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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Erica Aduh, Cambridge, MA (US);
Gregory Coleman, Somerville, MA (US);
Leonard Thomas Lilliston, III, Roxbury, MA (US);
Andrew Marchese, Acton, MA (US);
Beth Marcus, North Reading, MA (US);
Manikantan Nambi, Melrose, MA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0683 (2013.01); B25J 15/0023 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator for a suction-cup end effector bends or deforms in response to air pressure within bladders in the actuator. Air bladders of the actuator apply bending moments to rigid flange structures, which transmit the moments to a base layer of the actuator. Grasping elements may be used.