ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,473, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Kwik Lok Corp. (Yakima, Wash.).
"Automated bag closure" was invented by Keith Kubishta (Yakima, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated bag closure machine includes a mechanical bag closure advancement assembly and a mechanical bag closure breakoff assembly, wherein operation and timing of the mechanical bag closure breakoff assembly is governed by a cam and/or a manual pull-knob. The machine may include optical sensors configured to monitor the passage of bags through the machine and a fiber optic system to monitor the passage of bag closures through the machine. The machine may be mou...