US Patent Issued to FERAG on Nov. 18 for "Conveyor system having a device for steering horizontally conveyed materials" (Swiss Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,156, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to FERAG AG (Hinwil, Switzerland).

"Conveyor system having a device for steering horizontally conveyed materials" was invented by Roberto Fenile (Wetzikon, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drivable roller having a cylindrical surface for use in a conveyor system for steering conveyed materials conveyed horizontally across the roller, and an arrangement including such a roller. The roller can be connected to a vacuum device and has at least one vacuum opening for generating a vacuum in the region of the cylindrical surface and which opens into the cylindrical surface of the roller."

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