Patents Assigned to SAS Automation Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8418341
    Abstract: An End-Of-Arm-Tooling for a robot that includes at least one tool mounted upon a section of channel having a generally cruciform cross sectional shape that includes lobes having an arcuate-shaped portion, one end of the section of channel being adapted to be attached to a robot arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: SAS Automation Ltd.
    Inventor: Trent P. Fisher
  • Patent number: 7611180
    Abstract: An end of arm tool has a mounting bracket mounting the end of arm tool to the robot arm for movement therewith and has a plurality of operating mechanisms mounted to the mounting bracket, a plurality of gripping devices each operatively connected to a respective operating mechanism and movable along a path, and a plurality of individual motors each operatively connected to a respective gripping device for moving the respective gripping device along its respective path. At least one programmable controller for operating the motors is provided to adjust the positions of the gripping devices along their respective paths to one of a plurality of predetermined positions established by the controller for gripping the article and to position the end of arm tool adjacent the article so that at least one of the gripping devices grips the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: SAS Automation, Ltd.
    Inventors: Trent P. Fisher, John M Westbeld, Robert M. Miller, Jason R. Heinz
  • Patent number: 6812593
    Abstract: A junction box receives a plurality of input signals. The input signals are combined in accordance with AND logic to close a plurality of output switches when all input signals are present. Both the inputs and outputs of the junction box are totally compatible with PNP, NPN or contact types of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: SAS Automation Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip H. Fisher, Trent P. Fisher, Larry J. Linder
  • Patent number: 6416706
    Abstract: Apparatus for molding articles from moldable material in a mold includes end of arm tooling for an articulated robot arm associated with the mold, where the end of arm tooling includes an insert transfer member mounted on the end of the articulated robot arm. The insert transfer member has an insert holder for gripping the insert. The apparatus also includes a charger for generating an electric field that causes the insert to adhere onto a surface of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: SAS Automation Ltd.
    Inventors: Trent P. Fisher, John M. Westbeld