Hand controller
Patent 4216467 Issued on August 5, 1980. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 22, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 22, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3331972 3350956 3447766 3561280 3654549 3729990 3904042 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/863204 filed on 12/22/1977US Classes:341/20, BODILY ACTUATED CODE GENERATOR341/176, Transmitter for remote control signal414/4, Electric or fluid motor drive for manipulator414/5, Having means to transmit feedback signal from manipulator means to hand, finger, or arm414/6, For grip force amplification73/862.05, Applied to guidance means74/471XYControl moves in two planesExaminersPrimary: Caldwell, Sr., John W.Assistant: Groody, James J. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB25J 17/02 (20060101)B25J 13/02 (20060101) G05G 9/00 (20060101) G05G 9/047 (20060101) B63H 21/00 (20060101) B63H 21/22 (20060101) G01L 5/16 (20060101) AbstractA hand controller having a control handle member supported by a hexagonal array of three pairs of oppositely-angled force sensors provides for creation of control signals according to degree of input manual effort in any and all linear and rotary directions: left; right; up; down; fore; aft; forward; rearward; leftward and rightward; tilt moments; and clockwise and counterclockwise yaw moments.Other References
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