ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,345, issued on June 23.
"Rewinder machine and relative core introduction cradle adaptable to cores of different diameters" was invented by Giovanni Bertoli Barsotti (Buggiano, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cradle system for a rewinder machine shapes a rolling surface for a core and includes at least two portions arranged to define the rolling surface. The at least two portions are each movable in a predetermined position so as to vary the profile of the rolling surface and/or the length of the rolling surface as a function of their assumed positions."
The patent was filed on July 22, 2022, under Application No. 18/576,476....