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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:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Charles Downs, La Jolla, CA (US);
Mark Richard Weselak, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
IRM, LLC, Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 1/500 ;
Abstract
A gripper apparatus for grasping an object such as a specimen holder. The gripper apparatus comprises two arms. In one embodiment the arms are pivotable, and in a second embodiment, each arm includes a pivotable member. The arms are moveably coupled to each other and are structured to grasp the object therebetween.