ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,965, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Motoveyo Corp. (Highland Heights, Ky.).
"Conveyor system and drive system for same" was invented by John W. Kuhn (Cold Spring, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveyor system and drive element for same include a chain including a plurality of links that hinge with respect to each other and a plurality of moving elements such as balls that freely move in the links. A drive element drives the chain in a conveying direction and includes an elongated body with a surface that has a plurality of planar facets arranged around the longitudinal axis of the body. The facets extend along the body and...