ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,446, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to BotBuilt Inc. (Durham, N.C.).

"Systems and methods for stud plate connector movement" was invented by Sam Marcom (Durham, N.C.), Dylan Vassily (Durham, N.C.), Daniel Levy (Durham, N.C.) and Barrett Ames (Durham, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for a stud plate connector are disclosed. The system can include a base plate having a first cam slot and a second cam slot, where the second cam slot is approximately a mirror image of the first cam slot. The system can include a first upper cam-follower located within the first cam slot. The system can include a second upper ca...