US Patent Issued to Rockwell Automation Technologies on Nov. 4 for "Method of coordinating motion of a robot and vehicle in an independent cart system" (Wisconsin, Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,118, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Rockwell Automation Technologies Inc. (Mayfield Heights, Ohio).

"Method of coordinating motion of a robot and vehicle in an independent cart system" was invented by Yuhong Huang (Acton, Mass.), Jatin P. Bhatt (Highland Heights, Ohio), Alexander G. Brynildsen (Milwaukee), Keith D. Carter (Locust, N.C.), Chloe David (Milwaukee), Bhanu K. Gouda (Reminderville, Ohio), Robert B. Hirschinger (Waukesha, Wis.) and Michael D. Lennard (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Motion is coordinated between a robot and a mover in an independent cart system. A first mover for the independent cart system is loca...