ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,063, issued on March 17, was assigned to FXI Inc. (Radnor, Pa.).
"Apparatus and method for gripping, lifting and inverting foam sheet" was invented by Michael Forlini (Gilberts, Ill.), Matt Reese (Lockport, Ill.), Elkadir Lemus (West Chicago, Ill.) and Frank Pessetti (Aurora, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for inverting a flexible foam sheet being conveyed on a moving conveyer grips the leading edge of the foam sheet with a clamp and raises the clamp above the moving conveyor surface. As the leading edge is held by the clamp, the foam sheet progressively separates from the moving conveyor surface and is ...