ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,547, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Congruens Group LLC (San Carlos, Calif.).
"Systems for producing molded fiber products" was invented by Rick Bontrager (San Carlos, Calif.) and Pablo Gonzalez (San Carlos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molded fiber part production line includes a forming station, a part transfer system, a press station, and a removal system. The forming station includes a slurry tank, a forming mold, and a mold actuation system. The part transfer system includes a part transfer feature and a conveyance mechanism. The press station includes a core mold, a cavity mold compatible with the core mold, and ...