ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,395,057, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to PLANAR MOTOR Inc. (Canada).
"Stator modules and robotic systems" was invented by Xiaodong Lu (Vancouver, Canada) and Graham Williamson (Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Stator modules are disclosed. Stator modules may include: a stator body; a working surface supported relative to the stator body; and a plurality of electrical conductors, each electrical conductor of the plurality of electrical conductors extending along a respective portion of the working surface and operable to generate a magnetic field to facilitate moving, relative to the working surface, a magnetized mover ...