US Patent Issued on Jan. 13 for "Autonomous devices, systems, and methods for packing unfolded laundry articles" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,977, issued on Jan. 13.

"Autonomous devices, systems, and methods for packing unfolded laundry articles" was invented by Madeline R. Hickman (Arlington, Mass.), Wilson J. Mefford (Watertown, Mass.), Jesse Sielaff (Norfolk, Mass.) and Hannah S. Siemens (Jamaica Plain, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for autonomously packing unfolded laundry articles into a container are described. The system includes a container configured to receive the laundry articles, a movable surface for receiving the container, and at least one drive motor for imparting motion to the laundry articles in the container, includin...