US Patent Issued to SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Nov. 25 for "Wall climbing vehicles with adaptable magnetic wheels" (American, Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,525, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Wall climbing vehicles with adaptable magnetic wheels" was invented by Haruhiko Harry Asada (Lincoln, Mass.) and Haruhiko Eto (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle may include a chassis, at least one wheel rotatably coupled to the chassis, and a magnet positioning inside of the at least one wheel. The magnet may be rotatably coupled to the wheel with a first shaft, such that the magnet is rotatable about a first axis. In some instances, the magnet may also be coupled to the ...