ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,419, issued on July 1, was assigned to S.I.A.T. SOCIETA' INTERNAZIONALE APPLICAZIONI TECNICHE S.P.A. (Milan).

"Taping unit for gummed paper tape and box closing machine including said taping unit" was invented by Andrea Monti (Milano MI, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A taping unit for a box closing machine is disclosed, including: an enclosure frame; a gummed tape reel and a plurality of running rollers mounted on the frame; at least an applicator roller arranged in the bottom part of the enclosure frame; and a guiding and sliding path of the gummed tape within the enclosure frame. The taping unit further includes: an operating...