Patents by Inventor Jacob Chalk

Jacob Chalk 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).

  • Patent number: 10807250
    Abstract: A fluid powered gripper can include a body, a bore, a first finger, a second finger, and a piston. The body can include a central bore coaxial with a central longitudinal axis of the body. A bore fluid inlet can be fluidly coupleable to the central bore. The first finger can be rotatable about the body. The second finger can oppose the first finger and the second finger can be rotatable about the body. The piston can be disposed in the central bore. The piston can be powered by a fluid to move between a first position and a second position. The first finger and the second finger can be closed in the first position and open in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Chalk, James E. Vanderford, Kevin Horvath, Donald Lawson
  • Publication number: 20170291306
    Abstract: A fluid powered gripper can include a body, a bore, a first finger, a second finger, and a piston. The body can include a central bore coaxial with a central longitudinal axis of the body. A bore fluid inlet can be fluidly coupleable to the central bore. The first finger can be rotatable about the body. The second finger can oppose the first finger and the second finger can be rotatable about the body. The piston can be disposed in the central bore. The piston can be powered by a fluid to move between a first position and a second position. The first finger and the second finger can be closed in the first position and open in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Jacob Chalk, James E. Vanderford, Kevin Horvath, Donald Lawson