Patents
US 12441006 B2: Vacuum-environment robot with integrated payload gripper
- Granted
- 2025-10-14
- Filed
- 2022-02-23 application 17678180
- Type
- Utility · 37 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a drive; a movable arm connected to the drive and having a first link rotatable about the drive at a first rotary joint, a first actuator configured to cause a rotation of the first link about the first rotary joint, at least one second link connected to the first link at a second rotary joint, at least one second actuator configured to cause a rotation of the second link about the second rotary joint, and at least one gripper on the second link, the gripper being configured to carry a payload. The gripper includes a dielectric substrate, at least one electrode disposed on the dielectric substrate, the electrode being configured to produce an attractive force on a surface of the electrode to attract the payload, and a main electronic module configured to apply a voltage to the electrode from a source of current.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251014.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Technologies Corporation 119 patents | US company or organization | Wakefield, MA | PERSIMMON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Persimmon Technologies Corp Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hosek | Salem, NH | 146 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sripati Sah | Wakefield, MA | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Himanshu Shukla | Malden, MA | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B25J | Manipulators; chambers provided with manipulation devices | B25J15/0085 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01L | Semiconductor devices not covered by class h10 | H01L21/67766 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SAH, SRIPATI signed 2025-08-27 SHUKLA, HIMANSHU signed 2025-08-29 HOSEK, MARTIN signed 2025-09-01 | PERSIMMON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION WAKEFIELD, MA | 72156/857 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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