MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647077719 A) filed by Laitram, L. L. C. on June 24, 2026, for Dual-Stacked Modular Roller-Ball Belt And Conveyor.

Inventors include Fourney, Matthew L.; Kovacs, Joseph F.; and Spicer, Christopher B..

The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.

Abstract: A conveyor using a modular conveyor belt constructed of rows of belt modules (20) having upper roller balls (36) atop lower roller balls (38) so that as the lower roller balls rotate in one direction, the upper roller balls rotate in the opposite direction. The lower roller balls (38), which, like the upper roller balls, can rotate omnidirectionally, are ...