Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – With conveying means to supply successive receivers – Sampler type
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-24
2006-01-24
Walczak, David J. (Department: 3751)
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
With conveying means to supply successive receivers
Sampler type
C422S105000, C073S864250, C141S001000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06988518
ABSTRACT:
A robotic system and method that provides three axes of movement to couple a robotic arm with a desired target for movement of materials, including but not limited to fluids. The robotic arm moves in two axes of direction only, and the targets move in the third axis of direction to couple the robotic arm with the desired target. The targets are contained on trays that are controlled to move linearly to accomplish the third axis of movement. Multiple trays each containing targets are provided and are vertically stacked on top of each other to increase the target handling capacity of the robotic system without increasing the footprint size of the robotic system. Each axis of motion is accomplished by control of an actuator by a control system and associated motion controller.
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deVore Peter
Walczak David J.
Withrow & Terranova , PLLC
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