Patents by Inventor Mark A. Fleck

Mark A. Fleck 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).

  • Wrist construction for industrial robots
    Patent number: 4353677
    Abstract: A wrist construction for an industrial robot having an arm member including a base unit mountable on the arm member, a carrier assembly universally connected to the base unit for pivotal movement about first and second axes of the base unit, a tool supporting unit universally connected to the carrier assembly for pivotal movement about third and fourth axes of the carrier assembly, an element operatively connected to the carrier assembly that pivots the carrier assembly about the first and second axes of the base unit, and an element responsive to the pivotal movement of the carrier assembly about the first and second axes of the base unit that pivots the tool supporting unit about the third and fourth axes of the carrier assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: Thermwood Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Susnjara, Mark A. Fleck