ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,372, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to J.Schmalz GmbH (Glatten, Germany).
"Method for handling objects and handling system" was invented by Steffen Krieg (Waldenbuch, Germany) and Bernd Heinzmann (LoBburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method (for handling objects arranged in a work area) comprising carrying out a plurality of handling cycles one after the other, each handling cycle comprising capturing at least one image of the work area, determining, on the basis of the at least one image, at least one grip point candidate at which a corresponding object can be gripped with the end effector, wherein the determined gri...