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7631914 Adjustable gripper pad with eccentric bore  
A device for gripping products including a first gripper arm having a first gripper pad, and a second gripper arm having a second gripper pad, the first gripper pad having a bore and an outer...
7614673 Conforming artificial finger mechanism  
A prosthetic finger includes a crossed four (4) bar linkage system having a base formed by a base bar, two cross bars, and an interface bar that engages an object to be held. The base bar is fixed...
7611181 Gripper head with rotatable gripper blades and anti-slant provision  
An apparatus for picking up products or groups of products, including a gripper having a frame, two holders that are movably connected on two opposite sides of the frame, and two gripper blades...
7604584 Automatic tool-changing arm of automatic tool changer  
An automatic tool-changing arm of an automatic tool changer applicable to a machine tool, primarily comprises an immovable platform, a movable platform located below the immovable platform, a...
7597184 Chain adjusting device for engine carriers  
An apparatus and method for the improved hanging transportation of an article having an uneven weight distribution that permits the article to hang in a balanced manner. The apparatus is attached...
7566197 Independent hydraulic pinching fingers attachment for utility vehicles  
The pinching fingers implement of the present invention provides independent grasping claws that can be independently opened or closed, and also independently rolled forward and backward, to...
7556299 Finger unit and multi-finger grasping mechanism  
A multi-finger grasping mechanism ( 300 ), comprising three two-joint finger units ( 1 - 1 to 1 - 3 ). Each two-joint finger unit further comprises a finger root part ( 2 ), a finger root side...
7556300 Finger unit for robot hand  
A finger unit of a robot hand has a first rotational actuator, a first finger joint part, a first finger linkage, a second finger joint part, and a second finger linkage that are connected in this...
7549688 Robot hand  
In a robot hand , at least one finger link thereof is configured to comprise a first member , a second member adhered to a surface of the first member and a third member covering at least the...
7540545 Vehicle-to-vehicle grasping apparatus  
A vehicle-to-vehicle grasping device which utilizes a pair of top and bottom clamp fingers to grasp the back end of a fleeing vehicle. The clamp fingers are opened and closed through the use of an...
7537428 Adjustably pivotable grapple with fixed heel  
A grapple apparatus of a type having arms that pivot about parallel axes of a frame for grasping and releasing objects and wherein the entire grapple, including the grapple arms, pivots about a...
7490883 Apparatus for transporting trays  
An apparatus comprising a gripper frame, connected with an arm or beam for displacing the gripper frame, two gripper blades which are rotatably connected with the gripper frame, two supporting...
7472937 Method and apparatus for gripping containers  
An apparatus and method for gripping containers, each having a circumference, for dumping material in a material collection vehicle including more than one gripping mechanisms, wherein each of the...
7445260 Gripping type hand  
A gripping type hand including a plurality of finger mechanisms provided respectively with finger joints, actuators for driving the finger joints, and links supported by the finger joints and...
7412788 Demolition claw  
A demolition claw has a support, a pivot pin mounted on the support and centered on and extending along an axis, and two jaws each having a hole through which the pivot pin extends so that the jaws...
7396059 Structure of angular pneumatic gripper  
The invention concerns an angular pneumatic gripper structure having a body ( 11 ) formed of two symmetric and identical elements or shells ( 15 ) realized and finished individually using a forming...
7380850 Holding structure for holding an object  
A holding structure, such as a manipulator, includes a plurality fingers. At least one of the fingers is movable such that an object can be held or released by a closing or opening motion of the...
7370896 Robotic hand with extendable palm  
A robotic hand comprises a base having fingers and a palm. The fingers define a working volume. The hand is able to grasp objects between the fingers and the palm by varying a distance from the...
7347657 Simplified refuse collection apparatus  
Refuse collection apparatus including a collection container grasping mechanism and a lifting and dumping mechanism. The grasping mechanism includes a pair of grasping arms mounted for movement...
7344175 Grabbing tool  
A multi-scoop grab, having at least one grab scoop ( 10 ) with at least one prong, wherein at least one wear element ( 16, 18, 20 ) is arranged at the at least one grab scoop ( 10 ) such that the...
7341295 Prehensor device and improvements of same  
A prehensor is provided comprising embodiments of a variable mechanical advantage mechanism, the prehensor including a first mechanical advantage for sizing an object, and a second mechanical...
7296835 Robotic hand and arm apparatus  
A robotic hand and arm where the fingers are driven by rotational motors with drums, and pulled with cables using rolling friction. The hand extends into a robotic arm through a wrist wherein the...
7293812 Power driven gripping device with various cross-sections  
A gripping device has a holder, two gripping elements movable relative to one another between an inoperative position in which the gripping elements are distal from one another and an operative...
7278618 Active camming device  
The present invention relates to a dual stem active camming device including a plurality of compression springs independently coupled to a plurality of cam lobes. The compression springs are...
7264289 Articulated robotic serial mechanism and method  
A robotic device may include a plurality of concatenated assemblies, a tendon slidably connected to the plurality of concatenated assemblies, and an actuator that moves the tendon. Each assembly of...
7249399 Cargo securing systems for cargo bed  
The present invention relates generally to restraint systems for cargo on cargo transporting vehicles, such as trucks, having designated cargo-carrying space. In particularly, the present invention...
