Patents Assigned to THE CHARLES STARK DRAPPER LABORATORY, INC.
  • Hybrid adhesion system and method
    Patent number: 10130846
    Abstract: A hybrid adhesion system includes an adhesion head including at least one suction cup and a handle and a vacuum generator mechanically coupled to the adhesion head. The vacuum generator includes at least one pneumatic cylinder having an internal volume in fluid communication with the at least one suction cup and a piston having a piston rod mechanically coupled to a manual actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: THE CHARLES STARK DRAPPER LABORATORY, INC.
    Inventors: David J. Carter, William W. McFarland, Glenn Ogrodnik, Graham Arrick, Maxim Bushmelov