ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,290, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to KOENIG & BAUER AG (Wurzburg, Germany).

"Machine for handling sheets, comprising an inspection device and a pivotal illumination device" was invented by Tobias Diehm (Wertheim, Germany) and Michael Muller (Karlstadt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples include a machine for handling sheets, the machine including at least one inspection device for inspecting the sheets, and at least one sheet transport means, which defines a section of a transport path provided for a transport of sheets. This section includes an inspection region, and the inspection device includes at least one sensor d...