ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,198, issued on May 27, was assigned to DMT Solutions Global Corp. (Danbury, Conn.).
"System and method for folding paper carriers with attached cards" was invented by Brad Swinford (New Milford, Conn.) and Robert J. Allen (Shelton, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Folder systems and related methods are provided for accurately and efficiently folding a paper carrier that has a card attached without bending or dislodging the card from the carrier. A movable fold chute receives a portion of the carrier with the card attached and allows the carrier to fold while protecting the card portion of the carrier. The fold chute moves between...