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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422709 | Electromagnetic rheological (EMR) fluid and method for using the EMR fluid An electromagnetic rheological (“EMR”) fluid (18) broadly includes a conducting medium (22) and a plurality of micronparticles (24) suspended in the medium (22). Each of the micronparticles (24) includes a magnetically permeabl... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410338 | Exoskeleton for the human arm, in particular for space applications The invention relates to an arm exoskeleton comprising a moving system of joints placed in parallel with the joints of the human arm, the exoskeleton comprising a shoulder exoskeleton, an elbow exoskeleton, and a wrist exoskeleton. In all, the exoskeleton has sixtee... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7347100 | Force detection device A force detection device of the present invention includes a handle to be given an operation force by an operator, disposed on a support reciprocatably in a first axis direction along a forward/backward direction of the truck and a second axis direction orthogonal t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7316165 | Force detection device A force detection device of the present invention is for detecting an operation force of an operator applied in a uniaxial direction, and includes a force receiving part for receiving the operation force, a force detection part placed on a support for detecting the ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314343 | Miniature manipulator for servicing the interior of nuclear steam generator tubes A manipulator for servicing tubes extending through a tube sheet having three major components: a base member, a block member, and a foot member. The base member has a holder for supporting tooling or inspection devices. The base member also has at least one gripper... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309204 | Articulated arm robot In a multi-axis articulated arm robot for transferring workpieces, there is a robot base, on which a movement unit is able to be pivoted about a first axis, which is vertical in an operational state. The movement unit has a pivoting part adjacent to the base, an art... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7259906 | System and method for voice control of medical devices A light source includes a wavelength shifter that is capable of shifting a shorter optical signal wavelength to a longer optical signal wavelength based at least in part on a Raman effect in a waveguide. The wavelength shifter includes a pump laser that operable to ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234744 | Rotatable, squeeze-spread end effector for industrial robot An end effector (10) for an industrial robot has the ability to pick up plural objects, selectively rotate same and adjusts the spacing between the plural objects as the products are being carried by the robot to a desired deposit location. This functionality... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7198001 | Underwater inspection measurement survey A platform assembly of circular plates are yieldably held positioned by a support mounted on an underwater vehicle propelled under remote control within seawater to a location below an underwater surface such as the bottom of a ship hull, for surface measurement sur... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188879 | Slide gripper assembly A slide gripper assembly is provided having a slide assembly coupled to a gripper assembly. The slide assembly extends and retracts the gripper assembly. A bracket assembly is coupled to the slide and gripper assemblies to move the gripper assembly relative to the s... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7121198 | Screen-printing machine with a device for transferring objects to be printed The screen-printing machine (10) comprises: a print station (12); at least one support surface (40A, 40B) for supporting the objects away from the print station (12); and ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7048768 | Multi-function body-powered prosthetic wrist unit and method A multi-function body-powered prosthetic wrist unit that is attachable to the end of a prosthesis on an arm and provides over 270° of smooth pronation and supination rotation with a plurality of indexed rotation locking positions, wrist flexion and extension from 0... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047835 | Articulated bending mechanism for legged mobile robot and the legged mobile robot An articulated bending mechanism is formed by connecting links which rotatably support a plurality of gears including input-side gears and output-side gears by engaging the gears. Each link rotatably supports an odd number of gears by engaging the gears, and an outp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7024949 | Load transducers employing a sensing device Force sensing transducers which employ inline sensing and an integral crossarm support for a sensing component. These transducers have a metal frame with at least one ring; a beamlike crossarm which lies within, spans, and is integral with a ring of the transducer f... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025064 | Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures A system for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures. The system includes a pair of surgical instruments that are coupled to a pair of robotic arms. The instruments have end effectors that can be manipulated to hold and suture tissue. The robotic arms are c... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021173 | Remote center of motion robotic system and method A remote center of motion robotic system including a base unit and a plurality of linking units. The base unit is rotatable about a first axis. The plurality of linking units are coupled with one another. At least two of the linking units are kept parallel to each a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6995536 | Low cost robot manipulator The present invention discloses a robotic manipulator, comprising at least one joint, each joint having a drive axis and at least one microelectromechanical system (MEMS) inertial sensor aligned with at least one drive axis providing sensing of a relative position o... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6963792 | Surgical method A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer. The teleoperato... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6927391 | Method and apparatus for processing a micro sample An object of the invention is to realize a method and an apparatus for processing and observing a minute sample which can observe a section of a wafer in horizontal to vertical directions with high resolution, high accuracy and high throughput without splitting any ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6879880 | Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is artificially altered when grip members are near a closed configuratio... