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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Paul G. Backes, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Mircea Badescu, La Canada Flintridge, CA (US);
Nicholas Wiltsie, Glendale, CA (US);
Scott J. Moreland, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jesse A. Grimes-York, Altadena, CA (US);
Harish Manohara, Glendora, CA (US);
Youngsam Bae, Placentia, CA (US);
Risaku Toda, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Russell G. Smith, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christopher McQuin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A BiBlade sampler may include a first blade and a second blade in a retracted position. The BiBlade sampler may also include a gripper, which is driven by an actuator. The gripper may include a plurality of fingers to force the first blade and the second blade to remain in a retracted position. When the fingers are unhooked, the first blade and the second blade penetrate a surface of an object.