US Patent Issued to Terumo BCT on July 28 for "Bottle tray with magnetic coupling and load cell overload protection" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,032, issued on July 28, was assigned to Terumo BCT Inc. (Lakewood, Colo.).

"Bottle tray with magnetic coupling and load cell overload protection" was invented by Mark E. Hillam (Wheat Ridge, Colo.), Drew Parker (Littleton, Colo.), Davis Benz (Wheat Ridge, Colo.) and Robert Brereton (Centennial, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load cell assembly includes a load cell and a deflection portion. The load cell includes a fixed end and a free end. The free end is configured to receive a force in a first direction. The deflection portion includes a first component and a second component. The first component is coupled to the free end ...