Automated object mover
US7918639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0425
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automation apparatus and method includes a first unit rotationally moving objects from one area to another, and a second unit connected to the first unit and holding the objects, moving through or offset from the body of the first unit from a first side of the first unit to the other side the first unit in a direction other than the rotational movement by the first unit. Moreover, the apparatus and method provides moving the objects through a vertical axis of the body of the first unit.
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