ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,956, issued on April 22, was assigned to LOADSTERS INC. (Bellevue, Wash.).
"Systems and methods for conveying objects" was invented by J. Lee Cantrell Jr. (Federal Way, Wash.), Gerald R. Cutler (Bellevue, Wash.) and Daniel K. Schrift (Sedro Woolley, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveyor assembly for conveying objects includes a first modular conveyor having a first end and a second end, a first conveying system configured for conveying objects from the first end to the second end of the first modular conveyor, and a first connecting interface at the first end of the first modular conveyor; and a second modular conveyor havin...