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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841819 | Personal food conveyor apparatus A personal food conveyor apparatus comprises a frame which provides for clamping to a table at the bottom end. The clamp is operated by a thumbscrew. The bottom of the frame further comprises a step which allows for a plate to fit closely to and under the leading ed... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7416377 | Spoon apparatus and method An improved spoon apparatus and method includes a handle portion carrying a spoon bowl portion. The spoon bowl is clutched non-rotationally to the handle portion during a scooping motion to load the spoon bowl with food. At the initiation of the food scooping motion... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7209803 | Article handling system and method and article management system and method A camera or other sensing unit senses the conditions of articles and mobile entities, including humans within a living space. An article management/operation server manages, within an article database, attribute information about the articles, including operators, a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206668 | Article handling system and method and article management system and method A camera or other sensing unit senses the conditions of articles and mobile entities, including humans within a living space. An article management/operation server manages, within an article database, attribute information about the articles, including operators, a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203573 | Workpiece taking-out apparatus A workpiece taking-out apparatus performs snap with a camera of a three-dimensional visual sensor in a robot position for snap and captures an image in a personal computer. The workpiece taking-out apparatus detects workpieces to find a line of sight of the camera f... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191035 | Article handling system and method and article management system and method A camera or other sensing unit senses the conditions of articles and mobile entities, including humans within a living space. An article management/operation server manages, within an article database, attribute information about the articles, including operators, a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187998 | Article handling system and method and article management system and method A camera or other sensing unit senses the conditions of articles and mobile entities, including humans within a living space. An article management/operation server manages, within an article database, attribute information about the articles, including operators, a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187999 | Article handling system and method and article management system and method A camera or other sensing unit senses the conditions of articles and mobile entities, including humans within a living space. An article management/operation server manages, within an article database, attribute information about the articles, including operators, a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178247 | Spoon apparatus and method An improved spoon apparatus and method includes a handle portion carrying a spoon bowl portion. The spoon bowl is clutched non-rotationally to the handle portion during a scooping motion to load the spoon bowl with food. At the initiation of the food scooping motion... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7123992 | Article pickup device The presence range for workpieces (the internal edge of a container's opening) is defined with a visual sensor attached to a robot and the range is divided into a specified number of sectional regions. A robot position suitable for sensing each of the sectional regi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6917854 | Method for recognition determination and localization of at least one arbitrary object or space A method for recognition, determination and localization of at least one arbitrary object or space and the picking up of said object, by at least on robot, in particular, a service robot, which operates independently on the base surface. The method is achieved, wher... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6705815 | Self-feeder for the handicapped A feeding device for use by persons with limited or no use of their arms, wherein a spoon is mounted on supporting and counterbalancing levers and is associated with a mouth-piece in such a manner that the user can manipulate the spoon to lift food from a dish, can ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6592315 | Self-feeding apparatus with hover mode A robotic self-feeding device uses a multiplicity of dishes, utensils and control methods to handle a wide variety of food, including sandwiches. Its operating sequence has a hover mode in which a utensil is automatically steered over a food holder and is... | 07/15/2003 |
| 5503513 | Robot able to move on fixed or mobile working stations A robotic system for use with at least two working stations and for carrying out tasks, is provided. At least one of the two working stations is mobile. The system according to the present invention comprises a controller for permitting the system to be c... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5282711 | Assistive dining device, system and method An assistive dining device for automatic switch-operated self-feeding has a concave food receptacle having a predetermined depth below an upwardly projecting lip. A rod having an end rotatable about an axis and linearly moveable along the axis is position... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5182078 | Metal treatment Diffusion coating can be speeded by high heat input. Diffusion coating packs can be made with chemically reduced metal content of sludges. Diffusion aluminizing followed by caustic leaching to remove much of the diffused-in aluminum, yields catalytically ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5037261 | Spoon support mechanism in a self-feeding device for handicapped persons A self-feeding device for automatically lifting food off of an eating surface of a plate to an eating position located above the device includes a plate and a plate support. A spoon support mechanism moves a spoon from an upper eating position to a lower ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4979949 | Robot-aided system for surgery A system and method for positioning a tool relative to a patient's bone to facilitate the performance of a surgical bone alteration task. The system comprises a bone immobilization device for supporting the bone in a fixed position with respect to a refer... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4828418 | Mouth held device A mouth-held device is described that can be used by individuals having limited or no use of the hands. The device comprises a V-shaped plastic member having a shaft attached. The V-shaped plastic member must be able to soften at or near the boiling point... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4624613 | Self-service apparatus for serving foods or drinks A self-service apparatus is provided to be operated by a user for selectively serving foods or drinks. The self-service apparatus includes a support and a cover fixedly supported by the support for covering foods and drinks. A shaft is suspended from the ... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4522543 | Device for feeding invalids Apparatus for use in feeding physically incapacited persons comprising a spoon supported for orbital and rectilinear movement in a predetermined path, one or more receptacles, and kinematics selectively operable to move a selected receptacle into the path... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4433950 | Self-feeding apparatus and method A self-feeding apparatus and method is illustrated wherein a pivoted arm carries a spoon between a raised position for eating and a lower position for filling from a plate. The spoon is permitted to fall about its pivotal connection by gravity and then th... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4398857 | Self-feeding appliance A self-feeding appliance for use by persons who have lost the use of both arms is disclosed. A turntable carrying one or more food dishes is mounted for rotation on a carriage panel. The carriage panel is mounted on a service platform for movement from a ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4364699 | Wheelchair table and food tray for handicapped persons Equipment is provided for aiding persons in eating without substantial assistance when such persons are handicapped for some reason or cause which prevents them from using their arms and/or hands in the manipulation of utensils normally employed for eatin... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4277213 | Self-feeding device for handicapped persons A self-feeding device for automatically lifting food from the eating surface of a plate to an eating position located above the plate. The plate is supported by a plurality of rollers which are capable of rotating the plate about a predetermined axis. A p... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4218167 | Feeding apparatus for a manually disabled person A feeding apparatus is disclosed for a manually disabled person to eat food. The feeding apparatus may comprise an eating surface and a mouth-held implement, independent of the eating surface, and operative to place food on the eating surface whereby the ... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4162868 | Invalid feeding device An invalid feeding device for persons unable to feed themselves in the usual manner, having a selective means for transporting food from containers to the mouth of the person being fed, the transporting means being controlled and having self contained mea... | 07/31/1979 |
