ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,053, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ATS Corp. (Cambridge, Canada).
"High-output flexible feeding of discrete parts" was invented by Kenneth Wayne Nicholson (Cambridge, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a device, system, and method for flexible feeding capable of being integrated into an assembly system. The device includes a disperser, a part retainer, a vibrator, an excess part removal device, a pick-and-placer, carriers, a transporter, a carrier inspection disc, a part remover, a gate, a transfer station, and re-entry tracks. The method includes dispersing parts, agitating parts, removing excess parts, p...