ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,596, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to S.I.P.A. SOCIETA' DUSTRIALIZZAZIONE PROGETTAZIONE E AUTOMAZIONE S.P.A. (Vittorio Veneto, Italy).

"Component of an injection molding apparatus" was invented by Andrea Martegani (Conegliano, Italy) and Matteo Zoppas (Conegliano, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component of an injection molding apparatus for conveying a flow of molten plastic material from a supply channel to an injection channel coaxially crossed by a shutter, said component comprising a body provided with a central part crossed by a through hole defining a longitudinal axis for the passage of said shutter; a first bulkhead ...