Bizarre Patents
A coffin, for allowing inclination for display of a deceased person in a natural position.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7383751 | Articulated robot An articulated robot is provided with first, second and third arms respectively having effective lengths substantially equal to each other and capable of turning respectively about first, second and third pivotal axes. The second and the third arm are interlocked by... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7324872 | Robot apparatus An external force estimation system for estimating an external force acting upon a robot apparatus which includes a machine body which in turn includes a plurality of movable joints is disclosed which includes a distribution type contacting state detection section, ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7063498 | Method of and apparatus for transferring articles from a first position to a second position A takeout arm assembly (10) for an I.S. glass container forming machine, the arm assembly having a housing (14) that is oscillatible about the central axis of a first shaft (12). The housing has a first gear (16) that is coaxial with the ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7047835 | Articulated bending mechanism for legged mobile robot and the legged mobile robot An articulated bending mechanism is formed by connecting links which rotatably support a plurality of gears including input-side gears and output-side gears by engaging the gears. Each link rotatably supports an odd number of gears by engaging the gears, and an outp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6923613 | Manipulator A manipulator is provided that includes a foot part and a number of members connected to the foot part and to each other respectively, and at least a gripper part, such that the members, the gripper and the foot part form an arm. One or more motors are provided in t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922610 | Robot having offset rotary joints A robot is obtained having various functions that are demanded for planetary landing vehicles, extreme operations robots or the like, in particular to provide a leg structure for a robot that is capable of getting up itself when overturned, facilitating take-off and... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6877392 | Gear, particularly for a robot In a gear, particularly for a robot, with a drive shaft and at least two parts rotatable relative thereto and to one another, in which a movement of one part is removable on its side remote from the other part, at least one of the rotary parts has a shaft connected ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6860380 | Workpiece transfer device for machine tools A workpiece transfer device for machine tools that easily achieves positional adjustment of the rack while suppressing increases in cost and therefore preventing occurrences of vibrations and noise is disclosed. The workpiece transfer device includes a frame member ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6817641 | Robotic arm and hand A robotic arm and hand for imitating the human hand. The robotic arm and hand includes a motor member being coupled to a frame member. The motor member is designed for being operationally coupled to the control system and a power source whereby the control system is... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6619146 | Traveling wave generator A traveling wave generator includes at least a base link and end link and an intermediate link; a pivot device pivotably interconnecting each pair of links; a drive mechanism interconnecting each pair of links including a drive shaft and a cam on the firs... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6471504 | Robot for production machine A first base-side pulley is disposed at the base portion of a first arm portion; a first distal-side pulley is disposed at the distal portion of the first arm portion; a second base-side pulley is disposed at the base portion of a second arm portion; a se... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6389921 | Wrist mechanism of industrial robot A wrist mechanism of an industrial robot is described which have a first ring-shaped hollow reduction unit secured to an arm of the robot, and a first hollow drive tube and a second ring-shaped hollow reduction unit secured to an output shaft of the first... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6333487 | Torch-angle setting device An turning shaft 1 which turns a torch with keeping it on a normal line to the turning shaft is connected with an end of an first rotation shaft 2 which is arranged at a right angle to the turning shaft 1. A second rotation shaft 3 is connected with the f... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6324444 | Robot with multi-joint arms movable in horizontal plane A robot with multi-joint arms, wherein articulated first and second arms 9, 10 are movable in a horizontal plane as well as in a vertical direction, the second arm having a free end to which a supplementary unit A is removably connected, the supplementary... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6298569 | Adjustable counterbalance mechanism for a coordinate measurement machine A counterbalance mechanism for use with a multijoint manually positionable measuring arm of a three dimensional coordinate measurement system provides a reversible and adjustable counterbalancing force to offset the weight of the arm and facilitate its mo... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6253458 | Adjustable counterbalance mechanism for a coordinate measurement machine A counterbalance mechanism for use with a multi-joint manually positionable measuring arm of a three dimensional coordinate measurement system provides a reversible and adjustable counterbalancing force to offset the weight of the arm and facilitate its m... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6213906 | Device for pivoting a swinging arm, such as an arm of a manipulator robot, about a vertical axis, and a manipulator robot including the device A robot arm is supported by a pillar (14) rotatable about a vertical axis (A) and rotated by a reversible electric motor (88). The output shaft (90) of the motor (88) is connected to the pillar (14) by means of a mechanical reduction transmission which co... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5934141 | Two-axis cartesian robot A two-axis Cartesian robot comprising a vertically disposed Y-axis support having a traverse carriage selectively vertically movably mounted thereon. An X-axis support is movably mounted on the carriage. A reversible drive motor is mounted on the carriage... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5881604 | Industrial robot In an industrial robot having a rotatable robot main body 3, a first robot arm 5 which is mounted, via a first joint portion 4, on an upper end of the robot main body 3 so as to be vertically swingable, and a second robot arm 7 which is mounted, via a sec... