ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,531, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Air Con Tech Systems Inc. (East Rochester, Ohio).

"Can blank conveyor assembly and method of use" was invented by Thomas Wayts (East Rochester, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system of can blank conveyor assemblies for transporting a plurality of can blanks along the corresponding tray via the at least one set of air directors. The system includes a plurality of trays where each tray of the plurality of trays. The system also includes a plurality of air supply units removably engaged with the plurality of trays at first ends of the plurality of trays and being in fluid communication with...