ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,950, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to ROYAL HOUDIJK B.V. (Netherlands).
"Gripper for a handling device" was invented by Menze Jan Buitenhuis (Vlaardingen, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a gripper for forming slugs of flat baked products, comprising a longitudinal retainer arranged for individually loading the flat baked products and comprising elongated wall elements extending along a longitudinal direction of the gripper for enclosing the retainer forming a retainer space for retaining the flat baked products a loading element, arranged for displacement of at least a contact surface th...