US Patent Issued to Dematic on July 21 for "Real-time belt tension sensing system" (Michigan, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,443, issued on July 21, was assigned to Dematic Corp. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Real-time belt tension sensing system" was invented by Michael Reed (Fremont, Mich.), Paul E. Berna (Allendale, Mich.), Daniel Houchin (Lawton, Mich.), Brad Warmuskerken (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Chris Botsis (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Mark Almas II (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Anthony Miller (Comstock Park, Mich.), Terry Cruzan (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Barry W. Weddle Jr. (Kentwood, Mich.), Aaron Fankhauser (Lewisville, Texas) and Taylor Stults (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A real-time belt tension sensing system includes an engagement assembly that...