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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Grabit, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Harsha Prahlad, Cupertino, CA (US);
Charlie Duncheon, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Steve Annen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthew Leettola, Rocklin, CA (US);
Jonathan Andrew Smith, Nobel, CA;
Bobby Neil Roy, Fremont, CA (US);
GRABIT, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system utilizes electroadhesive surfaces for braking and metering objects in an automated environment. An electroadhesive surface can include electrodes that are configured to induce an electrostatic attraction with nearby objects upon application of voltage to the electrodes. The systems described utilize various configurations of electroadhesive surfaces, sensors, controllers and programmable processors to create smart braking, capturing and metering systems for improved automated material handling.