ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,045, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to BUTECH INC. (Salem, Ohio).
"Bundle builder and lifter" was invented by John R. Buta (Salem, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bundle builder and lifter assembly has a pair of parallel cross beams, and an actuator assembly for actuating the builder and lifter assembly. A pair of lift arms are moved along the parallel cross beams and each has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion forming a finger. The lift arms are also raised and lowered. A conveyor roller assembly is positioned above the lift arms and cross beams, where stacks of material are moved on the rollers of the conveyor assembl...