ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,280, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to MAREL Ltd. (Essex, Great Britain).
"Step-based systems with multiple actuators" was invented by Ian Holmes (Essex, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a production line where various operations have to be performed on a unit that is conveyed through or assembled in the line, a control system for a set of actuators is provided that operates in discrete steps to carry out movement in a machine and is required to synchronize at points in speed and position. A controller is provided for each actuator, and a coordinator configured to determine or receive the position of the actuators and...