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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. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Soft Robotics, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Curhan, Warwick, RI (US);
Craig Demello, Newfields, NH (US);
Thomas Womersley, Newton, MA (US);
William Gunner, Quincy, MA (US);
Assignee:
Soft Robtics, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/12 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01); B25J 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/12 (2013.01); B25J 9/1005 (2013.01); B25J 9/123 (2013.01); B25J 9/142 (2013.01); B25J 15/0023 (2013.01); B25J 15/026 (2013.01); B25J 15/0213 (2013.01); B25J 15/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments relate to unique structures for robotic end-of-arm-tools (EOATs). According to some embodiments, two or more fingers or actuators may be present on an EOAT, and the actuators may be connected to a hub through one or more sets of pivots attached to linkages that allow the distances between the pivots to be varied. Compared to conventional EOATs, exemplary embodiments increase the range of motion of the actuators, improve grip posture, boost gripping force, and balance the loads on the actuators.