ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,928, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Derrick Corp. (Buffalo, N.Y.).
"Injection molded screening apparatuses and methods" was invented by Alex DeMay (Amherst, N.Y.) and Kurt Stodolka (Cheektowaga, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A screen assembly is formed by attaching side edges of a plurality of screen elements to each other. Reinforcing fibers may be embedded in the material of selected screen elements. The reinforcing fibers extend in a direction in which the screen assembly will be tensioned to secure the screen assembly to a screening machine. Hook strips may be attached to ends or sides of the screen assembly to facilita...