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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. 19, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25B 11/00 (2006.01); A43D 11/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); A43D 11/00 (2013.01); B25B 11/005 (2013.01); B25B 11/007 (2013.01); B25J 15/0061 (2013.01); B25J 15/0675 (2013.01); B25J 15/0691 (2013.01); B29C 65/08 (2013.01); B29C 65/7847 (2013.01); B29C 66/863 (2013.01); B29L 2031/505 (2013.01); Y10T 29/494 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49716 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides systems, methods, and apparatus for a vacuum tool having a switchable plate, such that a common vacuum tool may be adapted with different plates. A switchable plate may form the entirety of the vacuum tool's material contacting surface or a switchable plate may form a portion of the material contacting surface. The vacuum tool is effective for picking and placing one or more manufacturing parts utilizing a vacuum force.