ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,168, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to PACCAR Inc. (Bellevue, Wash.).
"Torque-limiting end effector" was invented by Stan DeLizo (Lynnwood, Wash.), Yen-Lin Han (Seattle), Brian Celustka (Mill Creek, Wash.), Eenseung Kwak (Auburn, Wash.), Charles Lyford (Bellevue, Wash.) and Mark Taylor (Bellevue, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present technology describes systems and methods for a mechanized gladhand an end effector. The mechanized gladhand may have a collar capable of rotational motion while the mating surface may be in contact with a second surface without rotating. This may reduce reaction loads while maintaining the in...