Patents by Inventor WOLFGANG SCHMALS

WOLFGANG SCHMALS 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).

  • GRIPPER SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR VACUUM GRIPPER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20010045755
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gripper system which can be secured to a robot hand and has at least two mutually independent gripper elements; each gripper element is provided with at least one force sensor for ascertaining a force in a predetermined direction. With this gripper system, it is possible to grasp components more reliably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Applicant: Schmalz Gmbh
    Inventors: JENS SCHICK, KURT SCHMALZ, WOLFGANG SCHMALS, THOMAS EISELE