ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,525, issued on July 21, was assigned to P.E. LABELLERS S.P.A. (Porto Mantovano, Italy).

"Machine for applying safety strips to the upper part of containers" was invented by Luca Bonardi (San Giorgio Bigarello, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine for applying safety strips to the upper part of containers. The machine has, along a container advancement path, at least one application station which includes at least one application assembly provided with at least one crimping device which includes a first pad, designed to make contact, with a working face thereof, with a first end of the safety strip applied to the correspondi...