US Patent Issued to Rockwell Automation Technologies on March 17 for "System and method for mounting fixtures on an independent cart" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,066, issued on March 17, was assigned to Rockwell Automation Technologies Inc. (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).

"System and method for mounting fixtures on an independent cart" was invented by Shankha S. Seal (Milwaukee), Eric M. Gardner (Milwaukee), Jamie J. Cechvala (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Robert H. Schmidt (Germantown, Wis.) and Arun K. Guru (Brookfield, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mover for an independent cart system includes a drive member for a linear drive system, a power source configured to supply electrical power to at least one device mounted on the mover, and a mounting plate secured to the mover. The mounting plate is con...