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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:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
Timothy F Spencer, Rochester, NY (US);
Gerald N Walter, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A vacuum assisted assemblage for handling an object has a formable vacuum chamber. Formable vacuum chamber, when formed, has first and second rotatable suction chambers each operably connected to an actuator for cooperative rotational movements. Rotational movements of first and second suction chambers include a first position in which the first suction chamber is positioned generally in abutting contact with the second suction chamber. Further, first and second suction chambers may rotate such that peripheral surfaces of the first and second suction chamber snugly abut to form the formable vacuum chamber for handling an object.