Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Deringer

Thomas J. Deringer 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 gripper tool
    Patent number: 4708383
    Abstract: An end of arm tool attached to the fingers of a robot gripper, and having a first band and a pair of bands extending at right angles respectively from a first and second clamp attached to the respective fingers of the gripper, the first bands and the pair of bands being interleaved to provide a large common area defined between the bands when the fingers are brought together and centering and grasping an object disposed therein when the fingers are moved away from the another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas J. Deringer