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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:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B64D 1/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0641 (2013.01); B25J 13/081 (2013.01); B25J 13/086 (2013.01); B25J 15/0625 (2013.01); B64D 1/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/162 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B64C 39/022 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01); Y10S 901/40 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01); Y10S 901/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an object holding apparatus includes a suction device, a suction pad, and a proximal sensor. The suction device is configured to suction gas. The suction pad is connected to the suction device, and is configured to hold an object based on suction by the suction device. The proximal sensor is configured to detect that the object is in close proximity to the suction pad. The suction device is controlled to perform suction when the proximal sensor detects that the object is in close proximity to the suction pad.