ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,945, issued on March 31, was assigned to Joy Global Underground Mining LLC (Warrendale, Pa.).
"Resilient link for conveyor chain" was invented by Nathan M. Hannold (Franklin, Pa.) and Joseph D. Hoover (Hermitage, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A link is provided for a conveyor chain that is configured to convey material in a direction of travel. The link includes a first end coupled to a first adjacent link, a second end opposite the first end and coupled to a second adjacent link, and a deformable portion positioned between the first end and the second end. The deformable portion is configured to elastically deform in response ...