141 |
MICRO-NANO TOOLS WITH CHANGEABLE TIPS FOR MICRO-NANO MANIPULATION |
US14123633 |
2012-06-01 |
US20140284950A1 |
2014-09-25 |
Yu Sun; Ko Lun Chen |
The present invention relates to modular system for micro-nano manipulation of samples. The modular system of the present invention comprises changeable tool tips which may be provided in an array, and a tool body. Each changeable tool tip comprises an end effector connected to a base having mating structures. The tool body includes an arm having slits having dimensions and being disposed on the arm so as to detachably couple with the mating structures of the tool tip. The slits may include an opening with rounded corners for receiving the mating structures, and tapered side walls for frictionally fitting the mating structures. The present invention relates also to a connection system for connecting a micro-dimensional tool body to a changeable micro-dimensional tool tip and to a manipulation tool for use with changeable tool tips of the present invention. |
142 |
Robotic device for use in image-guided robot assisted surgical training |
US13820065 |
2011-09-01 |
US08764448B2 |
2014-07-01 |
Tao Yang; Liangjing Yang; Jiang Liu; Chee Kong Chui; Weimin Huang; Jing Zhang; Jiayin Zhou; Beng Hai Lee; Ngan Meng Tan; Wing Kee Damon Wong; Fengshou Yin; Kin Yong Chang; Yi Su |
A robotic device for use in image-guided robot assisted surgical training, the robotic device comprising a manual interface structure configured to simulate handling of a surgical tool; a translational mechanism for translational motion of the manual interface structure; a rotational mechanism for rotational motion of the manual interface structure; and a spherical mechanism configured to decouple the orientation of the manual interface structure into spatial coordinates, wherein a linkage between the rotational mechanism, the rotational mechanism and the spherical mechanism, and the manual interface structure are disposed on opposing sides of an intersection of a pitch axis and a yaw axis of the spherical mechanism. |
143 |
TOOL FOR A MICROTECHNICAL CLIP |
US14124204 |
2012-05-24 |
US20140167432A1 |
2014-06-19 |
David Heriban; Joël Agnus |
The present invention relates to a tool for a microtechnical gripper. The tool of the invention comprises a tip having a support and first and second fingers disposed opposite one another in a chosen position. Each finger is connected to said support by a connecting element so as to be held in a rest position corresponding to said chosen position, the connecting element being flexible in order to allow said fingers to move with at least one degree of freedom relative to the support. |
144 |
Micro-gripper for Automated Sample Harvesting and Analysis |
US13960805 |
2013-08-07 |
US20140044237A1 |
2014-02-13 |
Jean-Luc Ferrer; Mohammad Yaser Heidari Khajepour; Nathalie Agnes Larive; Xavier Vernede |
The present invention relates to a micro-gripper comprising tweezers, designed to be used for the harvesting of fragile sub-millimeter samples from their production or storage medium. The tweezers may be equipped with removable soft ending elements to prevent the deterioration of the sample. When coupled to a robotic arm, this micro-gripper allows automated flow of operations in a continuous and automated process, from harvesting to sample preparation and analysis. The present invention is particularly used in X-ray crystallography. |
145 |
Holding Device |
US13938148 |
2013-07-09 |
US20140014786A1 |
2014-01-16 |
Christian FLUCKE |
The invention relates to a holding device (1) for holding an object (2) extending along an axis, in particular for holding the capillary holder (2) of a micromanipulator, with a main body (3, 4) having a bearing element (4) which runs parallel to a bearing axis and on which the object (2) can be mounted in an axis-parallel position in which the axis of the object and the bearing axis (A) of the bearing element run parallel, a fastening mechanism (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) which is designed in such a way and can be optionally set by the user in at least a first or a second arrangement in such a way that, in the first arrangement of the fastening mechanism, the object (2) is secured with a force fit on the bearing element (4) in the axis-parallel position (A) by a first force, such that it is movable by a hand of a user in the axis-parallel position, and in such a way that, in the second arrangement of the fastening mechanism, the object (2) is fixed on the bearing element in the axis-parallel position (A), wherein the holding device (1) is designed such that the object (2), at least in a third arrangement of the fastening mechanism, can be inserted into and removed from the holding device (1) by a movement directed perpendicularly with respect to the bearing axis (A). |
146 |
Method for producing a micro-gripper |
US12301641 |
2007-03-09 |
US08530855B2 |
2013-09-10 |
Christian Grosse; Frank Altmann; Michél Simon; Hilmar Hoffmeister; Detlef Riemer |
A method is described for producing a micro-gripper, which comprises a base body and a gripping body connected integrally to the base body, which projects beyond the base body and provides a receptacle slot on a free end area in such a way that a micrometer-scale or sub-micrometer-scale object may be clamped in the receptacle slot for gripping and holding, as well as a micro-gripper according to the species. |
147 |
Bidirectional moving micro-robot system |
US12847851 |
2010-07-30 |
US08322469B2 |
2012-12-04 |
Eui Sung Yoon; Sung Wook Yang; Jin Seok Kim; Kyoung Hwan Na; Duk Moon Rho |
