ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,950, issued on April 22, was assigned to Stas Inc. (Chicoutimi, Canada).
"Sow casting automated guided vehicle" was invented by Joel Murray (Berwick, Canada), Nicolas Bauret (St-Honore de Chicoutimi, Canada), Caroline Boily (Laterriere, Canada) and Jean-Michel Tremblay-Goupille (Jonquiere, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated guided vehicle (AGV) including a frame, ground-contacting elements connected to the frame for supporting the AGV and a heat shield is used in an automated sow casting facility. AGVs are adapted to get hold of, to move and to release moulds used for producing sows. A method of operating the casting f...