ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,580, issued on June 10, was assigned to Ameriglobe LLC (Lafayette, La.).
"Lift loop assembly test process and apparatus" was invented by Clifford Dunlap (Baton Rouge, La.) and Brody Alan Viator (Lafayette, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand-held lift loop assembly tester apparatus and method tests peel strength of a heat seal connection between a lift loop patch and a bulk bag body as an indicator of shear strength of the connection and whether the bag will pass industry safety lifting requirements. A lifting platform of the hand loop tester is inserted between the patch and the bag body in an unsealed area and measures the am...