ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,263, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to PACKAGING AUTOMATION Ltd. (Great Britain).
"Packaging apparatus" was invented by Rui Carlos Miguel Cardadeiro (Knutsford, Great Britain) and David Ian Woolrich (Knutsford, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packaging apparatus (1) and method is provided. The packaging apparatus comprises: a support platform (100) for supporting packaging containers (10) positioned thereon, the support platform comprising a support portion moveable between a first position and a second position; and a belt transport arrangement (800) for transporting packaging containers away from the support platfor...