ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,495, issued on June 24, was assigned to Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' (Imola, Italy).
"Cutting apparatus and method for cutting a cap" was invented by Matteo Venturini (Imola, Italy) and Davide Penazzi (Imola, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for cutting capsules includes an engaging portion rotatable together with a spindle, the engaging portion including an axially protruding projection for abutting on an inner protrusion of the cap in a circumferential direction, and a contact surface for abutting an inner central region of the cap. The contact surface and the abutting surface are movable to achieve a...