ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,907, issued on April 22.
"Autonomous gift wrapping machine" was invented by Roger Phillips (Jacksonville, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automation or robotics application to wrap objects that are cuboid-shaped and may have an arbitrary size. The machine includes a first module for advertising, dimensioning, and user interfacing. A second module is provided for wrapping paper handling. A third module provides a platform and object alignment assembly. A fourth module provides a gift wrapping chamber. A fifth module provides a taping and dispensing area. A sixth module provides a waste management area. The wrapping machine is co...