ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,322, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to SST Systems Inc. (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.).

"Method of operating a finishing system" was invented by Anthony E. Herbst (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) and Bradley M. Andreae (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a finishing system includes providing a plurality of stations along a frame in a process direction, each station configured to receive and treat a load. A latent coating material is suspended in a liquid provided in an immersion station. A power supply generates electrical charge to the frame and the liquid. A hoist moves along the process direction and into register ...