ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,595, issued on April 14, was assigned to VALMET TISSUE CONVERTING S.R.L. (Porcari, Italy).

"Machine for producing laminar products made of paper material, in particular packages of napkins, tissues or similar products and related production method" was invented by Daniele Dettori (Capannori, Italy), Massimo Bianchi (Viareggio, Italy) and Graziano Dini (Bagni di Lucca, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine (1) for producing packages of napkins, tissues, towels, or similar products, comprises a support frame (100) to support a feeding group (10) which feeds a first and a second web of paper (5a, 5b). The support frame (100) s...