ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,897, issued on June 16, was assigned to I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A. (Ozzano Dell'Emilia, Italy).

"Apparatus and method for the automated management of a processing chamber with a controlled atmosphere" was invented by Gabriele Gabusi (Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and a method for the automated management of the assembly of a machine for processing and/or packaging pharmaceutical products inside an insulated processing chamber, with controlled atmosphere and delimited by walls, at least one of which is provided with at least one access aperture which can be selectively closed b...