ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,650, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to STANDARD LIFTERS INC. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
"Wiper cap assembly" was invented by Scott M. Breen (Ada, Mich.) and Joel T. Pyper (Holland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wiper cap assembly that can couple to a reciprocating member of a metal forming die. The wiper cap assembly couples to the top of a guide housing and includes a rod wiper that presses against a reciprocating rod within the guide housing. The rod wiper prevents the entry of containments on the section of the rod that reciprocates past the rod wiper."
The patent was filed on Oct. 6, 2022, under Application No. 17/960,940.
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