ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,878, issued on June 24, was assigned to Patz Corp. (Pound, Wis.).
"Automatic tensioning apparatus and method of use" was invented by Bradley J. Bedord (Suamico, Wis.) and Michael J. Carncross (Crivitz, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic tensioning apparatus is provided that includes a tensioning drive unit having: a longitudinally extending stationary base frame with a plurality of guides extending between a lower portion and an upper portion, and a plurality of rotatable feed wheels axially secured at the lower portion, as well as a translatable drive frame slidably coupled to the plurality of guides with a drive assem...