ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,827, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to MAXCESS INTERNATIONAL Corp. (Oak Brook, Ill.).

"Scoring device and methods for setting axial position and gap dimension" was invented by Eric Koppes (Edmond, Okla.), Aaron Powers (Vancouver, Wash.), Brady Johnson (Kalama, Wash.), Frank Fang (Portland, Ore.), Casey Stevens (Vancouver, Wash.), Dave Purkerson (Washougal, Wash.) and Levi Wilson (Oklahoma City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for setting an axial position and gap dimension of a gap between one or more score blades and an anvil shaft of a rotary scoring device, includes providing a control system including a controller, at lea...