ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,742, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Magtrol Inc. (Buffalo, N.Y.).
"Parallel-kinematic 4-axis positioner" was invented by Maxwell Lawrence Keeling (Lancaster, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A 4-axis positioner comprising two 2-axis assemblies sharing a common frame, with a platform connected between them. Each 2-axis assembly comprises a fixed assembly secured or integral to the common frame, two input assemblies secured to the fixed assembly by independently actuated linear motion connections, and a translation assembly secured to the input assemblies by additional linear motion connections. The connections between the input...