ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,051, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Japan Cash Machine Co. Ltd. (Japan).
"Object conveying robot" was invented by Yoshiaki Uemizo (Osaka, Japan), Takashi Ueda (Osaka, Japan), Tomonori Kitano (Osaka, Japan), Shin Iose (Osaka, Japan), Kazuyoshi Nakatani (Osaka, Japan) and Yoshimi Ezawa (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conveying robot/system configured to: (i) operate within limitations of spaces defined by shelving, (ii) remove or place an object in spaces defined by shelving and (iii) enable an object to be automatically placed at a conveying-in position of a conveying processing system and manipulate the object's po...