US Patent Issued to Laitram on Oct. 27 for "Expandable flight for a conveyor" (Louisiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,176, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Laitram LLC (Harahan, La.).

"Expandable flight for a conveyor" was invented by Bryant G. Ragan (Metairie, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveying system employs expandable flights for controlling the spacing of objects conveyed by a conveyor. Each flight includes a body portion comprising a pair of panels separated by an expandable linkage system. The flight is pivotally mounted to a mover of a linear transport system via a mounting portion so that the flight can be moved independently of the conveyor."

The patent was filed on April 4, 2023, under Application No. 18/858,530.

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