Patents by Inventor Benn McGrath

Benn McGrath has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Tool gripper arrangement
    Patent number: 9919396
    Abstract: A tool gripping arrangement for loading an elongate tool having a lengthwise axis into a collet. The tool gripping arrangement includes a tool clamp comprising a pair of tool clamp grippers for clamping the tool along a clamping axis. The tool gripping arrangement further includes a mounting arrangement for mounting the gripping arrangement to a robot arm, the tool clamp being mounted for free rotation relative to the mounting arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Anca Pty Ltd
    Inventors: John David Garnham, Benn McGrath
  • TOOL GRIPPER ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160263717
    Abstract: A tool gripping arrangement for loading an elongate tool having a lengthwise axis into a collet. The tool gripping arrangement includes a tool clamp comprising a pair of tool clamp grippers for clamping the tool along a clamping axis. The tool gripping arrangement further includes a mounting arrangement for mounting the gripping arrangement to a robot arm, the tool clamp being mounted for free rotation relative to the mounting arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: John David Garnham, Benn McGrath