Patents by Inventor Michael TJØRNELUND

Michael TJØRNELUND 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).

  • Gripper device and a method for picking up and re-positioning an item carried by a support surface
    Patent number: 11059184
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pick and place gripper device and a method for picking up and re-positioning an item carried by a support surface. The gripper device includes a base, at least one jaw pivotally mounted to the base having at least one leading edge, at least one belt of flexible material being wrapped around at least the leading edge of the at least one jaw such that it is sandwiched between the at least one jaw and the item when the at least one jaw penetrates below the item and as the at least one jaw moves below the item there is substantially no relative sliding movement between the sandwiched portion of the at least one belt and the item, wherein the leading edge of the at least one jaw, when coming into contact with the support surface, is configured to adjust to the support surface when penetrating between the item and the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MAREL A/S
    Inventors: Bjørn Heide Pedersen, Michael Tjørnelund
  • A GRIPPER DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PICKING UP AND RE-POSITIONING AN ITEM CARRIED BY A SUPPORT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20200122338
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pick and place gripper device and a method for picking up and re-positioning an item carried by a support surface. The gripper device includes a base, at least one jaw pivotally mounted to the base having at least one leading edge, at least one belt of flexible material being wrapped around at least the leading edge of the at least one jaw such that it is sandwiched between the at least one jaw and the item when the at least one jaw penetrates below the item and as the at least one jaw moves below the item there is substantially no relative sliding movement between the sandwiched portion of the at least one belt and the item, wherein the leading edge of the at least one jaw, when coming into contact with the support surface, is configured to adjust to the support surface when penetrating between the item and the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Bjørn Heide PEDERSEN, Michael TJØRNELUND