US Patent Issued to Motus on July 14 for "Apparatus and method for heated pulp press with integral elements for improved efficiencies" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,061, issued on July 14, was assigned to Motus LLC (Greenville, S.C.).

"Apparatus and method for heated pulp press with integral elements for improved efficiencies" was invented by Robert Beesley (Greenville, S.C.) and Jason Bedenbaugh (Greenville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pulp molding machine and split heater plate assembly are contemplated for the manufacture of molded pulp products. The heater plate assembly is split into upper and lower planar members, with grooves formed at the interfacing area of these members and individual cartridge heaters disposed in these grooves. Use of this split heater plate reduces the diff...