ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,001, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to SYSTEM CERAMICS S.P.A. (Fiorano Modenese, Italy).
"Device for the transport of ceramic slabs" was invented by Enrico Merighi (Castelvetro, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for the transport of ceramic slabs (L), comprising: a pair of inner belts (2,3) and a pair of outer belts (4,5), parallel to the transport direction (x) and coplanar to a transport plane; wherein each belt is associated to respective supports (210,220,310,320,410,420,510,520); at least the front supports (210,310,410,510) are slidably associated to a front bar (6), arranged perpendicular to a transport direction ...