Disclosed herein is a bidirectional moving micro-robot system. The bidirectional moving micro-robot system has a first body having a plurality of legs foldably/unfoldably connected thereto, a second body having a plurality of legs foldably/unfoldably connected thereto and a connection member having both end portions respectively connected to the first and second bodies. In the bidirectional moving micro-robot system, the length of the connection member exposed between the first and second bodies is extended or contracted. |
148 |
GRIPPER WITH CARBON NANOTUBE FILM STRUCTURE |
US12986265 |
2011-01-07 |
US20120049552A1 |
2012-03-01 |
LU-ZHUO CHEN; CHANG-HONG LIU; SHOU-SHAN FAN |
A gripper includes a support and a plurality of gripping arms fixed on the support. One of the plurality of gripping arms includes a base and a carbon nanotube film structure to define a conductive circuit. The conductive circuit receives current to heat the base and the carbon nanotube film structure to actuate the gripper for gripping an object. |
149 |
RECONFIGURABLE LITHOGRAPHIC STRUCTURES |
US12864942 |
2009-03-06 |
US20100326071A1 |
2010-12-30 |
David Hugo Gracias; Timothy Gar-Ming Leong |
A lithographically structured device has an actuation layer and a control layer operatively connected to the actuation layer. The actuation layer includes a stress layer and a neutral layer that is constructed of materials and with a structure such that it stores torsional energy upon being constructed. The control layer is constructed to maintain the actuation layer substantially in a first configuration in a local environmental condition and is responsive to a change in the local environmental condition such that it permits a release of stored torsional energy to cause a change in a structural configuration of the lithographically structured device to a second configuration, the control layer thereby providing a trigger mechanism. The lithographically structured device has a maximum dimension that is less than about 10 mm when it is in the second configuration. |
150 |
Prestress-adjustable piezoelectric gripping device |
US12346099 |
2008-12-30 |
US07855491B2 |
2010-12-21 |
Po-Wen Hsueh; Cheng-Yen Chen; Chung-Hsien Lin; Shih-Wei Hsiao; Wu-Sung Yao; Mi-Ching Tsai |
A prestress-adjustable piezoelectric gripping device is provided, in which a prestressing device adjusts a prestressing force applied to a piezoelectric element of a piezoelectric unit on the basis of a feedback signal from a force-sensing unit, so as to adjust the friction between the piezoelectric unit and a gripping unit. By utilizing the deformation of the piezoelectric element to drive the gripping unit many times, the gripping velocity and gripping force of the gripping unit can be controlled, and the prestress-adjustable piezoelectric gripping device of the invention can achieve a long driving displacement while maintaining high precision. |
151 |
SCANNER APPARATUS HAVING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION DEVICES COUPLED TO MEMS ACTUATORS |
US12723368 |
2010-03-12 |
US20100238532A1 |
2010-09-23 |
Stephen W. Smith; Kenneth L. Gentry; Jason Zara; Stephen M. Bobbio |
A disclosed optical scanner apparatus can include a member having spaced apart proximal and distal portions. An optical scanning device can be configured to direct optical radiation, which is moveably coupled to the proximal portion of the member and can be configured to rotate in a plane of movement to a first position to direct the optical radiation along a first path and can be configured to rotate in the plane of movement to a second position to direct the optical radiation along a second path. A MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) actuator can be coupled to the optical scanning device, where the MEMS actuator can be configured to move in a first direction to move the optical scanning device to the first position and can be configured to move in a second direction to move the optical scanning device to the second position. The MEMS actuator can have proximal and distal portions, where the distal portion of the MEMS actuator is coupled to the proximal portion of the member and the proximal portion of the MEMS actuator is coupled to the optical scanning device. Other scanner apparatus are disclosed. |
152 |
Self-cleaning adhesive structure and methods |
US11030752 |
2005-01-05 |
US07785422B2 |
2010-08-31 |
Kellar Autumn; Wendy R. Hansen |
A method and apparatus for transporting an object from one workstation to another, where the object or workstations may be contaminated with unwanted dirt or dust particles, are disclosed. The object is gripped at one work station with a movable transfer arm. The movable transfer arm has an end effector including an array of nano-scale projections, where each projection provides one or more distal contact ends. The density of the contact ends is such as to grip a surface of the object with an intermolecular force sufficient to hold the object for movement After moving the gripped object to the workstation, the end effector is manipulated to release the gripped object. Before, during or after transport of the object, the arm's end effector is brought into contact with a cleaning surface. |
153 |
Robotic devices with agent delivery components and related methods |
US11947097 |
2007-11-29 |
US07772796B2 |
2010-08-10 |
Shane M. Farritor; Dmitry Oleynikov; Stephen R. Platt; Mark Rentschler; Jason Dumpert; Adnan Hadzialic; Nathan A. Wood |
