US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany on May 27 for "Gripper for picking device and method for operating a picking device having this gripper" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,531, issued on May 27, was assigned to Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH (Kelberg, Germany).

"Gripper for picking device and method for operating a picking device having this gripper" was invented by Christoph Hellenbrand (Kaifenheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gripper for a picking device for storing small piece goods and a method for operating a picking device having a gripper are provided. The gripper simplifies dispensing and includes a drop table extending in first and second horizontal directions, and has at least one end portion having a dispensing end face, wherein the drop table and the end portion define an u...