ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,899, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to WEBSTER INDUSTRIES INC. (Tiffin, Ohio).
"Combination conveyor belt and method of manufacture" was invented by Shawn Fitch (Tiffin, Ohio), Shawn Shriver (Tiffin, Ohio) and Kylene Foster (Tiffin, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination conveyor belt and method for manufacturing the same is provided. The conveyor belt includes a unique fastener system that serves to couple a skeleton, with stiffening members having apertures, to a belt disposed on the skeleton. The fastener system uses rivet nuts received in the apertures and deformed to secure them. Fasteners engage the rivet nuts throu...