Active gripper for haptic devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8667860
APP PUB NO 20120090423A1
SERIAL NO

12306825

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An active gripper for a haptic device including a parallel kinematics structure providing at least three degrees of freedom including three translational degrees of freedom, wherein the gripper comprises a first contact surface being adapted for contact by a first portion of a hand of a user, a second contact surface being adapted for contact by a second portion of the user's hand, which hand's second portion being moveable in relation to the hand's first portion, and a moveable member arranged between the first contact surface and the second contact surface and being adapted to actively move the first contact surface and the second contact surface in relation to each other.

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FORCE DIMENSION TECHNOLOGIES SARL1260 NYON

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Conti, Francois Menlo Park, US 10 128
Grange, Sébastien Sion, CH 3 21
Helmer, Patrick Bernex, CH 12 207
Rouiller, Patrice Trélex, CH 8 110

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