Patents Assigned to Universal Instruments Incorporated
  • Replaceable nozzle tip with vacuum actuated mechanical gripping fingers
    Patent number: 5458388
    Abstract: A replaceable nozzle tip for the vacuum spindle of a pick and place machine is provided with mechanical fingers for gripping a component. Vacuum normally supplied to the spindle for acquiring components by suction is used to actuate a plurality of mechanical fingers to acquire components by gripping that are not suitable for acquisition by suction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Universal Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: John E. Danek, Charles E. Johnson