.L. (Zola Predosa, Italy).

"Carriage for transport systems and transport system" was invented by Christian Zagnoni (Calcara Valsamoggia, Italy) and Leonardo Stamati (Bologna, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Carriage for transport systems, comprising a frame (1) on which a plurality of wheels (2A, 2B, 2C; 2D) configured to run on two opposite sides (31, 32) of a guide (3) are mounted. The frame (1) is in two parts (10, 11) on each of which a predetermined number of said wheels (2A, 2B, 2C; 2D) are mounted in respective fixed and predetermined positions. The carriage comprises tigh...