Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
294024000 | COMPOUND TOOL (I.E., FOR PLURAL OBJECTS) | 16 |
20090091147 | POLE-MOUNTED HOOK DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY APPLICATIONS - A hook device for coupling with a universal pole such as a utility pole or hot stick performs a plurality of functions including at least physically engaging a component of a utility device. The hook device has a base having an axis with a pole attachment for coupling with the universal pole. An arm extends from the base along the axis of the base at the arm's upper portion and bends at an elbow at a right angle extending in a forearm, which, together with the axis of the base define a first plane. A hook portion is connected to the forearm and has a geometry in a second plane at the first angle from the axis of the forearm. An end portion is connected to the hook portion and has the same axis as the forearm. A finger is angled from the axis of the forearm at the third angle and angled from the axis of the base at the second angle. | 04-09-2009 |
20090278367 | Apparatus for picking up man made or other objects placed on any environmental surface and process for using the apparatus - Apparatus lifting objects with wire forming two looped, springy wire elements crossing in “x”, ending in loops with terminus 304 degrees leaving 56 degree hooks, handle of any length or material, Strong magnet glued in handle top, countersunk ⅛″, backup securement by 2 Allen screws through handle, steel removable cover for magnet, tapped receiving common arrowhead with steel point, Metal termination plate/end cap at bottom terminus of handle forming platform anchoring several apparatus elements, Sharply pointed arrowhead for piercing and picking items as paper, plastic, etc, Flexible, curved entrapment medium attached to termination plate/endcap of handle perpendicular to loops by screw and washer, Screw with washer and spacer attaching wire tops to handle allowing flexible wire movement, screw and washer attaching entrapment medium to attachment plate, 2 short pieces of hook/loop tape wrapping steel end cap, arrowhead maintaining contact with magnet preventing loss of point. | 11-12-2009 |
20090309378 | ADJUSTABLE GRIPPING DEVICE - A gripping assembly having a first or holding end with a pair of rotatable operating elements held therein and connected to a wind assembly having a flexible, non-resilient link held by one end therein for operating a pair of gripping elements, movably mounted on a distal end of an adjustable, two part hollow body. The wind assembly is captured between a pair of lever housings and includes a constant force spring to allow the flexible, non-resilient link to be wound onto or from the wind assembly. | 12-17-2009 |
20120013138 | GRIPPER SYSTEM FOR TRAY SEALING MACHINE - A gripper system ( | 01-19-2012 |
20130015675 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR LAYER PICKING AND ORDER FULFILLMENT FOR ITEMS STORED IN A WAREHOUSEAANM PICKARD; DOUGLASAACI St. CatharinesAACO CAAAGP PICKARD; DOUGLAS St. Catharines CAAANM Graca; LuisAACI North YorkAACO CAAAGP Graca; Luis North York CA - An apparatus for picking and placing a layer of product, comprising: a frame, the frame movable from a first position above and clear of the layer of product to a second position over and enclosing the layer of product; paddles mounted on internal sides of the frame, each paddle moveable from a first position in which the paddle is clear of the layer of product to a second position in which the paddle engages and grips a respective side of the layer of product by applying mechanical force thereto; a vacuum duct mounted in the frame over the layer of product, the vacuum duct moveable from a first position in which the vacuum duct is clear of the layer of product to a second position in which the vacuum duct engages and grips a top of the layer of product by applying vacuum force thereto; and, a control system adapted to selectively control respective mechanisms for positioning of the frame, paddles, and vacuum duct to thereby pick and place the layer of product. | 01-17-2013 |
20130057001 | Gripping Device with Claw and Electrical-Operated Magnetic Disk - A gripping device comprises a base, claws, cylinders, and an electrical-operated magnetic disk. At least two claws are pivotally coupled to the base. The base is provided with a coupling portion, which can be pivotally coupled to an arm of an operation machine. Each claw is pivotally coupled to a first location of a vertical plate of the base. Each cylinder is pivotally coupled to one of the claws. When the claws hold together, an accommodating space can be defined, in which the disk is mounted. The disk is provided with a central shaft, which can be fitted in a central space of the base. Thereby, large pieces of metal can be gripped by the claws, whereas small pieces of iron can be picked up by the electrical-operated magnetic disk, so that one machine employing the gripping device can take large pieces of metal and small pieces of iron. | 03-07-2013 |
