ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,658, issued on July 14, was assigned to SUZHOU PAIRS KEE AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT Co. LTD. (Suzhou, China).

"Flexible rolling belt-based conveying apparatus" was invented by Jitong Shang (Taian, China) and Ce Wang (Taian, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible rolling belt-based conveying apparatus is provided, including a plurality of rolling body units. Each rolling body unit includes a support. A power roller is arranged above the support. Locomotion wheels are arranged on two sides of the support. A chain link unit is arranged in the middle of the support. A guide wheel is mounted below the chain link unit. The chain link un...