US Patent Issued to NHI Mechanical Motion on Feb. 18 for "Conveyor idler support structure and methods for constructing the same" (New Hampshire, Vermont Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,362, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to NHI Mechanical Motion LLC (Claremont, N.H.).

"Conveyor idler support structure and methods for constructing the same" was invented by Kevin J. Guay (West Lebanon, N.H.), Alexander J. Moskalenko (Springfield, N.H.) and Zachary P. Kerin (White River Junction, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention provides framework for supporting a plurality of conveyor idlers, mounted on central risers and end risers, and a method for constructing the same. A center section comprises, an upper component having a downwardly oriented channel with a sidewalls. It includes a first pair of central riser t...