Patents by Inventor Thorsten KAMPE

Thorsten KAMPE 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).

  • Vacuum gripper assembly
    Patent number: 8556315
    Abstract: According to one aspect herein, there is provided a vacuum gripper assembly for gripping an object, the vacuum gripper assembly including: a gripper finger comprising a flat plate; a vacuum pad; a supporting system for supporting the vacuum pad in relation to the gripper finger; and a stabilization structure adapted to stabilize the at least one vacuum pad in a generally flat orientation in relation to the flat plate of the gripper finger when the vacuum gripper assembly is not gripping the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Thorsten Kampe
  • VACUUM GRIPPER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100253106
    Abstract: According to one aspect herein, there is provided a vacuum gripper assembly for gripping an object, the vacuum gripper assembly including: a gripper finger comprising a flat plate; a vacuum pad; a supporting system for supporting the vacuum pad in relation to the gripper finger; and a stabilization structure adapted to stabilize the at least one vacuum pad in a generally flat orientation in relation to the flat plate of the gripper finger when the vacuum gripper assembly is not gripping the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: ATS Automation Tolling Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Thorsten KAMPE