ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,960, issued on April 22, was assigned to Intraco Inc. (Oskaloosa, Iowa).
"Sprocket tooth cap, sprocket assembly, and conveyor system" was invented by Millard M. Williams (Oskaloosa, Iowa), John Adair (Oskaloosa, Iowa) and Larry Van Zee (Oskaloosa, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveyor system includes a conveyor having an endless loop flexible member and a plurality of inserts. The conveyor system additionally includes a drive shaft and a sprocket coupled to the drive shaft. The sprocket includes a hub and a plurality of teeth extending radially outward from the hub, where at least one tooth is substantially planar and defines...