ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,990, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Inventio AG (Hergiswil, Switzerland).
"Rail fastening device for guide rail sections of an escalator or moving walkway" was invented by Wolfgang Neszmerak (Vienna) and Alexander Pfeiler (Vienna).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a rail fastening device for fastening guide rail sections in a guide rail system of an escalator or a moving walkway. The guide rail system includes at least one side plate having a hole, wherein the area of the hole has a hole length which is greater than its hole width. The rail fastening device has a rail receiving part, a screw connection and a...