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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412863 | Work positioning device Regarding predetermined positioning criteria (M1, M2), ((G1, G2), (N1, or N2), (K1, K2)), there is provided image processing means (40B) for obtaining by image processing,... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7373220 | Robot teaching device A teaching device and a teaching modification device capable of easily attaining conformity between an operation program of a robot prepared by off-line programming and an actual operation of the robot. A layout of a robot system including three-dimensional models o... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7343660 | Machine tool system A machine tool apparatus is provided employing a plurality of tool heads which may be sequentially or simultaneously automatically controlled to perform preprogrammed operations on either the same or different workpieces. In one form, a plurality of tool heads are s... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7333879 | Offline programming device An offline programming device capable of automatically generating a measuring program by which the time and the workload for making an offline program may be greatly reduced. The offline programming device includes a storing part for storing a plurality of data in r... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324873 | Offline teaching apparatus for robot An offline teaching apparatus including a data acquiring section for acquiring position and orientation data and processing-condition data including interpolation commands, at respective predefined taught points, from an existing first processing program for a first... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7282882 | Robot controller A robot control system for simultaneously controlling multi-axial robots each of which has actuators, a standard movement part being set in each of the robots, includes: a single main controller for calculating respective movement positions of the standard moving pa... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283888 | Method and system for controlling a machine tool with direct transfer of machining data Method and system for a direct transmission of motion path data (310) from a generating system (204) to a control system (205) for use in controlling a servo-driven machine. For example, a machine tool for machining stock material, and the data ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7239940 | Modularity system for computer assisted surgery A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include robotic arms and instruments used to perform a medical procedure. The sys... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226269 | Substrate edge grip apparatus In one embodiment, the invention is a substrate edge gripper assembly for positioning a semiconductor substrate upon a transfer robot. In one embodiment, a modular assembly comprises spring loaded jaws that are mounted on either side of a robot end effector. The jaw... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211978 | Multiple robot arm tracking and mirror jog A system for performing the method of this invention includes a leader having a robot arm able to articulate about first axes and supporting an end effector. A follower includes a robot arm able to articulate about respective second axes. Servo motors articulate the... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7179043 | Manipulating arrangement and cell A manipulating arrangement having a horizontal portal on which a slide is horizontally traversable, an arm being pivotably mounted on the slide about a pivot axis which runs parallel to the portal, and a gripper for at least one of workpieces and tools being arrange... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7161322 | Robot with a manipulator arm A robot that includes an arm coupled to a platform. The arm includes an actuator that moves a second arm linkage relative to a first arm linkage. In a first mode of operation the actuator moves the second linkage in a first degree of freedom. In a second mode of ope... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7136722 | Method for generating a motion of a human type link system A human-type link system, such as a humanoid robot having a dynamically feasible motion of the link system that is generated when a reference joint acceleration that is only calculated from a kinematical constraint condition is determined not feasible by an evaluati... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7024250 | Method and apparatus for the synchronous control of manipulations A method for the synchronous control of several manipulators, such as several industrial robots, is characterized in that control units of specific manipulators exchange control information according to the data structures contained in a corresponding control progra... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013749 | Robot driven robot index system A robot driven robot index system includes a track having indices defining robot workstation positions along the track. The system also includes a non-driven carriage movable about the track. The carriage has a locking device for controllably locking the carriage to... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010390 | Method and system for controlling robots The invention concerns a method and a system for controlling a first robot and at least one other robot, the at least one other robot being calibrated relative to the first robot by the determination of at least one coordinate transformation of the first robot relat... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6853881 | Robot information processing system A robot controller executes an operating program, calculates a position and posture of a robot, and sends the position and posture information to a personal computer (PC). At the PC side, on the basis of this position and posture information, animation display infor... | 02/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6748298 | Method for limiting the force action of a robot part In order to reduce the risk of damage on external objects, material articles or persons during the operation of a robot, particularly a miniature robot, the invention provides a method for limiting the force action of a robot part, such as a robot arm, on such an ex... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6715981 | Transport system A transport system provided in particular for large-component transfer presses is distinguished by a design with a low width and, nevertheless, permits large transport steps. By controlling two drives in the direction of rotation in relation to each other, all desir... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6546315 | Programmable materials Programmable material is a collection of substantially cubic shaped bricks called monomers that move relative to each other under computer control to sculpt engineering structures (5) and mechanisms (6) (walking machine) illustrated in the figure. The mon... