ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,563, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to SICA S.P.A. (Alfonsine, Italy).
"Cutting unit for thermoplastic pipes" was invented by Marco Gulminelli (Ravenna, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting unit for thermoplastic pipes includes a ring rotating about an axis and in which a pipe is progressively moved in a sliding fashion such that a longitudinal axis of the pipe coincides with the axis of rotation and a cutting arm mounted on the ring. A distance measurement sensor located on the ring is configured for acquiring, during rotation of the ring, values representing a radial distance between the measurement sensor and an outer sur...