ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,148, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to NAS Nalle Automation Systems LLC (Knoxville, Tenn.).
"Trim press handler system" was invented by Jeffrey M. Murphy (Beaverton, Mich.) and David J. Whelan (Knoxville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trim press receiver for receiving an array of products from a trim press includes support elements, a strip away mechanism, and a pusher rake. The support elements are configured to receive arrays of products and support the arrays of products in rows of stacks. The strip away mechanism is configured to form gaps in the stacks of products. The pusher rake is configured to extend into the gaps ...