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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:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Andrew Crispin Graham, Bristol, GB;
Robert Oliver Buckingham, Abingdon, GB;
Inventors:
Andrew Crispin Graham, Bristol, GB;
Robert Oliver Buckingham, Abingdon, GB;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); B25J 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A robotic arm deployment apparatus is provided for a tip following robotic arm, of the type comprising a plurality of controllable segments () each comprising articulated links. The apparatus includes a straight guide portion () having a length at least equal to the length of each arm segment so that the arm control system can be calibrated as each segment passes through the guide.