Patents by Inventor Geoffrey V. Cole

Geoffrey V. Cole has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Manipulator
    Patent number: 4537547
    Abstract: A remote handling manipulator having a slave arm and a manually operated controller with a grip mechanism, is provided with a force feedback system to impose a force resisting operation of the grip mechanism related to a load experienced by the slave arm. A jaw mechanism of the slave arm is operated by a pressurized fluid, and in the system the pressure of the fluid and the effort exerted by the grip mechanism are compared to produce an error signal used for regulating the force applied to the grip mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1985
    Assignee: The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    Inventor: Geoffrey V. Cole