ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,041, issued on April 14, was assigned to WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (Wichita, Kan.).
"Surface analyst end effector for industrial robot" was invented by John Tomblin (Wichita, Kan.), Waruna Seneviratne (Wichita, Kan.), Caleb Saathoff (Wichita, Kan.) and Upul Palliyaguru (Wichita, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface analyst end effector for an automated inspection and repair system for composite parts. A surface analyst system and a tool changer are supported on a chassis. A control unit of the surface analyst system is configured to conduct a bond readiness test by which the control unit directs an inspection head to place a...