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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:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroaki Miyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; 244161 ; 2441371 ;
Abstract
An object-transporting apparatus and method is provided for moving an object in a zero-gravity environment without the use of a latch handle or sprayed pressurized air. The object to be transported includes a first joinable element which mates with a second joinable element attached to a transport means such as a slide table, which is moved by a transport mechanism, using the mated joinable elements.