ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,181, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to MOBA GROUP B.V. (Barneveld, Netherlands).
"System and method for handling packaging units, and manipulator unit" was invented by Paul Henri Zweekhorst (Austerlitz, Netherlands) and Simon Jan Verkuijl (Harderwijk, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "System for handling packaging units, comprising: -a pallet supporter (2) configured for supporting at least one pallet (1); -a package feeding track (8) for feeding the packaging units (4) towards a first area near the pallet supporter (2); -a box feeding track (7) for feeding empty packaging boxes (6) towards a second area near the pallet s...