ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,362, issued on May 6, was assigned to SIGNODE INDUSTRIAL GROUP LLC (Tampa, Fla.).
"Strapping device having a pivotable rocker" was invented by Flavio Finzo (Wurenlos, Switzerland), Mirco Neeser (Ehrendingen, Switzerland) and Dimitrios Takidis (Dubendorf, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a mobile strapping device for strapping packaged products using a loop of wrapping strap. The strapping device includes a tensioning device for applying tension to the strap and a connecting device for connecting two overlapping portions of the strap. The tensioning device includes a rota...