US Patent Issued to Vacuworx Global on Oct. 27 for "Adaptor block for use with a vacuum material handler" (Oklahoma Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,791, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Vacuworx Global LLC (Tulsa, Okla.).

"Adaptor block for use with a vacuum material handler" was invented by Keith A. Sparks II (Tulsa, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum material handler (10) has a vacuum beam (12) supported by an adaptor block (60) attached to a rotator (50). A vacuum pad (40) is carried beneath the vacuum beam (12). The vacuum beam (14) has a motor (20) that powers a pump (30). The adaptor block (60) has a body (64) and arms (70/71) having receivers thereon for receiving an upper pin assembly that may be carried by host equipment. The host equipment locates foe uppe...