ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,613, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Bastian Solutions LLC (Indianapolis).

"Conveyor controller with roller detection system" was invented by Tiffany Lee Greyson (Boise, Idaho), Samuel J. Osterhout (Indianapolis), Benjamin Perry Baker (Indianapolis), Adrian Rothenbuhler (Meridian, Idaho) and Anton B. Eckerle (Fishers, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roller detection system has been developed in which a controller card is configured to automatically detect the type of motorized drive roller being used in the conveyor system. With this automatic detection capability, the controller card is able to automatically control the mot...