ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,658, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to ATS Corp. (Cambridge, Canada).
"Conveyor system using moving elements to adjust part pitch" was invented by Blake Robert Lambert (Cambridge, Canada), Roger Hogan (Cambridge, Canada) and Albert John Kleinikkink (Cambridge, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveyor system configured to allow adjustment of part pitch by moving elements. The conveyor system including: a track; at least two moving elements configured to move on the track; and a pitch assembly mounted on the at least two moving elements, the pitch assembly including: at least one rail provided on at least one of the moving ele...