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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Telefactor Robotics Llc, West Conshohocken, PA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew V. Kozlowski, Catonsville, MD (US);
Stuart D. Harshbarger, Woodbine, MD (US);
Matthew S. Johannes, Catonsville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Telefactor Robotics LLC, West Conshohocken, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/10 (2013.01); Y10S 901/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic compliant jaw gripper includes one or more fingers, wherein each finger comprises a plurality of phalanges configured to grasp an object, wherein an internal compliant element is compressed, or wherein a proximal phalange contacts a compliant element as the finger applies pressure against the object; and a preload unit is configured to change the durometer of the compressible element.