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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5034618 | Method for aligning an articulated beam delivery device, such as a robot A method is provided for aligning an articulated beam delivery device, such as a robot, by utilizing an electronic, high resolution television camera as a transducer for measuring small beam deviations at relatively short distances. A display monitor coup... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4984745 | Electric robot for use in a hazardous location A multi-axis electric spraying robot adapted for use in a hazardous environment includes a base having a first pressurized compartment and an arm assembly having a second pressurized compartment in which compartments electric motors are respectively locat... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4969722 | Device for delivering a collimated beam such as a laser beam A device for delivering a collimated beam of electromagnetic energy, such as a laser beam, including a focusing lens which is rotatable about a first axis offset from a focal axis of the lens. Rotation of the lens about the first axis causes a laser beam ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4942539 | Method and system for automatically determining the position and orientation of an object in 3-D space A method and system for automatically determining the position and orientation of an object by utilizing as few as a single digital image generated by as few as a single camera without the use of a structured light. The digital image contains at least thr... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4922436 | Method and system for the automated driving of parts and device used therein An end effector device is mounted on the arm of a robot for movement through a predetermined motion relative to control axes of the robot under control of a robot controller which also controls a driver of the device to apply at least one variable program... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4894908 | Method for automated assembly of assemblies such as automotive assemblies and system utilizing same Method and system for the automated assembly of power train components along a plurality of interconnected, closed loops within cells of the system wherein parts and/or subassemblies of the components are assembled on the same assembly pallet on which the... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4892992 | Industrial laser robot system A laser robot system including an offset robot. The system includes a laser beam generator for generating a laser beam. The robot includes a pedestal having a vertical first axis and a hollow base support on the pedestal for rotation about the first axis ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4892457 | Apparatus for mastering a robot An apparatus for mastering a robot includes two balls, each of which has a spherical surface configured to simultaneously contact its respective set of mutually orthogonal locating surfaces of a fixture only when the robot is in a predetermined reference ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4815190 | Method for automated assembly of assemblies such as automotive assemblies Method and system for the automated assembly of power train components along a plurality of interconnected, closed loops within cells of the system wherein parts and/or subassemblies of the components are assembled on the same assembly pallet on which the... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4807486 | Three-axes wrist mechanism A three-axis wrist mechanism has first, second and third independent rotational axes with two points of mutual intersection which are offset from each other, the first axis being inclined at a fixed angle relative to at least one input drive axis of an in... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4805477 | Multiple joint robot part A multiple joint robot part comprising a mechanical wrist mechanism utilizes universal joints to effect simultaneous rotations about three mutually perpendicular axes to thereby impart pitch, yaw and roll motions to a robotic end effector attached thereto... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4780045 | Robot with improved cable routing system In a robot including a first robot part which pivots with respect to a second robot part about a pivotal axis, a cable routing system includes a multitude of flexible cables which are retained at spaced apart positions by first and second retainers so tha... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4777783 | Method for automated accumulation and loading of parts such as automotive parts and system utilizing same A method and system are disclosed for the automated accumulation and loading of parts wherein an automated part transfer apparatus is utilized to successively pick up predetermined arrangements of spaced parts from a shuttle at a pair of unloading station... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4773523 | Method for automated handling of materials such as automotive parts and system utilizing same A method and apparatus are disclosed for the automated loading of parts wherein multiple gantry robots are utilized to pick up automotive parts from movable transfer beds and placed into predetermined positions in containers which are serially indexed thr... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4753128 | Robot with spring pivot balancing mechanism A robot including a balancing mechanism or balancer with a compression spring which flexes to compensate for the gravitational moment between an arm assembly and a base of the robot. The compression spring is chosen to have a force-deflection characterist... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4727303 | Positional control method and system utilizing same A control system and method including an integrator coupled with a rate-varying multiplier which operate in parallel with a conventional controller. Because the integration is rate-variable, the resulting control system has the benefits of an integral pos... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4708580 | Mechanical wrist mechanism A three-axis wrist mechanism has three independent rotational axes with two points of mutual intersection which are offset from each other. The offset provides a generous bend radius for the wrist. First and second housing structures contain the first and... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4708175 | Method and apparatus for automated filling of a container with a fluid Method and apparatus are disclosed for the automated filling of a container mounted on a vehicle with a fluid. In one embodiment of the fluid fill device the container is part of an engine cooling system, and in the other embodiment of the fluid fill devi... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707647 | Gray scale vision method and system utilizing same A method and system are provided for automatically locating an object at a vision station by performing an edge-detecting algorithm on at least a portion of the gray-scale digitized image of the object. Preferably, the algorithm comprises an implementatio... | 11/17/1987 |
