ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,083, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to APT MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS (Hicksville, Ohio).

"Cobot welding system" was invented by Anthony R. Nighswander (Leo, Ind.), Roger W. Sanders (Antwerp, Ohio), Chad A. Sprow (Continental, Ohio) and James M. Frantom Jr. (Edon, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cobot welding system includes: at least one modular support device configured for having coupled thereto and thus for supporting thereby at least one modular accessory such that the cobot welding system is modular."

The patent was filed on May 22, 2023, under Application No. 18/321,500.

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