ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,100, issued on May 20, was assigned to AGI Engineering Inc. (Linden, Calif.).
"Shear and grip device, system and method" was invented by Alex G. Innes (Lodi, Calif.) and Christopher J. Wheeler (Stockton, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Combination gripping and shearing effector device, systems and methods for both shearing and gripping in tandem with a remotely actuated effector tool used in robotic and remote processing of materials, where the gripping and shearing operate in tandem with one another. In a preferred embodiment, the device can include a pair of gripping jaws, with a pair of separately movable, and integrated she...