Patents by Inventor James J. Szydel

James J. Szydel 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).

  • Patent number: 5777267
    Abstract: A harness assembly including a first spiral conduit wound in a helical shape and a conduit guide. The harness assembly is designed for use with an industrial robot which has a arm and a wrist, where the arm is capable of having an end effector mounted on or connected to it. The first end of the spiral conduit is capable of being coupled to a first signal transmission point positioned on the robot arm, and the second end of the first spiral conduit is capable of being coupled to the end effector when the end effector is mounted on the robot wrist. The conduit guide is mounted on the wrist and includes a core and a first disk. In operation, the spiral conduit is capable of being arranged so that a portion of it is positioned on the first disk and wrapped around a portion of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: ABB Flexible Automation, Inc.
    Inventor: James J. Szydel