ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,246, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SQUARE TECHNOLOGY GROUP Co. LTD (Nantong, China).

"Load-bearing support plate, chain structure, and conveyor belt structure incorporating them" was invented by Xiaoyan Yang (Nantong, China), Xiaohua Lou (Nantong, China), Pu Chen (Nantong, China), Zhong Pu (Nantong, China), Wenbo Ai (Nantong, China) and Yafei Shan (Nantong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load-bearing support plate, chain structure, and a conveyor belt structure incorporating them are provided. The load-bearing support plate includes a first panel, a second panel, and a transition panel for connecting the first panel with...