US Patent Issued to Hyundai Mobis on Oct. 14 for "Docking device, docking system and method including the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,998, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Docking device, docking system and method including the same" was invented by Sae Jin Son (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Min Cheol Jeong (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A docking device to move a mobile robot to a docking area includes a docking guide configured to detect an entry position of the mobile robot and to guide the mobile robot to the docking area and including a connecting part configured to be coupled to and separated from a part of the mobile robot, and a guide rail disposed to provide a path for the docking guide to...