Patents by Inventor Wouter H. Swinkels

Wouter H. Swinkels 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 having six degrees of freedom
    Patent number: 4637777
    Abstract: A manipulator having an object holder which can be moved in three directions of translation and three directions of rotation. The object holder is connected by coupling members to driving members secured to a frame. A modular construction is obtained by making the coupling members for the directions of translation and the directions of rotation identical to each other, respectively. The driving members for the directions of translation and the directions of rotation, respectively, are also identical. The modular construction results in a very accurate construction with a minimum number of different components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1987
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Hendricus F. G. Smulders, Adrianus J. J. Franken, Johannes W. Faber, Wouter H. Swinkels