Apparatus and Method for Universal, Flexible Pillow Bag Pattern Creation

An apparatus and method for measuring a dimension of a non-rigid object and using the dimension to pick and place the object. A first input device conveys a non-rigid object into contact with a feed forward unit, which contact causes a displacement of the feed forward unit. The displacement measures...

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Main Authors JACKSON TIMOTHY, EBERLE JOHN ROBERT, COTE KEVIN L, HUNTOON NATHAN R, HOELL GREGORY WILLIAM, BURNS CORY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.04.2016
Subjects
CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
CONTROLLING
FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS
HAND TOOLS
MANIPULATORS
MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
REGULATING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An apparatus and method for measuring a dimension of a non-rigid object and using the dimension to pick and place the object. A first input device conveys a non-rigid object into contact with a feed forward unit, which contact causes a displacement of the feed forward unit. The displacement measures a dimension of the object. The measured dimension is transmitted via at least one line of communication.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414506200