Various robotic devices and related medical procedures are disclosed herein. Each of the various robotic devices have an agent delivery component. The devices include mobile robotic devices and fixed base robotic devices as disclosed herein. The agent delivery component can have at least one agent reservoir and a discharge component in fluidic communication with the at least one reservoir. |
154 |
Micro gripper and method for manufacturing the same |
US11278066 |
2006-03-30 |
US07770951B2 |
2010-08-10 |
Kyu Sik Shin; Joon Shik Park; Kwang Bum Park; Chan Woo Moon |
A micro gripper and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The manufacturing method of the micro gripper supplies a fluid to a penetration hole of a gripper jaw, and discharges the fluid from opposite surfaces of the first and second structures of the micro gripper, thereby completely detaching the object attached on the opposite surfaces of the first and second structures by electrostatic force and removing the stiction. Furthermore, the present invention can grip the object more strongly by sucking the fluid from the penetration hole of the gripper jaw, when the first and second structures of the gripper jaw grip the object. |
155 |
Self-sensing tweezer devices and associated methods for micro and nano-scale manipulation and assembly |
US11818669 |
2007-06-15 |
US07735358B2 |
2010-06-15 |
Marcin B. Bauza; Shane C. Woody; Stuart T. Smith |
The present invention provides a self-sensing tweezer device for micro and nano-scale manipulation, assembly, and surface modification, including: one or more elongated beams disposed in a first configuration; one or more oscillators coupled to the one or more elongated beams, wherein the one or more oscillators are operable for selectively oscillating the one or more elongated beams to form one or more “virtual” probe tips; and an actuator coupled to the one or more elongated beams, wherein the actuator is operable for selectively actuating the one or more elongated beams from the first configuration to a second configuration. |
156 |
Scanner apparatus having electromagnetic radiation devices coupled to MEMS actuators |
US12170828 |
2008-07-10 |
US07706039B2 |
2010-04-27 |
Stephen W. Smith; Kenneth L. Gentry; Jason Zara; Stephen M. Bobbio |
A disclosed scanner apparatus includes a member having spaced apart proximal and distal portions. An electromagnetic radiation device is configured to direct electromagnetic radiation therefrom and is movably coupled to the distal portion of the member. The electromagnetic radiation device is configured to move in a first plane of movement to a first position to direct the electromagnetic radiation along a first path and configured to move in the plane of movement to a second position to direct the electromagnetic radiation along a second path. A MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) actuator is coupled to the electromagnetic radiation device, wherein the MEMS actuator is configured to move in a first direction to move the electromagnetic radiation device to the first position and configured to move in a second direction to move the electromagnetic radiation device to the second position. Other scanning and robotic structure devices are disclosed. |
157 |
MEMS-BASED NANOPOSITIONERS AND NANOMANIPULATORS |
US12305478 |
2007-06-21 |
US20090278420A1 |
2009-11-12 |
Yu Sun; Xinyu Liu |
A MEMS-based mano manipulator or nanopositioner is provided that can achieve both sub-nanometer resolution and millimeter force output. The nanomanipulator or nanopositioner comprises a linear amplification mechanism that minifies input displacements and amplifies input forces, microactuators that drive the amplification mechanism to generate forward and backward motion, and position sensors that measure the input displacement of the amplification mechanism. The position sensors obtain position feedback enabling precise closed-loop control during nanomanipulation. |
158 |
Micro-manipulator |
US11493804 |
2006-07-27 |
US07568880B2 |
2009-08-04 |
Mikio Horie; Daiki Kamiya; Naoto Mochizuki; Yoshimichi Yoda; Masahiro Kouno |
A compact micro-manipulator with low energy consumption accurately and quickly positions a micro-material in a visual field of a microscope. A micro-manipulator operable to grip micro-material by bringing leading ends of the gripping fingers in close proximity includes an XY drive unit that drives a handling unit in X and Y directions, a drive unit that changes a positional direction of the handling unit in order to swing the gripping fingers around leading ends of the gripping fingers, and a Z drive unit that drives the handling unit in the Z direction. |
159 |
Micro actuator |
US10753329 |
2004-01-09 |
US07530280B2 |
2009-05-12 |
Naoki Muramatsu |
A micro actuator including a translationally driving section having a moving portion which is incorporated in a case and moves translationally, and a displacement enlarging member having one end portion connected to the moving portion of the translationally driving section and another end portion connected to the case, wherein as the one end portion is pulled on the basis of the translational movement, the amount of displacement of its distal end is enlarged. |
160 |
MICROMANIPULATOR FOR MOVING A PROBE |
US12022261 |
2008-01-30 |
US20090049944A1 |
2009-02-26 |
Jorg Kiesewetter; Stojan Kanev; Lutz Junker; Stefan Kreissig |
A micromanipulator for moving a probe comprises two elements which are mechanically connected to one another in such a way that one element can be moved relative to other element. The movement of the element occurs as a result of the pressure change of a fluid which acts upon an actuator which is in mechanical contact to a mobile element or to an element moving on a surface segment. |