ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,909, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to EUROSORT B.V. ('s-Graveland, Netherlands).
"Cross-belt sorter" was invented by Wouter Balk (Baambrugge, Netherlands), Patrick Theodorus Johannes Van Haaster (De Zilk, Netherlands) and Martinus Fredericus Johannes Duivenvoorden (De Zilk, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cross-belt sorter with a plurality of interconnected carriers drivable behind each other in a conveying direction. Each carrier is provided with a cross-belt for supporting a product. The cross-belt is drivable in a belt driving direction extending transversely to the conveying direction. A pushing element is mounted ...