Patent No. EP4000425 (titled "Modular Manufacturing Machine For The Production Of Smoking Articles Or Parts Of Smoking Articles") was filed by GD Societa PER Azioni on Nov 12, 2021. The application was issued on Sep 20, 2023.

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