ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,301, issued on May 26, was assigned to FERAG AG (Hinwil, Switzerland).
"Suspended conveyor" was invented by Urs Hohl (Siebnen, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspended conveyor includes a rail and a conveying means, which is movably mounted on the rail in a conveying direction and includes carriers, for releasable holding suspended transportation means. The suspended conveyor includes a special clearing arrangement for clearing at least a section of the rail of transport means. The clearing arrangement generally includes a clearing device, which is either movably arranged with a guide bearing along the rail section and i...