Patents by Inventor Bernard Rinke

Bernard Rinke 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).

  • Robotic manipulator including actuating unit
    Patent number: 4507045
    Abstract: A pair of actuatable gripping jaws are secured to a mounting head which is slidably mounted on a support by a pair of guides. The mounting head is of unitary construction and includes a fluid operated motor integral therewith for actuating the jaws at any point along the stroke of the mounting head. One of the guides is defined by the drive shaft of a fluid operated piston and cylinder which reciprocably drives the mounting head. A rigid fluid conduit coupled with the mounting head for supplying fluid to the motor defines the other guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1985
    Assignee: State Die & Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Al L. Valentine, Bernard Rinke, Chester M. Wenzel
  • Extensible manipulator unit
    Patent number: 4473249
    Abstract: A pair of clamping jaws for gripping a work piece are coupled by a link mechanism to a fluid operated piston and cylinder assembly which opens and closes the jaws. The jaws and cylinder are mounted on a unitary support having a cavity therein within which the cylinder is received. The jaws and link mechanism are mounted on a head which is slidably carried on the support by guide rods fixedly secured to the head. The link mechanism includes an overcenter link arrangement which locks the jaws in a closed, gripping position in the event that the cylinder fails due to loss of fluid pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Inventors: Al L. Valentine, Bernard Rinke, Chester M. Wenzel