ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,667, issued on July 14, was assigned to DENSO International America Inc. (Southfield, Mich.).
"Pallet stop" was invented by Christopher Hoskins (New Market, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for controlling movement of an object on a conveyor include a main body located beneath the conveyor and having a first end and a second end. A handle is connected to the second end of the main body. A stopper extends from the first end of the main body, wherein the stopper includes a thickness that is less than a width of a gap between two adjacent rollers of the conveyor. The apparatus is configured to be rotated around a longit...