ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,659, issued on Nov. 11.
"Linear motor conveyor system with alternate drive" was invented by Blake Robert Lambert (Cambridge, Canada) and Albert John Kleinikkink (Cambridge, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear motor conveyor system with alternate drive. The system includes: at least one linear motor track section; at least one alternate drive track section having the same configuration as the linear motor track section but incorporating an alternate drive mechanism; a plurality of moving elements configured to move along the linear motor track section and alternate drive track section; and a control system for controlling t...