ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,198, issued on Jan. 27.
"Apparatus and method for installing equipment at a remote location" was invented by Carlos Leal (Waterloo, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for installing equipment at a remote location includes a gripper that is releasably coupled to a controller. The gripper includes a first grip member and a second grip member. The second grip member is pivotally joined to the first grip member and moveable between an open position and a closed position. The gripper also includes a gripper coupler secured to the first and second grip members and operable to engage a control coupler of the controller to relea...