US Patent Issued to IMS GEAR on March 17 for "Plug-in device, plug-in system with a plug-in device, as well as robot with a plug-in device" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,346, issued on March 17, was assigned to IMS GEAR SE & Co. KGAA (Donaueschingen, Germany).

"Plug-in device, plug-in system with a plug-in device, as well as robot with a plug-in device" was invented by Marcel Mittelbach (Schluchsee, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plug-in device is provided. The plug-in device includes a plug-in unit and a mounting module. The plug-in unit includes a first plug-in element having a plug-in axis and a plug-in direction, and at least one first alignment element. The mounting module includes a first bearing unit, by which the plug-in unit is mounted rotatably about a first axis and is mounted d...