US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Dec. 30 for "Control devices for end effectors with multi-axis roller wheels, systems including the same, and related methods" (Washington, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,707, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Control devices for end effectors with multi-axis roller wheels, systems including the same, and related methods" was invented by James J. Troy (Issaquah, Wash.), Daniel M. Simunovic (Titusville, Fla.) and Stafford Cary (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "End effectors and systems may capture, release, and/or create a mating engagement between the end effector and a target object, such as in capture and launch applications, grasping applications, or pick-and-place applications. The end effectors are tolerant of positional and rotational misalignment of the ...