20130249225 | ROBOT HAND - A robot hand having a suction holding unit on one face side holds a plate-shaped work by suction. An outer circumferential edge of the plate-shaped work is held, without contact with a surface of the plate-shaped work, by an outer circumference holding unit provided on the other face side. The robot hand can be used to hold the plate-shaped work yet to be worked by the suction holding unit, and to hold the plate-shaped work having been worked by the outer circumference holding unit. This prevents working debris from being deposited on the plate-shaped work yet to be worked and prevents defective working from occurring. In addition, since the plate-shaped work having been worked is held by the outer circumference holding unit, the robot hand does not make contact with surfaces of the worked plate-shaped work, and, accordingly, no contact marks are formed on the surfaces of the work. | 09-26-2013 |
20140132014 | MULTI FUNCTIONAL RETRIEVAL TOOL ENCOPASSING AN ARRAY OF USES TO ACCOMODATE TREESTAND HUNTERS - A handy compact multifunctional tool used primarily by tree stand hunters, to help make every day hunting from an elevated position more enjoyable as well as to help get you out of the inevitable pinches that hunting throws your way. Having a series of rotatable grapples used for various purposes, including: retrieval of dropped or left behind items, grappling of tree limbs to be removed from the hunter's line of sight, a place to hang weapons or accessories while not in use. A handy dry storage compartment for storage of whatever the user sees fit is conveniently located in side of unit. Magnets are located on the sides and bottom for retrieval of dropped magnetically retrievable items. The grapples are attached to a shank or main body that will later be described which is attached to a rope used for lowering tool and retrieving items etc. When not in use the main body is designed to accommodate the winding and unwinding of attached rope which doubles as a tree stand hunters hoist rope. | 05-15-2014 |
20140327257 | TOOL FOR REMOVING A SWIMMING POOL SKIMMER BASKET - The present invention provides a tool designed to remove a swimming pool skimmer basket for cleaning without having to touch the debris trapped therein. The tool provided for herein takes the general appearance of a pair of tongs having a uniquely constructed grasping portion. The grasping portion of the tongs provides several ways to remove the skimmer basket from the skimmer for cleaning and facilitates removal of debris directly from the skimmer basket. | 11-06-2014 |
20150015008 | Household Retrieval Device - A tool for retrieval of dropped and other items includes an elongated rod member having a first end and an opposite second end, with a handle mounted at the first end of the rod and defining a user gripping surface, and a retrieval member mounted at the second end of the rod and defining a lower planar retrieval surface. The retrieval member includes a magnet and the lower planar retrieval member surface defines a sticky surface region, both for attachment and retrieval of dropped and other items. | 01-15-2015 |
20150021944 | CARRIER DEVICE AND CERAMIC MEMBER - A ceramic member, in a carrier device, includes: a plurality of ceramic layers that have insulating properties and are integrally sintered; a clamping electrode formed on a first ceramic layer among the plurality of ceramic layers and inside of the plurality of ceramic layers, and configured to attract a dielectric material by electrostatic force; a power feed port configured to receive a supply of electric power to the clamping electrode from outside of the ceramic member; a land formed on a second ceramic layer, which is different from the first ceramic layer among the plurality of ceramic layers, and configured to receive electric power through the power feed port; and a via arranged to pass through at least one of the plurality of ceramic layers and provided as a conductive material to electrically connect the clamping electrode with the land. | 01-22-2015 |
20150035301 | UTENSIL WITH GRIP FEATURE - A utensil for other use in the kitchen or similar venues configured with two side portions and a flexible middle portion formed to bend away from the adjacent side portions. The utensil includes a handle and at least one finger tab extending above and below the middle portion that allow the user to push the middle portion above or below the adjacent side portions and to lock utensil in an open position. The side and middle portions may be configured as a plurality of fork tines or the side and middle portions may be configured as substantially square (rectangular) supports resembling a spatula. Alternatively, the utensil is configured as two separate “L” shaped portions. The combination of the handle, the finger tabs and relatively movable portions allow a user of the utensil to grip food or other items with the utensil. | 02-05-2015 |
