ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,151, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Intelligrated Headquarters LLC (Mason, Ohio).

"Reinforcement to reduce noise and improve flexural strength for metal rollers" was invented by Jayanth Paramashiva (Bangalore, India), Kishor Mujumdar (Bangalore, India) and Charankumar Kodandaramaiah (Bangalore, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example roller is provided. The example roller can include a metal tube extending between a first end and a second end, where the metal tube includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The example roller can include a first bearing disposed at the first end. The example roller can include a secon...