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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2022
Applicant:
The Gillette Company Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Mark Knight Robinson, Fresham, GB;
Assignee:
The Gillette Company LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/171 (2017.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B29C 64/30 (2017.01); B29L 31/28 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/171 (2017.08); B25J 15/0683 (2013.01); B29C 64/30 (2017.08); B29L 2031/28 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method is provided for forming one or more gripper heads to be used with a gripping apparatus. The method includes obtaining 3D data based on a geometry of a component. The method also includes forming one gripper head comprising 3D printing the gripper head based on the obtained 3D data. The forming step includes forming one or more openings in the gripper head and forming a nest of the gripper head to locate and releasably hold the component based on suction being applied through the one or more openings.