20150298320 | GRIPPER APPARATUS - A gripper apparatus includes a receiving surface which faces an object for gripping purposes, and includes at least one electroadhesion section, which has at least one electrode, for exerting an electroadhesion force on the object. In order to reliably grip and hold an object, provision is made for the electroadhesion section for bearing against the object to be gripped to project beyond the receiving surface in the direction of the object which is to be gripped in such a way that a space which adjoins the receiving surface and the electroadhesion section is formed, and that the electroadhesion section is designed such that it can be deformed in such a way that it can be matched to the shape of the object which is to be gripped when it bears against said object. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305570 | FLIPPER TONG ASSEMBLY - A kitchen utensil selectively usable as tongs or a spatula. The utensil has first and second arms each with first and second ends. The first ends are pivotally secured together and the arms are moveable between a position where they are adjacent each other and a position where they are at an angle relative to each other. The second arm telescopes and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. When retracted, the second ends are substantially adjacent and opposite each other. When extended, the second end of the second arm is positioned a distance outwardly beyond the second end of the first arm. The second end of the first arm is a shaped tong member and the second end of the second arm is a spatula member. The tong and spatula members are each positioned at an angle relative to the rest of the respective arm. | 10-29-2015 |
20160023851 | GRIPPER HEAD FOR REMOVING PACKAGES OF ARTICLES FROM A STACK - A gripper head for transporting packages of articles includes a suction nozzle having a suction opening for attachment to a package side wall by suction. The suction opening extends in a vertical plane in a loading position of the gripper head. At least one carrying element can be passed under a package bottom and longitudinally displaced in a horizontal plane in the loading position of the gripper head. A device tilts the package of articles from the loading position into a gripping position. A suction tube, which is provided in addition to the suction nozzle, is configured to be pivoted out in a direction of the package of articles and is movable transversely across a width of the gripper head. | 01-28-2016 |
20160089774 | HANDHELD ENGAGEMENT DEVICE - A handheld engagement device ( | 03-31-2016 |
20090091147 | POLE-MOUNTED HOOK DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY APPLICATIONS - A hook device for coupling with a universal pole such as a utility pole or hot stick performs a plurality of functions including at least physically engaging a component of a utility device. The hook device has a base having an axis with a pole attachment for coupling with the universal pole. An arm extends from the base along the axis of the base at the arm's upper portion and bends at an elbow at a right angle extending in a forearm, which, together with the axis of the base define a first plane. A hook portion is connected to the forearm and has a geometry in a second plane at the first angle from the axis of the forearm. An end portion is connected to the hook portion and has the same axis as the forearm. A finger is angled from the axis of the forearm at the third angle and angled from the axis of the base at the second angle. | 04-09-2009 |
20090278367 | Apparatus for picking up man made or other objects placed on any environmental surface and process for using the apparatus - Apparatus lifting objects with wire forming two looped, springy wire elements crossing in “x”, ending in loops with terminus 304 degrees leaving 56 degree hooks, handle of any length or material, Strong magnet glued in handle top, countersunk ⅛″, backup securement by 2 Allen screws through handle, steel removable cover for magnet, tapped receiving common arrowhead with steel point, Metal termination plate/end cap at bottom terminus of handle forming platform anchoring several apparatus elements, Sharply pointed arrowhead for piercing and picking items as paper, plastic, etc, Flexible, curved entrapment medium attached to termination plate/endcap of handle perpendicular to loops by screw and washer, Screw with washer and spacer attaching wire tops to handle allowing flexible wire movement, screw and washer attaching entrapment medium to attachment plate, 2 short pieces of hook/loop tape wrapping steel end cap, arrowhead maintaining contact with magnet preventing loss of point. | 11-12-2009 |
20090309378 | ADJUSTABLE GRIPPING DEVICE - A gripping assembly having a first or holding end with a pair of rotatable operating elements held therein and connected to a wind assembly having a flexible, non-resilient link held by one end therein for operating a pair of gripping elements, movably mounted on a distal end of an adjustable, two part hollow body. The wind assembly is captured between a pair of lever housings and includes a constant force spring to allow the flexible, non-resilient link to be wound onto or from the wind assembly. | 12-17-2009 |
