ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,960, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Transportation IP Holdings LLC (Norwalk, Conn.).
"Core body for transfer apparatus" was invented by Adam C. Felton (Grove City, Pa.), Kevin Bailey (Mercer, Pa.) and Manuel Licon Flores (Erie, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A core body includes a structure having a plurality of connected unit cells. At least one unit cell has one or more sidewalls that are curved and define a portion of an inner passageway within and through the unit cell. The one or more sidewalls define multiple orifices and include a cone disposed between at least some of the orifices. A dimple is defined along an outer s...