ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,497, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to PLUSLINE S.R.L. (Zola Predosa, Italy).
"Cartoning machine" 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: "Cartoning machine comprising a magazine configured to store stacks of cardboard dies (F) and means for picking up and transporting the dies (F) to move the dies (F) along a path (FM, FS) between the magazine, an unfolding station (S) and a product insertion station (N). The magazine comprises two mobile storage units (M1, M2) for storing the stacked dies, each mobile storage unit (M1, M2) being configured to...