ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,536,635, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to NEC Corp. (Tokyo).
"Grasping device" was invented by Keiko Inoue (Tokyo), Shoji Yachida (Tokyo) and Toshinori Hosoi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grasping device includes: a grasping unit configured to grasp a container filled with liquid; a tilting unit configured to at least tilt the container in a state where the grasping unit grasps the container; and a maker installed at a part tilting in synchronism with the container when the container tilts and configured to move in conjunction with movement of the container."
The patent was filed on April 20, 2020, under Application No. 17/9...