Grabit, Inc.

Matthew Thomas Leettola

Harsha Prahlad

Susan Kim

Patrick Wang

Patrick Conall Regan

Kuo-Hung Lee

Chih-Chi Chang

Dragan Jurkovic

Chang-Chu Liao

Richard J Casler

Kenneth Tan

Po Cheng Chen

Jon Smith

John Mathew Farren

Aishwarya Varadhan

Ming-Feng Jean

Howard Fu

Honam Ko

Tsung Tai Chien

TaeHoun Kim

Charlie S Duncheon

Robert Roy

Qingde Chen

Greg Miller

Steven J Annen

Eric Winger

Pat Bournes

Teh Kian Weng

Steve Annen

Jonathan Andrew Smith

Bobby Neil Roy

John Matthew Farren

Taehoun Kim

Tae-Houn Kim

Systems, apparatus, and methods of manufacturing an article using electroadhesion technology for the pick-up and release of materials, respectively.

Methods and systems for electroadhesion-based manipulation in manufacturing

Systems, apparatus, and methods of manufacturing an article using electroadhesion technology, either as a sole modality of handling such materials or in concert with vacuum for the pick up and release of materials, respectively.

Methods and systems for combined negative pressure and electroadhesion-based manipulation in manufacturing

Systems, apparatus, and methods of manufacturing an article using electroadhesion technology, either as a sole modality of handling such materials or in concert with at least one mechanically actuated modality for the pick-up and release of materials, respectively. The mechanically actuated modality in one embodiment is configured as a netting configured to be placed over a contact surface of an electroadhesive plate to facilitate the handling of an object.

Methods and systems for electroadhesion-based manipulation and mechanical release in manufacturing

Provided herein are solutions to automated material handling comprising systems that allow automated 'each pick handling' without requiring the complexity of robotic grasping. Numerous examples of pre-configurable and reconfigurable transport containers, partitioning devices, and automated container configuration stations are described in addition to methods of use and associated material handling systems that utilize such containers. Further described are containers that are individually configured or customized according to specific lot sizes to more efficiently and optimally contain, store and distribute articles as a component of a picking system. Configurable containers or 'totes' may be customized on a per-order basis to create optimally configured containers that maximize the use of space in a container, on a single-item-per-space basis, regardless of item quantity, size or volume, by customizing the size of each space within a container or tote. Still further, each containment area comprises a releasable surface that allows for picking of an item by utilizing gravity in lieu of a robotic gripper.

Automated item handling with reconfigurable totes

A system to sort packages or parcels into chutes includes a package and parcel transporting component with a plurality of zones, each coupled to an electroadhesive material. The package and parcel transporting component is operable to move the plurality of zones. The electroadhesive material includes electrodes to exert an electroadhesive force and dynamically electrically couple to be energized by an applied voltage on demand. The system includes a controller to determine chutes into which to release packages or parcels and determine zones associated with packages or parcels. The controller selects zones associated with the packages or parcels to transport or release packages or parcels. The controller operates the electrodes to alter the electroadhesive material in the zones associated packages or parcels to transport and release the packages or parcels to one or more chutes.

Electroadhesive tilt sorter and control system

A system utilizes electroadhesive surfaces for braking and metering objects in an automated environment. An electroadhesive surface can include electrodes that are configured to induce an electrostatic attraction with nearby objects upon application of voltage to the electrodes. The systems described utilize various configurations of electroadhesive surfaces, sensors, controllers and programmable processors to create smart braking, capturing and metering systems for improved automated material handling.

Eletroadhesive gripping system with smart brake and metering

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Rocklin, CA, United States of America

Matthew Thomas Leettola