Class 74/490.01 - Robotic arm

Subclass of Class 74 - Machine element or mechanism
Definition: Systems in which the controlled element is a member of a
No. of patents: 202
Last issue date: 02/14/2012

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Number	Title	Issue Date
6952978	Device for a work element having two degrees of mobility A working element with two degrees of mobility, which, with the assistance of two motors manages to move two movable links, one of them acting on the working element, this is a method which is distinguished in the simultaneous action on a working element with the as...	10/11/2005
6952977	Weight compensation device A robot is provided with a robot weight compensation device having at least one hose element including an internally pressurized gas-tight inner hose portion cooperating with a high tensile strength outer portion. The high tensile strength outer portion includes non...	10/11/2005
6936042	Surgical tools for use in minimally invasive telesurgical applications This invention provides surgical tools or instruments for use in minimally invasive telesurgical applications. The instruments typically include a base whereby the instrument is removably mountable on a robotically controlled articulated arm. An elongate shaft exten...	08/30/2005
6923085	Self-moved robot A robotic portion 1 has X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis modules 2, 3, 4 and can move in three axial directions. This robotic portion 1 is mounted in such a manner as to move on a second base 10 in the X-axis direction. Furthermore, the second b...	08/02/2005
6921056	Mechanical arm and counterbalance assembly A mechanical assembly includes an arm and an extension link that rotate about a pivot point, a yoke, and a force generating device. The yoke includes a first slot in which a pin of the link resides. The yoke translates in a plane responsive to rotation of the counte...	07/26/2005
6917177	Robot arm mechanism Provided is a robot arm mechanism that conveys and supports a work, which requires neither a traveling axis that demand a high installation accuracy nor a jig for fixedly supporting a work. A robot 1 includes: a parallel link mechanism 6 having a lower...	07/12/2005
6917131	Transverse mechanical translator with ferrofluid support A mechanical translator includes at least one magnet that is disposed on a substrate to carry a load and has a magnetic axis generally transverse to the substrate, establishing a magnetic field with maximum external density adjacent the substrate. An ultra low frict...	07/12/2005
6907318	Multi-station robotic welding assembly A multi-station robotic welding assembly includes a mounting platform, and a plurality of robots attached to the mounting platform and located in respective weld stations. Each of the robots includes an elongated movable arm and wrist. A welding torch is attached to...	06/14/2005
6903808	Alignable low-profile substrate chuck for large-area projection lithography An alignable, low-profile substrate chuck for processing, one by one, a number of substrate panels, which may be larger than the chuck itself. The substrate chuck is adjustable in x, y and theta while on the movable platform of a stage, and comprises a nested set of...	06/07/2005
6884019	Conveying arm A conveying arm of the invention includes a first pivotable shaft connected to a first arm which is also pivotably connected to a third arm having an intermediate pivotable portion. The third arm is also pivotably connected to a fifth arm which is also pivotably con...	04/26/2005
6877938	Machine-tool in particular with parallel architecture accommodating deformed articulations The invention concerns a very high-speed machining machine-tool (M) consisting of a parallel structure including link bars (100) whereof one first end (110) is linked to a mobile member (200) supporting at least a tool and whereof the second end...	04/12/2005
6871563	Orientation preserving angular swivel joint An orientation preserving angular swivel joint suitable for mechanical robotic arms and in particular snake robots, the joint comprising two members and an angular bevel gear train that connects the two members of the joint. The gear train allows an actuator to be p...	03/29/2005
6865968	Cam apparatus and pick and place apparatus utilizing the same There is provided a pick and place apparatus including a cam apparatus which comprises an input shaft (5); a first output shaft (7); rotational motion converting cam mechanism (21); a slider member (9); a relative rotation regulating cam ...	03/15/2005
6860169	Manipulation unit 3-degrees-of-freedom universal joints UJ1 and UJ2 for allowing the hand H1 to make up-down swing motions D1 and side-to-side swing motions D2 are joined to the top right and left parts, respectively, of the wrist portion of the han...	03/01/2005
6837125	Automatic test manipulator with support internal to test head A manipulator for accurately positioning a test head in automatic test systems supports the test head internally and reduces the overall size of the manipulator. The manipulator includes an elongated blade that extends into a central region of the test head. A spher...	01/04/2005
6837892	Miniature bone-mounted surgical robot A miniature surgical robot and a method for using it are disclosed. The miniature surgical robot attaches directly with the bone of a patient. Two-dimensional X-ray images of the robot on the bone are registered with three-dimensional images of the bone. This locate...	01/04/2005
6832877	Dental measuring and machining system A dental measuring and machining system includes a measuring and machining unit for preparing measurement data by measuring a prosthesis model based on a predetermined algorithm and for producing a prosthesis by machining a prosthesis block based on the above measur...	12/21/2004
6804580	Method and control system for controlling a plurality of robots A system for controlling a plurality of robots and a method for controlling said system. Said system comprises a plurality of controllers, each having an associated motion system adapted to control attached robots, with each motion controller being able to receive m...	10/12/2004
6761085	Method and apparatus for damping vibrations in a semiconductor wafer handling arm A vibration damper for a semiconductor wafer handling arm includes a spring and a mass coupled to the spring to form a mass spring system that is tuned to vibrate at a structural resonant frequency of the vibrating wafer handling arm. The spring has temperature inse...	07/13/2004
