ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,147, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Roboligent Inc. (Austin, Texas).
"Long-stroke and force-control parallel gripper" was invented by Bongsu Kim (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic system including a long-stroke and force-control parallel gripper. The parallel gripper may include an electric motor and siding mechanism to allow the length of the stroke of the fingers to be greater than the distance traveled. The parallel gripper also includes interchangeable fingers that may be engaged and disengage by the robotic system using a secured finger housing and latching mechanism."
The patent was filed on Jan. 19, 2...