US Patent Issued to Reeling Systems on June 3 for "Reel take-up machine" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,535, issued on June 3, was assigned to Reeling Systems LLC (Kimball, Mich.).

"Reel take-up machine" was invented by Donald G. Graham (St. Clair, Mich.) and Christopher L. Graham (Allenton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reel take-up apparatus includes a frame, a drive mechanism, a hydraulic counterbalance system, and a pair of positioning actuators. The frame may be configured to receive a reel from one end. The drive mechanism is generally slidably mounted to the frame and configured to rotate the reel. The hydraulic counterbalance system is generally configured to counterbalance a weight of the drive mechanism to allow the d...