6758113	High speed pick and place apparatus A pick and place apparatus comprises a bond arm adapted for rotation about an axis between a pick location and a place location. The bond arm is formed with a cavity at an end of the arm remote from the axis, within which cavity are located a plurality of damping pa...	07/06/2004
6752037	Tool connecting device for robot hand A robot hand tool linkage device includes a locking mechanism and an actuation shaft driven between a lock position and a release position. A piston moves an actuation shaft upward and downward to cam outward a plurality push rods urging outward a plurality arc-shap...	06/22/2004
6748819	Robot A robot is disclosed in which load torque imposed on motors is reduced and therefore small-sized motors can be used. In the robot, an arm member, a first link, a second link and a third link constitute a parallel linkage, and the first link and the third link are co...	06/15/2004
6748818	High-performance fully-compliant micro-mechanisms for force/displacement amplification A device for amplifying mechanical and geometrical advantage having a base structure, a first link member having a first end and a second end, and a first compliant flexural joint pivotally interconnects the first end of the first link member to the base structure. ...	06/15/2004
6737826	Substrate transport apparatus with multiple independent end effectors A substrate processing apparatus comprising a frame, a drive section, an articulated arm, and at least one pair of end effectors. The drive section is connected to the frame. The articulated arm is connected to the drive section. The articulated arm has a shoulder a...	05/18/2004
6729201	Traction drive speed reducer, conveyance apparatus using traction drive speed reducer, and arrangement of two-axis output encoder in conveyance apparatus A traction drive speed reducer which comprises circumscribed axes 20A and 20B, a plurality of intermediate axes 30A and 30B arranged contacting around the outer periphery of the circumscribed axes, and inscribed cylinders 40A and	05/04/2004
6732015	Robot system A robot system includes a plurality of segments 3, joints 4 for linking the segments together, drive units 5 for actuating the joints, and a controller 8 for controlling the drive units. Further, the robot system has bladders 2 fil...	05/04/2004
6705177	Robot arm mechanism A robot arm mechanism includes a handling member for supporting and handling an object, a robot arm made up of a plurality of links, and a robot arm driving mechanism for driving the robot arm to assume its contracted and extended position. The robot arm comprises f...	03/16/2004
6699003	Carrying device In most cases, a hot, corrosive atmosphere is created in, for example, a semiconductor wafer processing chamber. When an arm including belts, such as steel belts, is moved into such a semiconductor wafer processing chamber, the belts are exposed to the ho...	03/02/2004
6668677	Ceiling mount assembly A ceiling mount assembly for moving and positioning of objects in a space has a ceiling mounting device, a rotary bearing part, a turning arm mounted on the rotary bearing part for vertical movements around a main axis near a vertical rotary axis of the r...	12/30/2003
6662673	Linear motion apparatus and associated method A guide apparatus comprising a plurality of guide linkages. Each one of the plurality of guide linkages comprises a pair of linkage members, each pair of the linkage members are rotatably connected about a guide pivot axis. The guide pivot axis of each gu...	12/16/2003
6640660	Pick-up and placement apparatus Pick-up and placement apparatus including an arm that executes pick-up and placement motions and an arm drive mechanism. The drive mechanism comprising a driven rotating member having an appointed range of rotation, a swiveling member slidably attached to...	11/04/2003
6639789	Instrument and service unit for a surgical operating area A centralized surgical instrument unit for use in a surgical operating area is provided. The surgical instrument unit includes a tripod having at least two articulating arms, one of which extends into a sterile operating area and another of which extends ...	10/28/2003
6638625	Linear nanopositioning translational motion stage based on novel composite materials A nanopositioner made of novel materials is provided. The materials exhibit desirable properties such as low density and low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) derived from their ceramic matrices, but show even better (higher) Young's modulus of elast...	10/28/2003
6587749	Industrial robot and method of operating same It is possible to obtain an industrial robot which assures excellent reduction in maintenance. The industrial robot includes a robot body, a manipulator to control the operation of the robot body, a control device to control the manipulator, a first path ...	07/01/2003
6575691	Transfer arm A conveying arm of the invention includes a first pivotable shaft connected to a first arm which is also pivotably connected to a third arm having an intermediate pivotable portion. The third arm is also pivotably connected to a fifth arm which is also pi...	06/10/2003
6564667	Device for compensating the weight of a robot arm A device for compensating the weight of a robot arm of a robot with a spring cylinder and having at least one helical spring is characterized in that there is at least one mechanism for the insertion and removal of at least one further, replaceable helica...	05/20/2003
6561056	Linear handling unit A linear handling unit is provided with a first body (11), which carries opposite linear bearings (16) in the front and a fluid-type linear actuator (19). A second body carries, longitudinally, two lateral studs (29) for guiding and for coupling with the ...	05/13/2003
6543307	Robotic system A robot having a plurality of interconnected sections is disclosed. Each of the sections includes components which are moveable relative to components of an adjacent section. A plurality of electric motors are operably connected to at least two of said re...	04/08/2003
6543987	Robot for handling products in a three-dimensional space A robot for handling products in a three-dimensional space is described. The robot comprises a base (1) on which three arms (9) are pivotably supported to pivote around three pivote axes (3) arranged in a common axes plane (4). The three axes form a trian...	04/08/2003
6516681	Four-degree-of-freedom parallel robot A four-degree-of-freedom parallel robot capable of displacing a traveling plate with four degrees of freedom at a high speed and a high acceleration and positioning the traveling plate with high rigidity and high precision. The four-degree-of-freedom para...	02/11/2003

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