US Patent Issued to VMI HOLLAND on Sept. 30 for "Shrink conveyor and method for allowing shrink in a continuous strip" (Dutch Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,252, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to VMI HOLLAND B.V. (Epe, Netherlands).

"Shrink conveyor and method for allowing shrink in a continuous strip" was invented by Willem Marinus Van Beek (Epe, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shrink conveyor and a method are provided for allowing shrink in a continuous strip. The shrink conveyor comprises a plurality of rollers, a frame that defines a plurality of roller positions, and a first drive member for driving the plurality of rollers. Each roller of the plurality of rollers comprises a first driven part that has a first drive profile that tapers. The first drive member is arra...