ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,625, issued on May 27, was assigned to VMI HOLLAND B.V. (Epe, Netherlands).

"Dual tire component servicer and method for supplying dual tire components to a tire building drum" was invented by Hendrik Jan Grolleman (Epe, Netherlands) and Hans De Boer (Epe, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a dual tire component servicer and a method for supplying a first tire component and a second tire component to a tire building drum, wherein the dual tire component servicer includes a first conveyor and a second conveyor for conveying the first tire component and the second tire component, respectively, in a supply direction...