US Patent Issued to Cornerstone Automation Systems on Nov. 3 for "Automated decanting apparatus, a system including the apparatus, and a method of automatic decanting" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,479, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Cornerstone Automation Systems LLC (Frisco, Texas).

"Automated decanting apparatus, a system including the apparatus, and a method of automatic decanting" was invented by Richard K. Steele Jr. (Plano, Texas) and Jeffrey Grindstaff (Collinsville, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides an automated process, apparatus and system for decanting containers. The automated decanting process can include receiving containers, cutting the containers, such as along a cut line that is proximate the top of the container, flipping the containers once cut, and separating products from the c...