Patents Assigned to Michael Madock
  • Continuous shaft-driven industrial robot
    Patent number: 4685861
    Abstract: An industrial robot has a base and the mechanical links of a shoulder, arm and hand joined in series with a waist joint, shoulder joint, wrist roll joint and wrist pivot joint. A clutch mechanism is associated with each joint, and continuously spinning shafting extends through all the links and joints. The clutch mechanisms each take power upon electronic command from the shafting to power the joints and move the links relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Assignee: Michael Madock
    Inventor: Larry Huetsch