ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,971, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to INNOVATIVE AUTOMATION INC. (Barrie, Canada).
"Liner folder apparatus" was invented by Michael Lalonde (Barrie, Canada) and Zac Cutt (Barrie, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A folding apparatus for a liner associated with a tape material, wherein the liner comprises a first overhang portion, a central portion carrying the tape material, and a second overhang portion, the apparatus comprising: an entry port defined at one end of the apparatus, wherein the tape material having a substantially flat configuration is fed into the entry port; an exit port defined at another end of the apparatu...