US Patent Issued to Kraft Foods Group Brands on Aug. 4 for "Systems and methods for packaging products using conveyors" (Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,115, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC (Chicago).

"Systems and methods for packaging products using conveyors" was invented by Mark E. Malenke (Lakeville, Minn.), Jessica Lynn Simpson (Chicago), David J. Nonn (Luxemburg, Wis.) and Charles Robert Sample (Suamico, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-package automated conveyor-based packaging apparatus improves product packaging material placement accuracy in packaging machines. The apparatus includes a self-aligning infeed conveyor, an angled release mechanism, guided transfer belts, and a retractable noser conveyor with one or more multi-position ga...