US Patent Issued to Zebra Technologies on July 7 for "Shape-memory effector assemblies with object engagement feedback" (Illinois, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,436, issued on July 7, was assigned to Zebra Technologies Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"Shape-memory effector assemblies with object engagement feedback" was invented by Charles Burton Swope (Coral Springs, Fla.) and Matthew B. Hayes (Wheaton, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An effector system includes: a first segment having a first conduit; a suction cup affixed to the first segment, the suction cup including (i) an outlet in communication with the first conduit, (ii) a deformable body having an engagement surface configured to contact a target object, and (iii) a pressure sensor disposed on the body between the outlet and the en...