ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,476, issued on July 1, was assigned to OPEN MIND VENTURES, S.L.U. (Igualada, Spain).
"Brush module for conveyor belts" was invented by Josep Maria Carrer Vives (Igualada, Spain), Javier Valles Cuyas (Igualada, Spain), Bernat Balsells Vives (Igualada, Spain) and Antoni Balsells Mercade (Igualada, Spain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Brush module for conveyor belts (1) a base (5) and a plurality of bristles (4), and also comprises a plurality of complementary protrusions (2) and holes (3) for their engagement with one or more adjacent brush modules (1). Preferably, said holes (3) and protrusions (2) are located in a complementary and op...