Auto-release vacuum device
US-9833910-B2 · Dec 5, 2017 · US
Zoned activation manufacturing vacuum tool
US8960745B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8960745-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213421521-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | Nov 18, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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Aspects relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for a zoned vacuum tool comprised of independently operable vacuum sources provided a vacuum force to segregated zones. A vacuum force is generated in connection with a first zone independently of an activation or deactivation of vacuum force generation associated with a second zone. Therefore, a single vacuum tool can selectively apply a vacuum force to material portions, which allows for control as to which material portions are manipulated by the vacuum tool.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A vacuum tool comprising: a first vacuum distributor portion; a first vacuum source locally coupled to the first vacuum distributor portion; a second vacuum distributor portion, wherein the first vacuum distributor portion is coupled with the second vacuum distributor portion; a second vacuum source locally coupled to the second vacuum distributor portion; a multi-portion planar plate coupled to the first and second vacuum distributor portions…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B25J15/0616Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8960745B2 cover?
- Aspects relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for a zoned vacuum tool comprised of independently operable vacuum sources provided a vacuum force to segregated zones. A vacuum force is generated in connection with a first zone independently of an activation or deactivation of vacuum force generation associated with a second zone. Therefore, a single vacuum tool can selectively apply a vacuum…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Regan Patrick Conall, Lee Kuo-Hung, Chang Chih-Chi, and 3 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B25J15/0625. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).