ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,919, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to MacLean Mallard LLC (Mundelein, Ill.).
"Adjustable divider assembly and conveyor incorporating same" was invented by Mark DeSmit Jr. (Lyndon, Ill.) and Anthony Wade (Prophetstown, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveyor assembly is provided with one or more partitions to divide or segment one or more conveyor rows. The assembly comprises a conveyor including an inlet and an outlet, with conveyor transport surface extending between the inlet and the outlet, which may by roller wheels. A plurality of retainers are supported by the conveyor in spaced relation with at least one partition exten...