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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Roland Lomerson, Jr., Lakewood Ranch, FL (US);
Inventor:
Roland Lomerson, Jr., Lakewood Ranch, FL (US);
Assignee:
AMF Automation Technologies, LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air retriever, such as a bellows () is used in an end effector () for lifting work products () in prearranged configurations, and delivery to a container () in a predetermined pattern. An air flow control valve () is positioned in each bellows () for individually controlling the flow of air through each bellows so that the bellows in a pick zone may draw air for picking up work products while air flow is not applied to the other bellows out of the pick zone.