US Patent Issued to General Electric on March 4 for "System and method for automated movement of a robotic arm" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,130, issued on March 4, was assigned to General Electric Co. (Schenectady, N.Y.).

"System and method for automated movement of a robotic arm" was invented by Antoine Lizotte (Bromont, Canada), Felix Beaudry (Bromont, Canada), Alain Warren (Granby, Canada), John Karigiannis (Laval, Canada) and Philippe Laurin (Bromont, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A positioning system is provided for insertions and placements with increased accuracy and precision for the placement and insertion of components into elements. The system may utilize one or more sensors to provide individual images or data for each individual insertion of componen...