ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,016, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Laitram LLC (Harahan, La.).
"Modular conveyor belt with dedicated access assembly" was invented by Matthew Vulpetti (Metairie, La.), Benson Hall (Harahan, La.) and David Aaron van Schalkwijk (Metairie, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dedicated access assembly for a conveyor belt forms a dedicated opening and closing point for the conveyor belt. The dedicated access assembly includes a female portion having one or more open hooks and a male portion including a hinge rod extending between linking elements. The open hook disengages from and engages the hinge rod to selectively open and close...