ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,644, issued on March 24, was assigned to AETNA GROUP S.P.A. (Verucchio, Italy).

"Wrapping machine" was invented by Davide Casini Ropa (Verucchio, Italy) and Andrea Renzini (Verucchio, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wrapping machine includes an unwinding apparatus having a reel holder shaft and a system for removing from the unwinding apparatus a core of a film reel. The reel holder shaft includes a lower end having an abutment arm movable between an open configuration to support the core and a closed configuration to allow removing or inserting of the core. The system has a removing apparatus including a supporting element w...