ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,330, issued on June 23, was assigned to EUROPOOL-S.R.L. (Fidenza, Italy).

"Device and method for transferring and accumulating objects" was invented by Marco Priero (Fidenza, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for transferring and accumulating objects. The apparatus includes a plurality of accumulation channels and a single-row conveyor belt for conveying objects arranged upstream of the accumulation channels, in which the objects advance one after the other in a single row. The apparatus further includes at least a first and a second transfer device arranged upstream of the accumulation channels for transferring the o...