Patents Examined by Mona C. Beggle
  • Method and apparatus for manipulating and transporting limp material
    Patent number: 4858906
    Abstract: An automated system for selectively providing a limp material segment, e.g., fabric, to a joining apparatus includes at least one picker actuation mechanism ("PAM") for manipulating and transporting the segment. The PAM has an end effector for picking up the segment and an independently operable clamp for holding the segment while the PAM itself is transported between work stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald C. Fyler