Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Sula

Daniel J. Sula 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-of-arm tooling device
    Patent number: 5342254
    Abstract: An end-of-arm tooling device for a robot or like manipulator is provided which, in a preferred embodiment, includes a differential separating a first torsional input into first and second torsional outputs, and two jaws for interacting with a workpiece powered by a separate one of the first and second torsional outputs, and wherein, upon interaction with the workpiece at a predetermined torque level by one of the jaws, the jaw's motion will be stopped and torque will be continually transferred to the remaining jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel J. Sula