ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,047, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Autonopia Technologies Inc. (Vancouver, Canada).

"Apparatus and method for performing a process on a structure" was invented by Mohammad Dabiri (Vancouver, Canada) and Seyed Hossein Kamali (Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for performing a process on a structure is disclosed. The apparatus includes a main body suspended in a vertical direction from an elevated portion of the structure using rope. The apparatus also includes first and second articulated legs attached to the main body from a hip joint and articulates the legs using hip actuators which are c...