ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,327, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Curt G. Joa Inc. (Sheboygan Falls, Wis.).
"Transfer puck with compressible surface member" was invented by Christopher A. Schwartz (Howards Grove, Wis.), Darren R. Horness (Sheboygan, Wis.), Jeffrey W. Fritz (Plymouth, Wis.), Zachary J. Giffey (Plymouth, Wis.) and Megan A. Rammer (Sheboygan, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a transfer mechanism that transfers discrete articles to a receiving member. The transfer mechanism includes a plurality of transfer pucks that carry discrete articles thereon. Each of the transfer pucks includes a puck body with an article carrying ...