ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,566, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Leprino Foods Co. (Denver).
"Vacuum-assisted product handling equipment" was invented by Joshua Chun (Denver).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum-assisted product-handling system is described that includes a carrier to move an unpackaged product into a contact position. The system also includes an actuation unit to move the unpackaged product from the contact position of the carrier to a receiving container. The actuation unit may include a mechanical arm to lift the unpackaged product from the carrier and deposit the unpackaged product in the receiving container, and a vacuum tool connected t...