ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,650, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to INTERROLL HOLDING AG (Sant'Antonino, Switzerland).
"Transfer device" was invented by Siegmund Dudek (Huckelhoven, Germany) and Erwin Mans (Huckelhoven, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transfer device, adapted to convey an object in a conveying direction, and selectively transfer an object in a second direction angled to the conveying direction; the transfer device having a plurality of belt carriers, circumferentially running along the transfer device, a traction belt circumferentially running along the transfer device, along which the plurality of belt carriers is arranged; circumfere...