ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,729, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Maquinas Sanmartin Ltda (Caxias do Sul, Brazil).
"Device for handling products in individual or grouped containers based on movement by elastic pressure in the top of the containers" was invented by Jose Bernardo Sanmartin (Caxias do Sul, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present patent application for the invention of a device, coupled to a robot or other handling system, deals with the pressure on the container, which allows the product to be moved to be held, moving and rotating them, defining their positioning and organizing them for later palletizing or positioning for subsequent o...