ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,334, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Systems and approaches for manufacturing parts" was invented by Bryler Collins (Maineville, Ohio) and Gene Michael Altonen (West Chester, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and approaches for controlling a molding machine having a mold forming a mold cavity, a nozzle, and a screw that moves from a first position to a second position toward the nozzle and being controlled according to a mold cycle. Injecting a molten polymer into the mold cavity and obtaining a first measurement of a variable during the injection cycle using a first sensor positio...