Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Impulsive release mechanism and method
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Application No.: US16266800Application Date: 2019-02-04
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Publication No.: US11235873B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Usman Amin Fiaz , Jeff S. Shamma , Mohamed A. Abdelkader
- Applicant: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Applicant Address: SA Thuwal
- Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: SA Thuwal
- Agency: Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC
- Main IPC: B25J15/06
- IPC: B25J15/06 ; B64C39/02 ; H01F7/02 ; B60P7/06
Abstract:
A grasp and release mechanism for carrying a load. The grasp and release mechanism includes a frame; a grasp mechanism attached to the frame and including plural permanent magnets configured to magnetically attach to a ferrous load; a release mechanism attached to the frame, wherein the release mechanism includes a drop plate; and an actuator mechanism attached to the frame and configured to apply a force F to the drop plate. The drop plate is configured to suddenly move relative to the frame to apply the force F to the load.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190291867A1 IMPULSIVE RELEASE MECHANISM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2019-09-26
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