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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435046 | Dynamic carousel robotic workcell A dynamic workcell includes a three dimensional positioning robot positioned adjacent a plurality of operation stations. A plurality of movable part fixtures located adjacent to the robot is also provided. A fixture location controller directing positioning of the p... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7386367 | Workpiece conveying apparatus A workpiece is gripped by a robot hand and an image of the workpiece is captured by a camera. An image processing device detects the position and posture of a characteristic portion of the workpiece. On the basis of the present position of the robot, the relative po... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367096 | Equipment for mechanical machining, in particular for the turning and drilling of light alloy wheels Equipment for mechanical machining, especially the turning and drilling of mechanical workpieces, such as light alloy wheels and the like, includes at least one turning unit with a double chuck to support the workpieces being machined and a turning head designed to ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7330777 | Robot coordinated control method and system A reference signal is transmitted from one of a plurality of robot control devices connected by communication connecting device to the other robot control device. The timing of generation of an operation basic period signal in each of the other robot control devices... | 02/12/2008 |
| 6836700 | System and method generating a trajectory for an end effector A method, program embodied on a computer readable medium, and various systems are provided for generating a process trajectory. A normalized image of an object is displayed on a display device of a computer system, the object including a surface that is to be proces... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817829 | Work loading method for automatic palletizer, work loading method, work loading apparatus and attachment replacing method thereof A work loading method and a work loading apparatus with excellent productivity are provided. For this purpose, a work loading method includes the steps of: positioning the work with two centering devices (3a, 3b) every other press shot; a... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6659265 | Apparatus for the transfer of plates from a plate transport device to a plate storage rack or similar device In an apparatus for the transport of plates from a plate transport device to a plate storage rack or similar device, including a robotic arm having at its free end a plate engagement structure, the plate transport device is provided with a recess over whi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6629594 | Device and method for handling objects, in particular items of luggage The invention relates to a device and to a method for handling objects, in particular items of luggage. The device has a supporting arm that is freely moveable in at least two axes and that is articulated on a central unit which is positioned at the end o... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6597971 | Device for avoiding interference An interference avoiding device for determining occurrence of an interference in a robot operation in advance and automatically avoiding the interference, to be suitably applied to an automatic picking-up operation of randomly stored workpieces. A positio... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6588574 | Method and apparatus for automatically loading and unloading piece goods A method and an apparatus for automatically loading and unloading piece goods of different shapes, consistencies and masses in a permanently installed conveying system. The relevant piece goods are picked up automatically by a remote controlled apparatus,... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585100 | Arrangement for feeding and/or taking away magazines filled with articles Described is an arrangement for feeding and/or taking away magazines intended to receive individual articles, to and/or from an apparatus for treating and/or handling the articles, wherein the apparatus comprises a first transport element which receives a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6519507 | Method of teaching robot with traveling axis off-line A method of teaching a robot off-line having a traveling axis, by which the final position and final posture are determined when a robot having a traveling axis stops at an arbitrary position on a traveling axis. The method is able to take an arbitrary po... | 02/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6385508 | Lead-through teach handle assembly and method of teaching a robot assembly A method of teaching a robot a desired operating path and a lead-through teach handle assembly are disclosed. A mounting mechanism mounts the entire handle assembly to an arm of the robot. The handle assembly also includes a handle that is supported by th... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6334766 | Takeout apparatus for shuttle-type plastic blow moulding machines A take-out system for a shuttle-type blow moulding machine having two moulding assemblies has a single gripper head for taking out moulded articles from both moulding assemblies. The gripper head is carried by a vertical gripper arm which can be raised an... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6289264 | Debugging system for robot programs A debugging system in which, when any trouble occurs in robot program using variables and debugging is to be performed, a specific variable as the probable cause of the trouble and a relevant reference variable are specified, and presence or absence of th... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6278907 | Apparatus and method of distributing object handling A modular object handling system has a multi-level control architecture, which includes a system controller that coordinates the functions and/or operations of individual module controllers, that in turn control corresponding actuators, to provide a desir... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6115650 | Robotic control system for needle sorting and feeder apparatus A control system for a needle singulation and infeed apparatus that automatically picks up surgical needles in random, un-oriented positions on a transport conveyor or like device, and places them in oriented positions for suture attachment at a fully aut... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6012566 | Means and method for conveyance of individual objects A transportation method of individual objects and a means for sorting each object into a receiver is disclosed. In accordance with the method, each object is individually picked from a conveyor and delivered to a selected collecting cassette, the objects ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5969339 | Conveyor tracking system for part detection using an array of photoelectric sensors A part tracking system comprised of an array of photoelectric sensors positioned at various angles with respect to a conveyor transporting parts such as pieces of poultry to create a field of detection. The angle arrangements of the array of photoelectric... