US Patent Issued to G.D on July 28 for "Retention device for retaining a blank, movement unit and process for moving said blank" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,654, issued on July 28, was assigned to G.D S.P.A. (Bologna, Italy).

"Retention device for retaining a blank, movement unit and process for moving said blank" was invented by Salvatore Carboni (Bologna, Italy) and Antonio Vitali (Bologna, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retention device for retaining blanks includes: a support, a first gripping portion secured to the support and provided with first retention elements of a blank, a second gripping portion secured to the support or to the first gripping portion and provided with second retention elements of the blank, and a movement mechanism for the second gripping portion with...