ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,493,855, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Rehrig Pacific Co. (Monterey Park, Calif.).

"Validation system for conveyor" was invented by Daniel James Thyer (Charlotte, N.C.), Matthew Doucette (Parker, Texas), Peter Douglas Jackson (Alpharetta, Ga.), Robert Lee Martin Jr. (Lucas, Texas), Justin Michael Brown (Coppell, Texas), Justin Corless (Flower Mound, Texas), Swapna Muthuru (Frisco, Texas) and Carolina Lopez (Fort Worth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pallet loading and validation system provides several features that are particularly beneficial in the context of a conveyor product distribution system, such as a pallet loading s...