ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,146, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Intelligrated Headquarters LLC (Mason, Ohio).

"Logistics robotic system with grasping end effector" was invented by Darius Scott (Baltimore), David Thomas Gorthy (Reisterstown, Md.) and Eamon Kelly (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An end effector for operating logistic robotic systems. The end effector comprises a frame assembly and a gripping mechanism. The gripping mechanism grasps the object using one or more grasping element. The grasping element is configurable between an open configuration and an activated configuration. The gripping mechanism is independently moveable relative t...