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5860331 | Transmission gear In a transmission gear for transmitting two rotary motions from a driving mechanism to a working mechanism, the transmission gear comprises a cylindrical support member, a flexible cylindrical member fixedly supported by the cylindrical support member, fi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5850759 | Force feed back manipulator with six degrees of freedom A manipulator with six degrees of freedom includes a moving plate having three points arranged with substantial equal angles therebetween, a fixed plate having three protruding portions arranged with substantial equal angles therebetween, the fixed plate ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5833569 | Geared drive unit for imparting motion to a load A drive train for transmitting torque produced by a motor to a load comprises a planetary gear arrangement mounted concentrically with respect to a tubular shaft. The planetary gear arrangement cooperates with a pair of driven gears which are also coaxial... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5697754 | Automatic ramp car with hydraulically powered elements A deployable and retractable ramp assembly includes at least three Z-foldable ramp sections which are pivotally connected to each other and to a railroad car. A number of mechanical deployment and retraction facilitating elements--preferably gears--are mo... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5669269 | Joint driving structure for industrial robot A joint driving structure for an industrial robot includes a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, and a bearing between the end portion of the first arm and the end portion of the second arm. A driving motor... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5606235 | Industrial robot with integrated reduction gear units An industrial robot is provided with a plurality of elements articulated to each other, whose rotation is driven by respective electric motors by reduction gear units which are integrated in the structure of these elements.... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5529159 | Disengageable free wheel A disengageable free wheel includes a shaft and a ring which can rotate only in a free direction with respect to the shaft. The free wheel includes a motor for rotating the shaft in its free direction, whereby the ring can rotate at most as fast as the sh... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5459925 | Planetary type speed reducer having compound planets and method of constructing such planets A planetary type speed reducer provides a large central hole for passing electric and service lines for a robot therethrough. The speed reducer may be used in either a self-motorized or an externally-motorized rotary joint. In a predetermined embodiment, ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5413454 | Mobile robotic arm This invention relates to a mobile robotic arm which is adapted to grasp objects at low-level, intermediate level and high reach areas of a domestic dwelling. The device generally comprises a mobile base having a robotic arm rotatably and pivotally connec... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5355743 | Robot and robot actuator module therefor An actuator module for inducing the relative motion of robot members joined in a robot joint includes a Ferguson epicyclic gear train, integral motor and integrated control means. The gear train comprises a plurality of base gears connected to the robot m... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5342254 | End-of-arm tooling device An end-of-arm tooling device for a robot or like manipulator is provided which, in a preferred embodiment, includes a differential separating a first torsional input into first and second torsional outputs, and two jaws for interacting with a workpiece po... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5314293 | Direct drive robotic system An articulated direct drive robotic manipulator providing rotation of first and second arms about first and second parallel axes including first and second motors for driving the rotation of the first and second arms. A pedestal is mounted on a base, the ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5293107 | Motorized rotary joint and method of constructing a modular robot utilizing same A motorized rotary joint for robots integrates a joint bearing with a power transmission, such as a planetary type speed reducer, and provides a large central hole for passing electric and service lines therethrough. The rotary joint includes a built-in r... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5265667 | Robotic arm for servicing nuclear steam generators An improved robotic arm which is capable of accurately manipulating a testing device beneath the tube sheet of the steam generator and accurately and consistently return to a selected tube location is provided. The robotic arm includes a base which is ada... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5231889 | Wrist unit for industrial robot A wrist unit for an industrial robot includes an arm member with a motor installed therein and having a pair of integral guide portions. Holes are formed in respective guide portions, the holes being coaxial. A wrist member having receiving portions is di... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5209699 | Magnetic drive device A magnetic drive device comprises a hollow cylindrical outer rotor, an inner rotor inserted in the outer rotor so as to proejct at least at one end thereof beyond an end of the outer rotor and supported rotatably relative to the outer rotor, two magnetic ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5203748 | Rotary driving system and robot operating thereon A planetary roller speed reducer includes a sun roller mounted rotatably on a pedestal and a plurality of planetary rollers having a central portion with a narrowed diameter and mounted rotatably on the pedestal. The sun roller circumscribes large-diamete... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5178512 | Precision robot apparatus A precision robot apparatus (10) is disclosed which has an arm supporting cylinder (16) capable of being moved vertically by means of a lead screw (24) which rotates within a lead screw nut (38) attached to the arm supporting cylinder (16). A linear guide... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5151008 | Substrate transfer apparatus A substrate transfer apparatus includes two transfer arms pivotably arranged on a support table on opposite sides from each other with respect to a center of the support table. Each of the transfer arms includes: a first set of parallel links, a second se... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5147175 | Wafer transfer device for a semiconductor device fabricating system A semiconductor wafer transfer device includes a rotary member, a driving member which rotates coaxially with the rotary member, a driven member which is driven by the driving member and a frog leg linkage having a first link with an end fixed to the driv... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5125789 | Molded parts removal and transfer robot A transfer robot for removing molded pieces provides a telescoping robot arm having a pneumatically activated gripping device mounted to a remote end. The robot arm comprises two tubes mounted coaxially inside a housing. The first tube is driven outwardly... | 06/30/1992 |
