ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,679, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Cascade Corp. (Fairview, Ore.).
"Depth detector systems" was invented by Mauro Poggiani (Caldiero, Italy) and Angelo Gambaretto (Ilarione, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Depth detector assemblies for material handling attachments are disclosed. In some embodiments, the depth detector assemblies may include at least one ultrasonic sensor removably attached to the material handling attachment. The depth detector assemblies may additionally include a controller removably attached to the material handling attachment and capable of receiving signals from the at least one ultrasonic sensor. The...