ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,155, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to COLINES S.P.A. (Novara, Italy).

"Cutting unit for separating one or more bundles wrapped with a continuous wrap" was invented by Francesco Peccetti (Novara, Italy) and Eraldo Peccetti (Novara, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting unit separating bundles wrapped with a continuous wrap or cutting a flat film in dynamic transit includes a load-bearing structure supporting eccentric wheels hinged on opposite sides of the load-bearing structure and including an outer crown element idly coupled to an eccentric central plate. A heated cutting wire is fixed onto the outer crown element by pin...