Patents by Inventor Michel R. Horellou

Michel R. Horellou 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).

  • Manipulator wrist tool interface
    Patent number: 4227853
    Abstract: A coupler for connecting a manipulator arm of a remote manipulator device to a tool body and its associated tool anchor linkage constructed according to the present invention comprises a tool holder adapted to be secured to the manipulator arm and a tool actuator piston mounted in a cylinder in the tool holder. The tool holder has a first latching mechanism for releasably securing a tool body with respect to the tool holder. The tool actuator piston has a second latching mechanism at one end thereof for releasably securing a tool actuator arm thereto. The second latching mechanism is located at an end of the tool holder inwardly from the first latching mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1980
    Assignee: Spar Aerospace Limited
    Inventors: Alan T. Woodford, Michel R. Horellou