Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Biologically inspired gripping device
- Patent Title (中): 生物启发夹持装置
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Application No.: US12961081Application Date: 2010-12-06
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Publication No.: US08500179B2Publication Date: 2013-08-06
- Inventor: Hillel Judah Chiel , Randall Dean Beer , Elizabeth Victoria Mangan , Roger D. Quinn , Gregory Patrick Sutton
- Applicant: Hillel Judah Chiel , Randall Dean Beer , Elizabeth Victoria Mangan , Roger D. Quinn , Gregory Patrick Sutton
- Applicant Address: US OH Cleveland
- Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
- Current Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cleveland
- Agency: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
- Main IPC: B66C1/42
- IPC: B66C1/42 ; A61B17/22

Abstract:
One aspect of the present invention includes a flexible gripping device. The flexible gripping device includes a plurality of pneumatic actuator rings and a grasper element disposed within the plurality of pneumatic actuator rings. The grasper element is adapted to move back and forth within the actuator rings.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110169287A1 BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED GRIPPING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2011-07-14
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