US Patent Issued to Toyota Research Institute, Toyota Jidosha on July 21 for "Dual flow integrated suction tool for robotic end-effectors" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,138, issued on July 21, was assigned to Toyota Research Institute (Los Altos, Calif.) and Toyota Jidosha K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Dual flow integrated suction tool for robotic end-effectors" was invented by Lukas S. Kaul (Mountain View, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic arm includes a suction tool including a suction mechanism, a first pump, and a second pump. The first pump is operable to provide a first suction force and a first flow rate to the suction mechanism, and the second pump is operable to provide a second suction force and a second flow rate to the suction mechanism. A connection member places the first pump a...