ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,659, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Verifi Technologies LLC (Waco, Texas).

"Deployable robotic arm mount" was invented by Benjamin M. Blandford (Waco, Texas), Gary Georgeson (Tacoma, Wash.) and Nathaniel J. Blackman (Hewitt, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to supports for robotic arms, and more specifically to portable, deployable supports for robotic arms for use in nondestructive testing. The robotic arm support of the present invention includes retractable extensions configured to collapse into a robotic arm mount. The extensions include suction cups for attachment, unattachment, and re...