Robot end effector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a new design for a robot end effector;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict unclaimed environmental subject matter.

Claims

The ornamental design for a robot end effector, as shown and described.

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Other references
  • Destaco, “End of Arm Tooling Solution” Product Overview, 2019 (20 pages).
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Patent History
Patent number: D963012
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 27, 2019
Date of Patent: Sep 6, 2022
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Aaron K. Nienaber (Maplewood, MN), Brett R. Hemes (Woodbury, MN), Thomas J. Strey (River Falls, WI), Christie L. Vitale (Hudson, WI), Nathan J. Herbst (Woodbury, MN), Jonathan B. Arthur (Hudson, WI)
Primary Examiner: Patricia A Palasik
Application Number: 29/715,098
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D15/199)