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5783922 | Robot controller permitting lead-through teaching A robot controller capable of performing the lead-through-teaching easily and safely. When an operator depresses a lead-through-teach enabling switch (12) provided at a main body of a control apparatus, power supply to a servo control unit (17) is stopped... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5724489 | Apparatus for and method of generating robot teaching data on offline basis A conveyor controller calculates a distance which a conveyor is to move to convey a workpiece, and a simulated model of the conveyor is moved by a conveyor moving circuit. The calculated distance is converted into conveyor movement pulses by an encoder ci... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5645884 | Automated three-dimensional precision effector method A surface of a 3-D object is digitized automatically and stored in a memory. Based on the signal representation of the 3-D object areas of the surface are defined for color and boundaries. Coatings application paths are defined within each area and variou... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5640750 | Method of and apparatus for assembling wheels to vehicles A wheel assembling apparatus for assembling different types of wheels to different types of vehicle bodies conveyed along a vehicle assembling line has a robot hand for fastening a plurality of nuts to hub bolts provisionally affixed to the wheel so as to... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5629594 | Force feedback system A system and method for providing a tactile virtual reality to a user is present. The position and orientation of the user is utilized to generate a virtual reality force field. Forces are in turn generated on the user as a function of this force field. A... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5617944 | Shuttle transfer assembly A shuttle transfer assembly is provided for transferring parts between at least two conveyor lines. The shuttle assembly includes a base and a transfer table which is mounted to the base via a carriage assembly. A conveyor section is in turn mounted to th... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5607642 | Interactive control system for packaging control of contact lenses An interactive control system for controlling the automatic packaging of contact lenses in a contact lens fabrication facility, the interactive control system consisting of a first robot device for periodically transferring individual arrays of a first pr... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5568593 | Robotic control system for a needle sorting and feeding apparatus A control system for a needle infeed device for automatically transferring needles randomly positioned on an indexing conveyor to an engagement device for subsequent conveyance to a processing location. The needle infeed device comprises one or more robot... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5540543 | Apparatus for removing and transporting articles from molds Apparatus for removing and transporting ophthalmic lens mold sections from a mold, and generally comprising first, second, and third assemblies. The first assembly removes the lens mold sections from the mold and transports the lens mold sections to a fir... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5539975 | Control system and equipment configuration for a modular product assembly platform A modular product assembly platform which includes a multiple number of industrial robots or other similar assembly devices. The product assembly platform also includes a programmable controller system housed in a logic control cabinet, a vision control s... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5527390 | Treatment system including a plurality of treatment apparatus A treatment system is disclosed, which has a treatment apparatus for performing a predetermined treatment for a planar workpiece contained in a carrier, and a first air-tight carrier storage chamber for storing the carrier. The treatment apparatus has an ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5503516 | Automatic article feeding system A method for feeding articles to a robot comprises the steps of temporarily storing a plurality of containers in a temporary storing device including a rest on which the plurality of containers are stacked and a separator for simultaneously separating the... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5429682 | Automated three-dimensional precision coatings application apparatus A surface of a 3-D object is digitized automatically and stored in a memory. Based on the signal representation of the 3-D object areas of the surface are defined for color and boundaries. Coatings application paths are defined within each area and variou... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5389865 | Method and system for providing a tactile virtual reality and manipulator defining an interface device therefor An system and method for providing a tactile virtual reality to a user is present. The position and orientation of the user is utilized to generate a virtual reality force field. Forces are in turn generated on the user as a function of this force field. ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5386762 | Robotic chef An automated food preparation system having a continuously rotatable annular segmented cooking area, a food feeding system, and an industrial robot, all of which are controlled by a pre-programmed programmable controller wherein an operator provides input... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5353495 | Parts supply system applied to a versatile production line The present invention relates to a parts supply system applied to a versatile production line, which strives to eliminate manual labor and prevent misdelivery. The parts supply system includes at least one of the product assembling sites (3) on the produc... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5348440 | Apparatus for loading cartons onto pallets An apparatus for loading cartons (11, 12) which arrive on feed conveyors (13, 14) onto pallets (10) is disclosed. A palletizer (15 ) is used for loading the catons (11, 12) arriving on feed conveyors (13, 14 ) onto the pallet (10). This palletizer (15) li... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5341854 | Robotic drug dispensing system The invention concerns the automated robotic system for dispensing drugs from vials into liquid containers such as IV bags or syringes. A robot selects a vial and a suitable container and transports them to a processing station together with a needle whic... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5321879 | Apparatus and method for automatically installing and fastening clamps onto objects to be fastened A method and apparatus for carrying out the method in which a clamp made from a flat blank is plastically deformed into circular shape, is locked in its closed condition, is transferred from the deformation station to a transfer station where it is placed... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5299693 | Method and apparatus for extracting selected materials An apparatus for removing recyclable or other selected items from a load of mixed trash. An identifier generating a non-visual identifying signal is secured to the item and is used in conjunction with sensor devices to locate the position of the item anyw... | 04/05/1994 |
