1954 – Programmed Article Transfer Patent – George C. Devol Jr. (American)

Programmed Article Transfer by George C. Devol Jr. See full patent details here. Patent number: 2988237 Filing date: Dec 10, 1954 Issue date: Jun 13, 1961 Joseph Engelberger on the left, George Devol Jr on the right – c1960 [Image credit: The Estate of George C. Devol] In the patent, Devol wrote, "the present invention makes available …