US Patent Issued to SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA COOPERATIVA on Feb. 17 for "Method and apparatus for applying a sealing member to a capsule for preparing a beverage" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,566, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA COOPERATIVA (Imola, Italy).

"Method and apparatus for applying a sealing member to a capsule for preparing a beverage" was invented by Stefano Bergami (Bologna, Italy) and Danilo Albonetti (Bologna, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for applying a sealing member to a capsule intended for the preparation of a beverage in a device for making beverages, where the capsule includes a body having a bottom wall a side wall and a flange-like rim which extends from the side wall, comprises a step of applying a charge of sealing composition in a visco...