ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,320, issued on June 23, was assigned to Nercon Eng. & Mfg. Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).
"Adjustable conveyor guide rail" was invented by Michael Paul Weickert (Oshkosh, Wis.) and John Michael Sickinger (Appleton, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable guide rail is provided for use with a conveyor having a frame, a conveying surface having a curve or turn with an inside radius and an outside radius, an adjustment assembly, and a drive assembly. The guide rail can be an assembly in one embodiment with multiple guide rail segments, each being able to be fixed on one end and an adjustment slot on the other end relative to the conveyo...