ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,267, issued on July 29, was assigned to LEWCO INC. (Sandusky, Ohio).
"Conveyor systems with internal bands" was invented by Gerald T. Guerra (Sandusky, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveyor system is configured to prevent objects from getting caught or pinched between rollers and belts. The system includes a base, frames on opposite sides of the base, a plurality of rollers each having a bearing, an attachment axle, a drive shaft, a drive belt connecting the draft shaft to one of the bearings, and connecting belts connecting the bearings. The bearings may be disposed between the frames such that the drive belt and connecting...