US Patent Issued to IBS of America on Nov. 18 for "Formation detection system and a process of controlling" (Virginia, Michigan, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,690, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to IBS of America (Chesapeake, Va.).

"Formation detection system and a process of controlling" was invented by Andrew Forester (Schoolcraft, Mich.), Paul Wratschko (Chesapeake, Va.), Jake Neal (Virginia Beach, Va.), David Jackson (Chesapeake, Va.), Chris Blair (Chesapeake, Va.) and James Faufau (Jasper, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A formation detection system comprising: one or more sensors located above a sheet of paper, located below the sheet of paper, or both and one or more lights that illuminate all or a portion of the sheet of paper passing by the one or more sensors so that the one ...