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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Jaydev P. Desai, Bethesda, MD (US);
Chad Kessens, Rosedale, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jaydev P. Desai, Bethesda, MD (US);
Chad Kessens, Rosedale, MD (US);
Assignees:
University of Maryland, College Park, MD (US);
Motile Robotics, Inc., Joppa, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suction gripper includes a cup member, a suction port, and a valve. The cup member has inner and outer surfaces defining an opening such that the inner surface defines an inner cavity. The suction port provides suction. The valve in is fluid communication with the suction port and the inner cavity of the cup member to modify the suction therebetween. The valve is operatively coupled to the cup member and is adapted to passively actuate in response to an applied force to the cup member.