ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,632, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to RO-BER Industrieroboter GmbH (Kamen, Germany).
"Belt conveyor including freewheeling support rollers and driving portions" was invented by Werner Kleinschnittger (Wickede, Germany) and Elmar Stove (Dortmund, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A belt conveyor for generating a predetermined transport distance between a first item and a second item. The conveyor includes a conveyor belt configured for endless circulation, wherein links include a plurality of first links each of which include one freewheeling roller having a first coefficient of friction. Contact areas between the freewheeling ...