ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,524, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to LEWCO Inc. (Sandusky, Ohio).
"Vertical conveying system" was invented by Ronald J. Guerra (Sandusky, Ohio) and Louis B. Schaefer V (Medina, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveyor system includes a first vertical conveyor, a second vertical conveyor adjacent to the first vertical conveyor, and a lateral conveyor disposed at least partially above the first and second conveyors. The system may independently convey a carrier through the system for temporary buffer storage, such as in an oven application to increase time at a desired temperature. The first vertical conveyor may elevate a car...