ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,032, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to SCHNELL S.P.A. (Colli al Metauro, Italy).

"Method and apparatus for binding metal wires and similar products" was invented by Elia Priuli (Colli al Metauro, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method for binding metal wires and similar products around a first element and a second element, in particular having an elongated shape, for example reinforcing rods, includes the step of preparing the first element and the second element in a crossed superimposed configuration, so as to define four respective quadrants (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) at a crossing zone, on a plane containing the longitudinal axis (...