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US 8,997,670 B2Granted
Conveyance system that transports fabric
OwnerWayne J. Book, James D. Huggins +1inventors
InventorsWayne J. Book, James D. Huggins, Stephen L. Dickerson
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Abstract
A conveyance system that transports fabric comprises a work space having a surface that the fabric can be transports across, and at least one budger that moves and/or provide force to the fabric in a servo controlled motion.
Claims20
A conveyance system that transports fabric comprising:
- a work space having a surface that the fabric can be transports across;
- and
- at least one budger that includes a motor that spins a ball in a servo controlled motion, wherein the ball comes into contact with the fabric to move and/or provide force to the fabric.
A conveyance system that transports fabric comprising:
- a work space having a surface that the fabric can be transports across;
- and
- at least one budger that moves and/or provide force to the fabric in a servo controlled motion.
A conveyance system that transports fabric comprising:
- a work space having a surface that the fabric can be transports across, wherein the surface includes at least one opening;
- and
- at least one budger that is moved from place to place by a robotic end of arm tooling, wherein the budger freezes and thaws liquid to engage and move the fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.