20120013138 | GRIPPER SYSTEM FOR TRAY SEALING MACHINE - A gripper system ( | 01-19-2012 |
20130015675 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR LAYER PICKING AND ORDER FULFILLMENT FOR ITEMS STORED IN A WAREHOUSEAANM PICKARD; DOUGLASAACI St. CatharinesAACO CAAAGP PICKARD; DOUGLAS St. Catharines CAAANM Graca; LuisAACI North YorkAACO CAAAGP Graca; Luis North York CA - An apparatus for picking and placing a layer of product, comprising: a frame, the frame movable from a first position above and clear of the layer of product to a second position over and enclosing the layer of product; paddles mounted on internal sides of the frame, each paddle moveable from a first position in which the paddle is clear of the layer of product to a second position in which the paddle engages and grips a respective side of the layer of product by applying mechanical force thereto; a vacuum duct mounted in the frame over the layer of product, the vacuum duct moveable from a first position in which the vacuum duct is clear of the layer of product to a second position in which the vacuum duct engages and grips a top of the layer of product by applying vacuum force thereto; and, a control system adapted to selectively control respective mechanisms for positioning of the frame, paddles, and vacuum duct to thereby pick and place the layer of product. | 01-17-2013 |
20130057001 | Gripping Device with Claw and Electrical-Operated Magnetic Disk - A gripping device comprises a base, claws, cylinders, and an electrical-operated magnetic disk. At least two claws are pivotally coupled to the base. The base is provided with a coupling portion, which can be pivotally coupled to an arm of an operation machine. Each claw is pivotally coupled to a first location of a vertical plate of the base. Each cylinder is pivotally coupled to one of the claws. When the claws hold together, an accommodating space can be defined, in which the disk is mounted. The disk is provided with a central shaft, which can be fitted in a central space of the base. Thereby, large pieces of metal can be gripped by the claws, whereas small pieces of iron can be picked up by the electrical-operated magnetic disk, so that one machine employing the gripping device can take large pieces of metal and small pieces of iron. | 03-07-2013 |
20130249225 | ROBOT HAND - A robot hand having a suction holding unit on one face side holds a plate-shaped work by suction. An outer circumferential edge of the plate-shaped work is held, without contact with a surface of the plate-shaped work, by an outer circumference holding unit provided on the other face side. The robot hand can be used to hold the plate-shaped work yet to be worked by the suction holding unit, and to hold the plate-shaped work having been worked by the outer circumference holding unit. This prevents working debris from being deposited on the plate-shaped work yet to be worked and prevents defective working from occurring. In addition, since the plate-shaped work having been worked is held by the outer circumference holding unit, the robot hand does not make contact with surfaces of the worked plate-shaped work, and, accordingly, no contact marks are formed on the surfaces of the work. | 09-26-2013 |
20140132014 | MULTI FUNCTIONAL RETRIEVAL TOOL ENCOPASSING AN ARRAY OF USES TO ACCOMODATE TREESTAND HUNTERS - A handy compact multifunctional tool used primarily by tree stand hunters, to help make every day hunting from an elevated position more enjoyable as well as to help get you out of the inevitable pinches that hunting throws your way. Having a series of rotatable grapples used for various purposes, including: retrieval of dropped or left behind items, grappling of tree limbs to be removed from the hunter's line of sight, a place to hang weapons or accessories while not in use. A handy dry storage compartment for storage of whatever the user sees fit is conveniently located in side of unit. Magnets are located on the sides and bottom for retrieval of dropped magnetically retrievable items. The grapples are attached to a shank or main body that will later be described which is attached to a rope used for lowering tool and retrieving items etc. When not in use the main body is designed to accommodate the winding and unwinding of attached rope which doubles as a tree stand hunters hoist rope. | 05-15-2014 |
20140327257 | TOOL FOR REMOVING A SWIMMING POOL SKIMMER BASKET - The present invention provides a tool designed to remove a swimming pool skimmer basket for cleaning without having to touch the debris trapped therein. The tool provided for herein takes the general appearance of a pair of tongs having a uniquely constructed grasping portion. The grasping portion of the tongs provides several ways to remove the skimmer basket from the skimmer for cleaning and facilitates removal of debris directly from the skimmer basket. | 11-06-2014 |
