US Patent Issued to KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS on Dec. 16 for "Vessel cleaning robotic system" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,625, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Vessel cleaning robotic system" was invented by Samir Mekid (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Ali Nasir (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Muhammad Faizan Mysorewala (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vessel cleaning robotic system includes a robotic cleaner having a cylindrical central unit from which three retractable legs extend. Each leg includes an omni-directional wheel at its distal end, a motor, up to three joints for articulation, and a collar for attachment to the central unit at a proximal end. An arm, also...