ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,472, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION Ltd. (Haifa, Israel).
"Device and method for adaptive robotic stone surfacing" was invented by Aaron Sprecher (Haifa, Israel) and Tom Shaked (Haifa, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device comprising: a bracket adapted to be coupled to a distal end of a robotic arm; a tool holder coupled to said bracket and configured for changeably receiving a first portion of a stone working tool, wherein said tool is movable in a reciprocating axial direction; a driving element for driving said tool distally along said axial direction during a power stroke of...