Patents by Inventor Michael J. Ondrasek

Michael J. Ondrasek 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).

  • Process and apparatus for imparting linear motion to tooling attached to the end of a manipulator device having two different length arms
    Patent number: 5872892
    Abstract: A process and apparatus is provided for imparting linear motion to tooling. The tooling is attached to a manipulator device having two different length arms. The tooling may be moved linearly from a first point to a second point by adjusting the angles of the first and second arms for a number of intermediate points extending along a straight line between the first and second points and along which the tooling passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Motoman, Inc.
    Inventors: James Vaughn Brown, David K. Kuhl, Michael J. Ondrasek