Patents by Inventor Eric Ernest Maria Verstraeten

Eric Ernest Maria Verstraeten 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).

  • Grabbing device and method for controlling the gripping force
    Patent number: 7604238
    Abstract: A device for picking up one or more objects, e.g., particular one or more prizes to be won, and subsequently moving the same to a dispensing position includes: a pick-up device, such as a grabber or a vacuum head; and a positioning device to be controlled by a user for positioning the pick-up device over one or more objects. A weight determination device is provided for determining the weight of the pick-up device, in which one or more picked up objects may be present in case of a successful pick-up attempt, or of a variable related to the weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: ELAUT N.V.
    Inventor: Eric Ernest Maria Verstraeten
  • Grabbing device and method for controlling the gripping force
    Publication number: 20070210523
    Abstract: A device for picking up one or more objects, e.g., particular one or more prizes to be won, and subsequently moving the same to a dispensing position includes: a pick-up device, such as a grabber or a vacuum head; and a positioning device to be controlled by a user for positioning the pick-up device over one or more objects. A weight determination device is provided for determining the weight of the pick-up device, in which one or more picked up objects may be present in case of a successful pick-up attempt, or of a variable related to the weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventor: Eric Ernest Maria Verstraeten