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6853879 | Medical manipulator and method of controlling the same A medical master/slave manipulator is excellent in operability and capable of reducing burden on the operator. The medical master/slave manipulator includes a master unit provided with an operation control portion, a slave unit provided with a working device, an int... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6386116 | Propulsion decoupling method and system for multiple track mounted robots of an automated storage library A robotic mechanism for an automated storage library having media cartridge storage cells each housing a media cartridge includes drive wheels operable to ride on tracks of the automated storage library to access the media cartridges in the media cartridg... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6332102 | Robot controller A robot control apparatus has keys for input/output control and an execution key for permitting execution therefor. A key can be allocated for a reservation sequence stored beforehand. When an operation program is taught for a robot, the reservation seque... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6233504 | Tool actuation and force feedback on robot-assisted microsurgery system An input control device with force sensors is configured to sense hand movements of a surgeon performing a robot-assisted microsurgery. The sensed hand movements actuate a mechanically decoupled robot manipulator. A microsurgical manipulator, attached to ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6219589 | Remote manipulator with force feedback and control A haptic interface for a remote manipulator uses a tunable spring to provide force reflection. The remote manipulator has an operating member coupled to the tunable spring. The operating member is also coupled to a manipulator member. A controller monitor... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6168634 | Hydraulically energized magnetorheological replicant muscle tissue and a system and a method for using and controlling same A hydraulically energized magnetorheological replicant muscle tissue is provided as well as a system and method for using and controlling the same. The artificial muscle tissue is capable of causing motion, inducing force and enabling control thereof with... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5918507 | Micromanipulator fine control apparatus A micromanipulator fine control apparatus is operated with a mouse. As the mouse is moved to the front, rear, left and right, a control handle is tilted to the front, rear, left and right, respectively, and a fore and aft fine control slider and a left-ri... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5890863 | Micromanipulator fine control apparatus A micromanipulator apparatus includes an operation handle joined to a slide plate for moving the slide plate forward and backward and leftward and rightward. A first lever joined to the slide plate is rotated in forward and backward direction around a sup... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5845541 | Micromanipulator fine control apparatus A micromanipulator fine control apparatus of the present invention is operated with a mouse. As the mouse is moved to the front, rear, left and right, a control handle is tilted to the front, rear, left and right, respectively, and a fore and aft fine con... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5845540 | Robotic manipulator A pair of connected joints is provided in a master-slave robotic system each operated by a plurality of force imparting means. Such force imparting means for the second joint supported on a member controlled by the first joint imparts force to a member co... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5835874 | Region limiting excavation control system for construction machine In a region limiting excavation control system for a construction machine, a region where a front attachment (1A) is movable is set beforehand. A control unit (9) calculates the position and posture of the front attachment based on signals from angle sens... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5727915 | Master input apparatus for microgripper and microgripper system provided with the master input apparatus A master input apparatus of the present invention comprises (i) a joystick apparatus having a joystick mounted as inclinable on a support body fixed at a predetermined position, the joystick apparatus generating a first control signal, based on an operati... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5624364 | Tool change device for manipulators A tool change device for manipulators, which have a rotary connection for fluidic supply lines of the tool. The rotary connection comprises a fixed part and a rotary part, whose contact plane is directed at right angles to the power take-off axis of rotat... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5606235 | Industrial robot with integrated reduction gear units An industrial robot is provided with a plurality of elements articulated to each other, whose rotation is driven by respective electric motors by reduction gear units which are integrated in the structure of these elements.... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5447403 | Dexterous programmable robot and control system An anatomically correct, humanlike, mechanical arm and hand is provided that an operator can control to perform with the dexterity and compliance of a human hand. Being humanlike and robotic enhances the device's control and gripper dexterity. Control of ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5426874 | Scraper blade control apparatus In an apparatus for controlling the vertical movement of a scraper blade (18) of a bulldozer, a four-position hydraulic control valve (12), having HOLD, UP, DOWN, and FLOAT positions, maintains the scraper blade in the FLOAT condition without requiring a ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5421694 | Non-contacting joystick A non-contacting joystick includes a control shaft being universally movable about a Z-axis. A spherical conducting body is attached to an end of the control shaft. A plurality of conducting plates are disposed circumjacent to the spherical body. A chargi... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5372124 | Treating instrument A treating instrument for medical treatment, comprises an insertion section to be inserted into a body cavity of a patient, biopsying forceps provided at a distal end of the insertion section, a pair of cups provided at the forceps, a grip member connecte... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5360312 | Three function control mechanism A three function control mechanism for independently or conjointly controlling three separate functions of an off-highway implement. The control mechanism basically includes lever means accessible to the operator of the implement and connected to a singul... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5354162 | Actuator system for providing force feedback to portable master support An actuator system provides force feedback to a master support. A first, second and third digit support are connectable by a finger mount to the thumb, index and middle, and ring digits, respectively. First, second, third and fourth actuators comprising p... | 10/11/1994 |
