ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,739, issued on May 20, was assigned to Western Skies Innovation LLC (Clarkston, Wash.).
"Flexible conveyor system" was invented by William Martin Mackleit (Clarkston, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveyor mechanism and system are described that provide for conveyance of objects from a first position to a second position. The conveyor mechanism includes a torus-shaped flexible membrane having a central axis, the torus-shaped flexible membrane elongated along a direction parallel to the central axis and having an external surface, center channel, and an enclosed cavity. The conveyor mechanism also includes a first roller asse...