ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,461, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Haas Automation Inc. (Oxnard, Calif.).
"Compact automatic product part loader" was invented by Zachary Fowler (Camarillo, Calif.), Michael Krzesni (Ventura, Calif.) and Gene F. Haas (Oxnard, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Automated Part Loader (APL) systems and methods for loading and unloading product parts within a machine, e.g., a vertical mill, are provided. The APL system is compact and has a smaller footprint compared with current automated loading systems. The APL system may include a spring-based rotatable loader arm that may be actuated to rotate, e.g., via low voltage motors, r...