ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,621, issued on Feb. 17.
"System and method for actuation in a linear motor conveyor system" was invented by Albert John Kleinikkink (Cambridge, Canada), John Ditner (Cambridge, Canada), Bradley James Woodward (Cambridge, Canada), Blake Robert Lambert (Cambridge, Canada), Seyyedmohamadhasan Karparvarfard (Cambridge, Canada) and Roger Hogan (Cambridge, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear motor conveyor system with actuation and method for actuation including: a track; a moving element configured to move on the track, the moving element including: a main body; a sidecar; and an actuation mechanism, the actuation mechanism inc...