US Patent Issued to Cornerstone Automation Systems on Aug. 25 for "Iflex conveyor system with gapping capability for efficient product transfer having riveted x-brace" (Nebraska, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,699, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Cornerstone Automation Systems LLC (Frisco, Texas).

"Iflex conveyor system with gapping capability for efficient product transfer having riveted x-brace" was invented by Andrew Glen Deutschman (Omaha, Neb.), Jonathan Hogan Webb (Allen, Texas) and Justin Matthew Rodriguez (Denton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides improved X-bars and end frames that can prevent or at least reduce sagging in conveyors, such as flexible conveyors. The improved X-bars and end frames are referred to as riveted X-bars and leg plates, respectively. An expandable conveyor system, an expandabl...