ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,819, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to JBT Marel Corp. (Chicago).
"Poultry skinner belt profile" was invented by Cezary J. Mroz (Lewis Center, Ohio), Wyatt W. Wills (Newark, Ohio), Barry K. Jones (Columbus, Ohio), Cameron Logan (Columbus, Ohio), Richard K. Reis (Mount Gilead, Ohio), William Hinson (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Matthew Bonnes (Columbus, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endless conveyor belt may include a belt body having a belt longitudinal axis and an exterior side. A plurality of protrusions project from the exterior side of the belt body and extend across a width of the belt body substantially transversely to the...