7244088 FOUP door transfer system  
A device ( 12 ) picks up at least one semi-conductor wafer ( 11 ) from a container ( 14 ) of wafers fitted on one side ( 15 ) of an aperture ( 13 ) in the transfer station ( 10 ) of a...
7222904 Multi-finger hand device  
There is provided a multi-finger hand device which can perform smooth bending and stretching operations of finger mechanisms in holding work of an object or the like while reducing the number of...
7210720 Timed rotation tool assembly and actuator  
A fluid-powered tool assembly having first and second tool members, a body, and first and second rotatable shafts. The first shaft is attached to the first tool member for rotation therewith about...
7207610 Clam for wood handling equipment  
A wood handling clam having a pair of hollow curved jaws constructed of side walls and inside and outside covers welded thereto. A hollow carrier housing on which the jaws are pivoted at their...
7207611 Tool handling device  
A tool handling device for a machine tool with a support construction movable along at least two coordinate axes by means of a motor and a gripper arrangement mounted to the support construction....
7198312 Arrangement for handling objects such as nursery stock or the like  
An apparatus for moving large objects such as nursery stock incorporate two elongated arms, each including a handling member with a horizontal portion and a downwardly extending portion being...
7168748 Intelligent, self-contained robotic hand  
A robotic device has a base and at least one finger having at least two links that are connected in series on rotary joints with at least two degrees of freedom. A brushless motor and an associated...
7160077 Grapple assembly, a front end loader having a grapple assembly, and method for operating a grapple assembly  
A grapple assembly for attachment to a boom assembly of a front end loader is provided. The grapple assembly includes a first pinching arm having a first end constructed for grappling an article...
7128874 Method and system for picking and placing vessels  
A method and system for picking and placing vessels are provided. The system includes a gripper assembly mounted on a positioning mechanism. The gripper assembly includes a cylinder, a plurality of...
7125059 Hand device for working robot  
A hand device for working robot which can be downsized is provided. The device consists of a robot hand 10 , a link means 40 and a workpiece drop prevention means. The robot hand 10 includes a...
7077446 Finger unit for robot hand  
An articulated finger unit has a two-jointed structure comprising a joint portion on a finger base side, a finger base portion, a joint portion on a fingertip side, and a fingertip portion; the...
7066510 Food product lifting and positioning device  
A device for the lifting and positioning of a turkey or other food products such as roast, or ham, which is adapted to easily and safely lift the food product to and from a conventional cooking...
7059645 Palm mechanism for robot hand  
A palm mechanism for a high-speed robot hand has a fixed-side articulated finger unit that projects forward from an upper side of a vertically positioned palm plate, and moveable-side articulated...
7052060 Device and method for gripping at least one elongated element  
Method and device for gripping one or more elongated element(s), which device includes two main gripping arms ( 1, 2 ) adapted to hold the element(s) between them. At least one first hydraulic...
6988879 Apparatus and method for reducing substrate warpage  
The invention provides an apparatus and method for reducing warpage of a substrate undergoing a molding process, comprising a conveying device for transporting the substrate during molding and...
6979034 Workpiece handling end-effector and a method for processing workpieces using a workpiece handling end-effector  
A two sided wafer handling end-effector provides for the efficient loading and unloading of wafers into and out of a wafer processing apparatus. Each side of the end-effector includes spaced apart...
6948904 Hydraulically actuated casing slip lifter with hinged wrap arm assembly  
A casing slip lifter includes a frame, upper and lower lift arm assemblies, at least one air cylinder connected to a pipe that rotates to pivot the arm assemblies, and a wrap arm to which the slips...
6923486 Gripper for lifting a stack  
A gripper for lifting a stack ( 30 ) of boxes, trays or such substantially rectangular articles, the gripper being provided with a gripper frame ( 11, 12; 51, 52 ) and two flat gripper leaves ( 21...
6918622 Robot hand and robot hand finger  
A robot hand finger makes a hooking movement similar to that of the human fingers with less number of driving units by installing a 4-joint link. A robot hand includes several fingers and 4-joint...
6918735 Holding device for wafers  
The invention relates to a holding device for wafers in an arrangement for wafer inspection, comprising two grippers ( 11, 12 ), each of which, in the closed state of the holding device ( 8 ),...
6869117 Magnetic locking tongs  
Tongs for operations with one hand have a pair of arms hinged at one end. A spring biases the second, grasping ends apart. When the arms are closed, magnetic elements on the inner aspects of the...
6821074 Automated container loader for refuse vehicle  
An automated container loader for mounting to the side of a vehicle adapted for collecting the contents of curbside residential waste containers. The vehicle has a vehicle body longitudinally...
6817641 Robotic arm and hand  
A robotic arm and hand for imitating the human hand. The robotic arm and hand includes a motor member being coupled to a frame member. The motor member is designed for being operationally coupled...
6749392 Quick connect/disconnect tank lifting brace and method of use  
A quick connect/disconnect tank lifting brace which lifts a tank from an overhang of it's top lid or cover. The brace includes a crossbar, preferably adjustable, with pivotal end clamps at opposite...