http://www.freshpatents.com/Work-holders-dtnewntc269.php USPTO Class 269 - Work holders en-us Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:14 -0800 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120018938.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:14 -0800 In one embodiment, an apparatus for constraining an object includes a first clamping surface configured to apply a first holding force to a first surface of the object; a second clamping surface configured to apply a second holding force to a second surface of the object; and an actuator configured... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120018939.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:14 -0800 A finishing system for finishing a part using a robot may include a staging fixture, a gripper, and a regrip fixture. The part may include an inner surface, a protrusion, and a notch. The staging fixture may include first pads adapted to engage the protrusion. The gripper may be adapted... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120018940.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:14 -0800 A device for holding wafer-shaped articles, such as semiconductor wafers, is equipped with a series of pins that are brought into contact with a peripheral edge of the wafer-shaped article, under control of a common gear ring or a series of conjointly operated gear sectors. In the regions of the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120018941.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:14 -0800 An automated system for adapting a gripper to conform to parts having various configurations is disclosed herein. The gripper includes clamp pads having clamp surfaces for clamping protrusions on the parts. The automated system includes an actuator coupled to the gripper, a transfer mechanism engaging the actuator and moveable in... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20120126ptan20120018942.php Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:14 -0800 An easy to use form bracing apparatus and the method of using same that can be quickly and easily used to accurately plumb and securely brace a generally vertically extending member such as a column form into which concrete is to be poured to form a concrete column. The bracing...