US Patent Issued to CP Manufacturing on March 17 for "Adaptive robotic system for selective opening of flexible containers in waste streams" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,014, issued on March 17, was assigned to CP Manufacturing LLC (San Diego).

"Adaptive robotic system for selective opening of flexible containers in waste streams" was invented by Nicholas Davis (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for selectively opening flexible containers, such as plastic bags, in a mixed solid waste stream is disclosed, for use in Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) or other contexts. The system may include a conveyor configured to transport waste, a sensor configured to detect the presence and position of flexible containers, and a multi-degree-of-freedom positioning device that moves a cutting too...