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US 2024/0198650 A1Published application
Handling technology for fragile materials such as aerogels
AssigneeCardinal CG Company
InventorKeith James Burrows
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for delicate handling of fragile materials, such as aerogels, fragile sheet-like materials and aerogel sheets.
Claims21
A method of handling a sheet-like aerogel using a handling apparatus having an electroadhesive gripper assembly with a contact facing, the method comprising:
- moving the electroadhesive gripper assembly so as to position the contact facing alongside the sheet-like aerogel;
- activating the electroadhesive gripper assembly so as to introduce electrostatic forces that hold the sheet-like aerogel alongside the contact facing;
- moving the electroadhesive gripper assembly together with the sheet-like aerogel so as to position the sheet-like aerogel on a sheet-like substrate;
- deactivating the electroadhesive gripper assembly to reduce or eliminate the electrostatic forces;
- and
- moving the electroadhesive gripper assembly so as to separate the contact facing from the sheet-like aerogel and leave the sheet-like aerogel on the sheet-like substrate.
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A method of handling an aerogel sheet using a handling apparatus having an electroadhesive gripper assembly with a contact facing, the method comprising:
- positioning the electroadhesive gripper assembly to provide the contact facing at a separation distance from the aerogel sheet;
- and
- activating the electroadhesive gripper assembly so as to introduce electrostatic forces that move the aerogel sheet toward the contact facing and hold the aerogel sheet alongside the contact facing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.