Patents by Inventor Brian D. Petit

Brian D. Petit 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).

  • End arm manipulator
    Patent number: 6722842
    Abstract: An end arm manipulator includes a base, an arm pivotably mounted to the base and a workpiece interfacing member coupled to the arm. In another aspect of the present invention, multiple arms are coupled to the base and are movable independent of each other. In still another aspect of the present invention, generally spherical balls are adjustably mounted between a clamping member and a cavity of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: BTM Corporation
    Inventors: Edwin G. Sawdon, Brian D. Petit
  • Locking pin clamp
    Patent number: 6378855
    Abstract: A clamp employs a workpiece-clamping member, a clamp body, and a driving member. A further aspect of the present invention provides a camming mechanism to couple a clamping member to a camming member. Still another aspect of the present invention employs a piston and a clamping member wherein the piston advances in a direction generally perpendicular to a direction of movement of the clamping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: BTM Corporation
    Inventors: Edwin G. Sawdon, Brian D. Petit