US Patent Issued to Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie on Dec. 30 for "Stuffing box for use with reciprocal moveable piston rods and method of manufacturing" (Italian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,158, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie S.R.L. (Florence, Italy).

"Stuffing box for use with reciprocal moveable piston rods and method of manufacturing" was invented by Gianni Orsi (Florence, Italy), Alberto Babbini (Florence, Italy), Aigbedion Akwara (Florence, Italy), Federico Sorgona' (Florence, Italy) and Stephen J. Waymeyer (West Chester, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a packing box for mounting on a machinery shaft. In accordance with one aspect, the packing box housing defines a central opening for insertion of a movable machinery shaft with a hollow passageway surrounding the...