US Patent Issued to Google on May 26 for "Object handling apparatus" (Washington Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,793, issued on May 26, was assigned to Google LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).

"Object handling apparatus" was invented by Avinash Panga (Woodinville, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for handling electronic components such as hard disk drives. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a main body defining an interior space with an open front; a drive system that propels and positions the apparatus along horizontal surface; a fan system mounted within the interior space and positioned to blow air down into the interior space; a first gripper apparatus that engages an equipment drawer of an electronics rack; and a second gripp...