ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,567, issued on May 5, was assigned to R.A JONES & Co. (Covington, Ky.).
"Packaging unit for packaging articles in boxes and method for packaging articles in boxes" was invented by Andrea Biondi (Bologna, Italy), Luca Cavazza (Bologna, Italy), Ivanoe Bertuzzi (Bologna, Italy) and Enrico Campagnoli (Bologna, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packaging unit for packaging articles in boxes, including a mandrel, a movement device, a feeding device, a folding device, and an actuation device. The mandrel is configured to accommodate at least one of said articles inside it. The movement device is configured to move said mandrel along a mo...