ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,053, issued on March 17, was assigned to Phiston Technologies Inc. (Miramar, Fla.).
"Conveyor apparatus for electronic waste transfer" was invented by M. Ali Ebadian (Miramar, Fla.), Raul Travieso (Miramar, Fla.) and Alejandro Paya (Miramar, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shielded conveyor apparatus for use with a shredder machine to transfer shredded material. The conveyor apparatus includes a base supporting an inclined ramp with a bottom inlet and a top discharge. A conveyor belt, driven by a motor positioned adjacent the top discharge, is shielded along its length by a cover and viewable through sight glasses. The belt is...