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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 4770120 | Plate member locating-and-feeding system A plate member locating-and-feeding system comprises a locating system for locating a plate member fed to a locating station, a position sensor for detecting the position of the plate member located by the locating system, a suction feeding system for hol... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4770596 | Manipulator device particularly for handling metal sheets during folding operations A manipulator device is described in which a pair of holding members mounted on extensible arms, are rotatable through 360° about an axis parallel to the plane in which they lie and perpendicular to the axis of the arms, and in which the arms are actuate... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4762455 | Remote manipulator A remote manipulator for radiation cells and the like. This device is an all electric manipulator for hazardous environments to follow the basic movements of the operator but to provide features to provide extended use of the manipulator beyond the capabi... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4757608 | Door installing apparatus in vehicle assembling line A vehicle body assembling line includes a door installing station where vehicle side doors are installed on the body. In the installing station, there is an installing robot which is planned to operate in a predetermined sequence to install the doors on t... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4754415 | Robotic alignment and part simulation A method and apparatus is disclosed for setting up fixed and robotic systems by using a robot programmed by design data for a part of structure to simulate a master of same. Envisioned primarily for use in auto body fabrication processes, the invention is... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4748570 | Clamping confirming device Apparatus for confirming the clamping conditions of a clamping device which is used to clamp workpieces of different sizes. Signals corresponding to the kind of workpiece being clamped are derived from the flow rate of pressurized fluid used to drive the ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4740133 | Composite working device using a robot and method of accomplishing composite work using a robot A welding robot is provided with a first joint member in addition to a welding gun. A work holder provided with a second joint member adapted to be connected with the first joint member and a clamp mechanism for gripping a workpiece is positioned in a pre... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4730258 | Method of and apparatus for controlling automated devices A system for carrying out a cooperative control operation for a plurality of automated devices connected together in which the individual operations of the automated device can be controlled individually in accordance with a program. In the control method... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4726732 | Conveying apparatus for ceiling-suspended industrial robot A conveying apparatus for an industrial robot in which a first arcuate rail is fixed to a ceiling and extends parallel to a turning locus of a robot arm suspended form a ceiling surface. A second linear rail is attached to the first rail and is rotatable ... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4712183 | Tracking robot apparatus A tracking robot apparatus has a robot for performing a predetermined operation, a movable device for moving an object of interest, a signal input device for designating operations of the robot and the movable device, an operation device for calculating a... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4705451 | Robot control apparatus A robot control apparatus including a first coordinate transformation unit for transforming an output from a setting unit for setting moving positions of a robot into information in a predetermined general coordinate system. A selector changes the destina... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4689755 | Self-configuring computerized robot control system with call-back feature Apparatus constructed such that it may control various other equipment for the performance of various work tasks, even other equipment yet to be designed for work tasks yet to be designed. The improvement in the apparatus feature a call-back control proce... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4661032 | Bilateral master-slave manipulator control device A control device provided between a master device having a given articulation configuration and a given degree of freedom and a slave manipulator having a given articulation configuration and a given degree of freedom, for causing faithful operation of th... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4650952 | Robot-laser system A robot-laser system having a minimum number of mirrors for reflecting a laser beam from a fixed laser beam source to a desired location wherein the mirrors are mounted within the hollow, servo-controlled parts of the robot to move therewith. Only a singl... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4640663 | Balancer and controlling method thereof A robot balancer (2) and a method for controlling the balancer is disclosed which has a step or a force sensor (10) mounted on the tip of the arm (3) of the balancer (2), a step or an operational means (21) for calculating the velocity of the balancer fro... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4623294 | Apparatus for carrying out repair, maintenance or testing of apparatus, components and the like in hot cells An apparatus is disclosed for carrying out repair, maintenance or testing of apparatus, components and the like in hot cells, more particularly hot cells of reprocessing plants for spent nuclear fuels. The position of damage zones is detected and ascertai... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4611749 | Method of and system for assembling a plurality of parts into a unit A plurality of pivoted robots each having both a welding gun and a transferring member for transferring a part are arranged so that the swinging locus of each pivoted robot intersects with that of at least one of the other robots. A working station is pro... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4589184 | Method and apparatus for mounting parts to both sides of a main body such as an automobile body A method of mounting parts to both sides of a main body characterized by moving a carriage at a predetermined speed along a specified path of transport with the main body placed on the carriage; moving a pair of movable tables in synchronism with the carr... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4586151 | Self-configuring computerized robot control system Apparatus constructed such that it may control various other equipment for the performance of various work tasks, even other equipment yet to be designed for work tasks yet to be designed. The apparatus comprises a central computer control means comprisin... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4578764 | Self-configuring robotic system and method A self-configuring robotic system and method are disclosed. The system employs a computer having a central processing unit and an operating system containing at least a nucleus, a sequence reprogrammer and task support services. A robotic device and at le... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4541770 | Assembling or processing system A system for automatically assembling or processing a large variety of parts of different weights. The system has a first industrial robot whose end having at least three degrees of freedom for movement in horizontal and vertical planes, and a second indu... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4503507 | Robot control data processing apparatus A robot control data processing apparatus comprises a robot control data dividing processor for dividing robot control data adapted for monitoring and controlling robots into a plurality of operation elements and storing the robot control data in units ea... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4484293 | Dimensional measurement system served by a plurality of operating arms and controlled by a computer system A dimensional measurement system comprises a plurality of operating arms simultaneously controlled and monitored by a computer system wherein each of the arms includes a support structure for a measurement end and includes orthoganally displaceable member... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4409718 | Electro-optical and robotic casting quality assurance This invention relates to improvements in foundry procedures, particularly in-process and post process inspection with electro-optical sensor units. Principally addressed are: inspection of molds and cores to assure correctness and control procedures to a... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4342536 | Door-opener apparatus An apparatus for opening and closing a vehicle door as a vehicle body is being conveyed through a paint booth and having a primary arm pivotally mounted on a carriage and supporting a secondary arm for seizing and releasing the vehicle door under the cont... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4342535 | Door-opener apparatus An apparatus having a pivoted arm mounted on a base for seizing and releasing an article that is hinged at one end and which includes a control link that maintains a fixed length while the arm moves the article about its hinged end between preset position... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4275986 | Programmable automatic assembly system A programmable automatic assembly system is provided which may be employed to assemble small parts. Each assembly station includes cooperating manipulator arms which are programmable to assemble parts on a centrally located work table. Improved facilities... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4273504 | Industrial robot system capable of pressure applied machining operations An industrial robot system comprises a pair of vertically spaced parallel guide rails rigidly supported from the ground, a slide member slidably mounted on the guide rails having upper and lower pivots, a robot arm structure having a housing pivoted at th... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4267424 | Spot welding machine for heavy-duty operations on surface contoured workpieces A spot welding machine comprising a pair of vertically spaced-apart guide rails rigidly supported on a framed structure a distance from the ground, a slide member slidably mounted on the guide rails, and a robot arm structure having a housing pivoted at a... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4252360 | Mechanical handling apparatus A lightweight, mechanical handling apparatus including a self-contained, motorized base module, a self-contained torso module, and arm modules mounted in left and right hand orientation upon the torso module. Each arm module is provided with six reversibl... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4251957 | Workpiece transfer apparatus for a plurality of machine tools A workpiece transfer apparatus is provided wherein an overhead transfer rail is arranged along and over a line of machine tools performing the same machining function, for guiding a plurality of pairs of workpiece carriers associated respectively with the... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4239431 | Light-weight program controller A control system for programming operations of a spraygun robot for spraying paint comprises a mobile control structure having jointed parts of the robot, and also possesses transducers corresponding to transducers of the robot, for transforming electrica... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4212575 | Vacuum sealed manipulator The invention provides one or more externally controlled manipulators for a enerally circularly cylindrical vacuum chamber; which manipulators are capable of small precision translations in three orthogonal directions and can grasp and transport a sample a... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4068763 | Wrist joint assembly A wrist joint assembly is provided for use with a mechanical manipulator arm for finely positioning an end-effector carried by the wrist joint on the terminal end of the manipulator arm wherein the wrist joint assembly is pivotable about a first axis to p... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4028533 | Robot movable in a group Robots in a group, each usually moving randomly in irregular directions but making a specific movement, upon detection by one of them, of any other robot of the group present within a certain distance, either to run away from or run after the detected oth... | 06/07/1977 |
