Patents Assigned to Kinea Design, LLC
  • ONE MOTOR FINGER MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20110144770
    Abstract: A mechanical finger comprises a plurality of phalanges coupled to a single actuator using a kinematic linkage and a differential linkage arranged in parallel. The mechanical finger is capable of exhibiting consistent predictable motion when moving in free space or when contacting an object at the fingertip, and of curling in order to conform to an object when the contact is at other locations on the finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Kinea Design, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Moyer, Eric L. Faulring, Julio J. Santos-Munné