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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jennifer F. Branton, Summerville, SC (US);
Daniel Johnson, Charleston, SC (US);
Luis F. Velasquez, Ladson, SC (US);
Caleb J. Handolescu, Ladson, SC (US);
Charlie E. Branyon, III, Summerville, SC (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is an end effector for picking up and placing an object on a rigid tool. The end effector comprises a plate and an internal seal attached to the plate. The internal seal comprises an internal permeable layer and an internal impermeable film. The end effector further comprises at least one vacuum port extending through the plate and open to the internal permeable layer. Additionally, the end effector may comprise an external seal attached to the plate. The external seal comprises an external permeable layer and an external impermeable film.