ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,835, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to P.E. LABELLERS S.P.A. (Porto Mantovano, Italy).
"Labeling machine" was invented by Riccardo Bardini (Torri del Benaco, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A labeling machine including a conveyor of containers to be labeled along an advancement path and at least one labeling station arranged along the advancement path. The labeling station includes an assembly for unwinding a label ribbon, on which multiple labels are printed in succession, and at least one drum designed to receive on a lateral surface thereof the label ribbon and/or the labels obtained by cutting the label ribbon. Multiple sli...