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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
Spawar Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, CA (US);
Kurt A. Talke, San Diego, CA (US);
Aaron B. Burmeister, La Mesa, CA (US);
Daniel Leung, San Diego, CA (US);
Mendel L. Baker, Jr., San Diego, CA (US);
Matthew E. Jones, San Diego, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The stowable payload carrier (SPC) apparatus and system described herein may be used in conjunction with a robot. The SPC includes a payload holder assembly, the payload holder assembly being configured to receive one or more payloads of a plurality of different sizes, the payload holder assembly being adjustable to accommodate dimensions of the one or more payloads of the plurality of different sizes. The SPC also includes an actuation device configured to cause the payload holder assembly to rotate, extend and/or retract among one or more deployed configurations and a stowed configuration, the actuation device being operably coupled to the payload holder assembly, wherein the actuation device payload holder assembly is configured to be accessible by a manipulator arm.