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6456901 | Hybrid robot motion task level control system A hybrid control system is provided for controlling the movement of a robot. The hybrid control system includes a singularity detector; a task level controller that receives a motion plan and determines a first set of control commands which are defined in... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6439371 | Workpiece loader/unloader system A workpiece loader/unloader system for an industrial machine, such as a hemmer, is disclosed. The system includes a single pocket shuttle movable between an extended position in which the shuttle overlies a work station on the industrial machine, and a re... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434448 | Robot controller A robot controller for use in a robot control system with a plurality of robots connected one another through a communication path. When a cause for stopping occurs in one or more robots, other robots are also stopped in the same type of stopping procedur... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401011 | Synchronous control device for robots A synchronous control unit receives data describing robot motion and speed along a pathway. A storage unit stores the data. In accordance with an internal clock or encoder equivalent internal to the robot, an output unit outputs the data to a positioning ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6400998 | Generation of measurement program in NC machining and machining management based on the measurement program A method and apparatus for NC machining management based on a measurement program, wherein a machining shape at an arbitrary machining stage is determined by an NC program, a geometric element or a geometric model is generated, and a measurement program i... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6363300 | Process and system for the automatic determination of an optimal movement program of a robot Process for the automatic determination of an optimal movement program of a robot comprising at least one moving member, a motor associated with the moving member and a control unit capable of activating the motor according to a movement program to move t... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6330493 | Control system for synchronously cooperative operation of plurality of robots A control system for performing a synchronously cooperative operation among some robots of a plurality of robots connected by a communication line. A plurality of robots No. 1 to No. 4 is operated individually and also is operated in synchronous cooperati... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6314338 | Automatic configuration options for multi-element robotic library configurations A robotic library system having a self-discoverable inter-library connectivity capability, and methods of operating the robotic library system are provided. Each library of the multi-library system has a unique identifier with which it is associated. The ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6208104 | Robot control unit An element including a first processing circuit conducting a real time processes for controlling a robot body and a man-machine interface element including a second processing circuit for operating the robot body are connected through the common storage d... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6160371 | Robot system, control method, and recording medium When the operator inputs a macro control command, each microrobot takes an actual action on the basis of the command. That action is autonomously controlled to successfully execute the macro command. The autonomous control is to feed back and control the ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6157872 | Programmable materials Programmable material is a collection of substantially cubic shaped bricks called monomers that move relative to each other under computer control to sculpt engineering structures (5) and mechanisms (6) (walking machine) illustrated in FIG. 2. The monomer... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6099237 | Handling device In order to configure a handling device, provided with an actuator for gripping a work piece, as well as at least two movement axes that are operatively connected to a drive and which allow the actuator to be positioned in different positions on a coordin... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5997293 | Furnace for firing dental ceramic material The furnace for firing ceramic materials has a working surface including a firing area and a storage area. A hood is provided which is moveable motorically relative to the working surface and positioned above the firing area to define the firing chamber. ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5988960 | Holder for plurality of workpieces A CNC machine tool has a plurality of collet chucks in a fixture that requires loading workpieces in these collets by hand. The workpieces are first assembled on a loading bar or holder so they can be collectively loaded in the ganged collet chuck for mac... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5979340 | Pole inserting robotic mechanism for accessing the interior of a harsh enclosure A robotic mechanism which can be attached to a furnace hopper and includes a frame which supports a pole insertion mechanism for inserting a pole into a furnace hopper. The pole insertion mechanism is supported from the Fame by a gimbal and moves the pole... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5870820 | IC mounting/demounting system and mounting/demounting head therefor An IC mounting/demounting system wherein a plurality of holding sections are fixedly secured to an index plate rotatable by a servo motor. A plurality of IC's are successively mounted and demounted on a socket board or a tray, and the plurality of IC's ar... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5829495 | Adapter for automatic fueling of vehicles An adapter for automatically fueling automotive vehicles, primarily cars, wherein a robot which includes a robot head that is movable in relation to the robot and can via a positioning system be docked with the adapter (3). The adapter is intended to be f... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5825981 | Robot system and robot control device An object of the device according to the present invention is to enable small-volume, high-diversity production to be conducted efficiently, in the same way as in the conventional FMS, whilst at the same time overcoming problems associated with the conven... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5671786 | Apparatus for automatic refueling of vehicles Apparatus for the automatic fuelling of vehicles. A robot head that carries a fuel filler tube is movable to enable it to be brought into position to engage with a vehicle fuel-tank pipe. The robot head carries an opening device for opening a fuel-tank co... | 09/30/1997 |
