ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,972, issued on March 3, was assigned to MSS LLC (Nashville, Tenn.).
"Sliding guide block for robot end effector" was invented by Arthur G. Doak (Nashville, Tenn.) and Caleb H. Blackwell (Goodlettsville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic end effector includes a mounting block, a shaft, an end effector, and a plurality of spring biased mounting fasteners. The shaft extends from the mounting block and has a longitudinal axis. The end effector is mounted on an end of the shaft for engaging an article to be grasped. The plurality of spring biased mounting fasteners may be configured to connect the mounting block to a movable ...