Patents Assigned to IONIC ENGINEERING LIMITED
  • Automated systems, methods, and tools for harvesting electrodeposited metals
    Patent number: 12344952
    Abstract: Automated robotic harvesting systems and methods for harvesting electrodeposited metals from a cell, and specialized end of arm tooling for use in automated robotic harvesting systems and methods for harvesting electrodeposited metals from a cell, are disclosed. A harvesting tool comprises an extraction gripping unit configured to extract a starter sheet and metal electrodeposited on the starter sheet from a cell, and a harvesting gripping unit configured to separate the starter sheet from the metal for harvesting the metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignees: IONIC ENGINEERING LIMITED, EMEW CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andre Dumais, Paul Bazinet, Michael Kehoe, Chris Morgan, Ian Ewart, Ajay Patel, William Gower