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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:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven M. Moilanen, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Bruce D. McIntosh, Monroeville, IN (US);
Assignee:
PHD, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 1/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 1/504 ;
Abstract
An impact assembly for use with a piston-driven actuated parts gripper of the type configured to grip a workpiece, and having first and second jaw members. The impact assembly has a rigid base member coupled to the first of the jaw members. A resilient member is also provided. The resilient member is bonded to the base member and is configured to grip the workpiece and dampen impact forces created by contact between the resilient member and the workpiece.