ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,998, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Innovative Ideas LLC (Loveland, Colo.).
"Rail wheel chain conveyor" was invented by Yegor Samoilenko (Loveland, Colo.) and Aliaksandr Yelchyshchau (Lakewood, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example rail wheel chain conveyor includes a first rail spaced apart from a second rail to form a transport area therebetween. A conveyor belt is configured in the transport area as a loop for moving along a continuous path. A plurality of rocker arms are spaced apart from one another and configured to support the conveyor belt. Rail wheels on each side of the rocker arms ride on the rails. A chain i...