ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,653, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to BUFFOLI TRANSFER S.P.A. (Brescia BS, Italy).
"Apparatus and method for manufacturing lock cylinders" was invented by Edoardo Buffoli (Brescia BS, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an apparatus for machining lock cylinders. It includes a first operating group having a machining station and a repositioning station, and a second operating group having a gripping station configured to grip and release a workpiece. The gripping station supports a workpiece in a first machining configuration, for performing a first machining operation thereon, and in a second machi...