Patents by Inventor Michael A. Wesley

Michael A. Wesley 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).

  • Asymmetric six-degree-of-freedom force-transducer system for a computer-controlled manipulator system
    Patent number: 4132318
    Abstract: A computer-controlled-manipulator gripper with a set of three-degree-of-freedom force sensors on each finger having strain gauges and 90.degree. shift in orientation of the sensors includes an asymmetric, offset relationship of the location and orientation of analogous sensors on the two fingers in order to obtain different measurements from the two fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1979
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sherman S. Wang, Michael A. Wesley, Peter M. Will