20150015008 | Household Retrieval Device - A tool for retrieval of dropped and other items includes an elongated rod member having a first end and an opposite second end, with a handle mounted at the first end of the rod and defining a user gripping surface, and a retrieval member mounted at the second end of the rod and defining a lower planar retrieval surface. The retrieval member includes a magnet and the lower planar retrieval member surface defines a sticky surface region, both for attachment and retrieval of dropped and other items. | 01-15-2015 |
20150021944 | CARRIER DEVICE AND CERAMIC MEMBER - A ceramic member, in a carrier device, includes: a plurality of ceramic layers that have insulating properties and are integrally sintered; a clamping electrode formed on a first ceramic layer among the plurality of ceramic layers and inside of the plurality of ceramic layers, and configured to attract a dielectric material by electrostatic force; a power feed port configured to receive a supply of electric power to the clamping electrode from outside of the ceramic member; a land formed on a second ceramic layer, which is different from the first ceramic layer among the plurality of ceramic layers, and configured to receive electric power through the power feed port; and a via arranged to pass through at least one of the plurality of ceramic layers and provided as a conductive material to electrically connect the clamping electrode with the land. | 01-22-2015 |
20150035301 | UTENSIL WITH GRIP FEATURE - A utensil for other use in the kitchen or similar venues configured with two side portions and a flexible middle portion formed to bend away from the adjacent side portions. The utensil includes a handle and at least one finger tab extending above and below the middle portion that allow the user to push the middle portion above or below the adjacent side portions and to lock utensil in an open position. The side and middle portions may be configured as a plurality of fork tines or the side and middle portions may be configured as substantially square (rectangular) supports resembling a spatula. Alternatively, the utensil is configured as two separate “L” shaped portions. The combination of the handle, the finger tabs and relatively movable portions allow a user of the utensil to grip food or other items with the utensil. | 02-05-2015 |
20150298320 | GRIPPER APPARATUS - A gripper apparatus includes a receiving surface which faces an object for gripping purposes, and includes at least one electroadhesion section, which has at least one electrode, for exerting an electroadhesion force on the object. In order to reliably grip and hold an object, provision is made for the electroadhesion section for bearing against the object to be gripped to project beyond the receiving surface in the direction of the object which is to be gripped in such a way that a space which adjoins the receiving surface and the electroadhesion section is formed, and that the electroadhesion section is designed such that it can be deformed in such a way that it can be matched to the shape of the object which is to be gripped when it bears against said object. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305570 | FLIPPER TONG ASSEMBLY - A kitchen utensil selectively usable as tongs or a spatula. The utensil has first and second arms each with first and second ends. The first ends are pivotally secured together and the arms are moveable between a position where they are adjacent each other and a position where they are at an angle relative to each other. The second arm telescopes and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. When retracted, the second ends are substantially adjacent and opposite each other. When extended, the second end of the second arm is positioned a distance outwardly beyond the second end of the first arm. The second end of the first arm is a shaped tong member and the second end of the second arm is a spatula member. The tong and spatula members are each positioned at an angle relative to the rest of the respective arm. | 10-29-2015 |
20160023851 | GRIPPER HEAD FOR REMOVING PACKAGES OF ARTICLES FROM A STACK - A gripper head for transporting packages of articles includes a suction nozzle having a suction opening for attachment to a package side wall by suction. The suction opening extends in a vertical plane in a loading position of the gripper head. At least one carrying element can be passed under a package bottom and longitudinally displaced in a horizontal plane in the loading position of the gripper head. A device tilts the package of articles from the loading position into a gripping position. A suction tube, which is provided in addition to the suction nozzle, is configured to be pivoted out in a direction of the package of articles and is movable transversely across a width of the gripper head. | 01-28-2016 |
20160089774 | HANDHELD ENGAGEMENT DEVICE - A handheld engagement device ( | 03-31-2016 |