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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Robert Charles Downs, La Jolla, CA (US);
Mark Richard Weselak, San Diego, CA (US);
James Kevin Mainquist, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Charles Downs, La Jolla, CA (US);
Mark Richard Weselak, San Diego, CA (US);
James Kevin Mainquist, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
IRM LLC, Hamilton, BM;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides grasping mechanisms, gripper apparatus/systems, and related methods. Grasping mechanisms that include stops, support surfaces, and height adjusting surfaces to determine three translational axis positions of a grasped object are provided. In addition, grasping mechanisms that are resiliently coupled to other gripper apparatus components are also provided.