ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,403, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to NAKANISHI METAL WORKS Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).
"Conveyor carrier" was invented by Yoshihiro Okazaki (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveyor carrier includes a front end trolley that is a free trolley having an engagement dog that engages with a traction dog of a power chain drive device, and a connection rod located between the front end trolley and an object support unit. The connection rod includes a front division body and a rear division body. The front division body and the rear division body are supported by a slide support unit so as to be relatively slidable in a front-r...