ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,798, issued on May 26, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Japan).

"Robot, ceiling mounted type robot and robot system" was invented by Daisuke Komatsu (Suwa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robot includes a base section that is installed on an installation surface; a first arm that is connected to the base section so as to be pivotable about a first pivot axis with respect to the base section; a second arm that is connected to the first arm so as to be pivotable about a second pivot axis parallel to the first pivot axis with respect to the first arm; a shaft that is connected to the second arm so as to be pivotable about a thir...