Patent · US Expired

Method and device for handling articles

US5988355A · kind A · utility

14Cited by
4References
14Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJan 5, 1998
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 5, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2249/045
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of handling articles in which at least one mechanical tool conveys the article or plays a part in transferring the article, and according to which at least one jet of gas under pressure is blown through a duct passing through the mechanical tool, and also according to which the article is held in position on the mechanical tool while limiting contact therewith, by means of the said jet of gas.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.