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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Erich A. Mielke, St. Paul, MN (US);
Brett R Hemes, Woodbury, MN (US);
John J. Schmidt, Mathtomedi, MN (US);
John W. Henderson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Xin Dong, Woodbury, MN (US);
Timothy J. Reddy, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/085 (2013.01); B25J 9/1633 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B25J 11/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Automated systems and methods of using an end-effector mounted on a robot arm to remove a tape from an object surface are provided. The end-effector includes a gripping mechanism and a force sensor, which is instructed by a controller to automatically detect the peeling state and adjust its peeling parameters to optimize the removal while the end-effector moves along the object surface to remove the tape.