ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,085, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to S.I.P.A. SOCIETA' INDUSTRIALIZZAZIONE PROGETTAZIONE E AUTOMAZIONE S.P.A. (Vittorio Veneto, Italy).

"Component for a nozzle of an injection molding apparatus as well as corresponding nozzle and injection molding apparatus" was invented by Simone Camarotto (Caneva, Italy), Paolo Spinazze' (San Vendemiano, Italy) and Matteo Zoppas (Conegliano, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component for a nozzle for injecting molten plastic into a molding cavity of a container, in particular of a test tube or a bottle preform, the component comprising a first body in which a shutter can slide along an axi...