ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,420, issued on May 6, was assigned to INNOVATIVE AUTOMATION INC. (Barrie, Canada).
"Spool unloading device" was invented by Michael Lalonde (Barrie, Canada), Zac Cutt (Barrie, Canada), Michael Sutton (Barrie, Canada) and Robert Dorion (Barrie, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spool unloading device comprising: a spindle; a first bulk spool of material is mounted on the spindle, wherein the spindle is rotatably controlled to dispense the material; a series of pulleys for receiving the unspooled material such that a variable length of the material is stored within the device before exiting the device to an upstream equipment; an...