ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,531, issued on June 3, was assigned to LAPEYRA Y TALTAVULL COMMERCIAL S.L. (Barcelona, Spain).

"Sorting module for bag checking machines" was invented by Alejandro Fornos Jove (Barcelona, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sorting module for bags checking machines, of the type that are installed before the bag can enter the checking machine comprising driving means that activate the module, and in that comprises: a pressure roller (102) that puts pressure on the bags (1) as they pass through under said roller (102), which has an ascending and a descending motion, a first input roller (101) connected to conveyance means (4) of the ch...