ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,116, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Fameccanica.Data S.p.A..
"Apparatus for tipping boxes" was invented by Matteo Troiano (San Giovanni Teatino, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for tipping boxes includes a stationary support structure, a chute fixed with respect to the stationary support structure, a movable support carrying two tipping arms, and a drive unit configured to move the tipping arms along a straight direction inclined with respect to a vertical direction, and to rotate the tipping arms around an axis parallel to a longitudinal direction."
The patent was filed on July 31, 2023, under Application No...