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- OT-2026-000002993
Computer-implemented methods for mitigating oscillation of a lift cable on a crane are provided. Aspects include obtaining characteristics of a load affixed to the lift cable via a hook, wind conditions in a location of the lift cable, and operational characteristics of the crane. Aspects also include calculating an es
- OT-2026-000002992
19 A tensioning spool is disclosed for tensioning a flexible rail that is used in a fence. The tensioning spool comprises a spool body that is configured to have the rail secured thereto. The spool body comprises a first end that is configured with a socket for a drive mechanism that rotates the spool body in use to te
- OT-2026-000002991
A wrench structure includes a first body, a second body, a first connecting member, and two pivot members. The first body is provided with a first pivot portion, two first recesses, and a first through hole. The second body is provided with a second pivot portion, a second recess, and a second through hole. The first c
- OT-2026-000002990
According to one or more embodiments a transformer spreader bar may be provided. The transformer spreader bar may include a base section having a first end and a plurality of pin holes and an extendible portion having a second end and plurality of pin holes. The extendible portion may extend out from the base section a
- OT-2026-000002989
Robotic control systems that include a diffusion model configured by training on demonstration videos of tasks performed by humans, the diffusion model configured to transform a noise pattern and pose of an object manipulated in a task into a prediction of a next pose of the object in the task, and the system configure
- OT-2026-000002988
In one aspect, provided is a robotic hand, comprising a plurality of robotic fingers; and a robotic palm, configured to operatively connect with the plurality of robotic fingers, wherein individual robotic finger comprises: a first phalanx; a second phalanx; and a first hydraulic actuator, configured to operatively con
- OT-2026-000002987
A computer-implemented method executed by data processing hardware of a robot causes the data processing hardware to perform operations. The operations include receiving a sensor pointing command that commands the robot to use a sensor to capture sensor data of a location in an environment of the robot. The sensor is d
- OT-2026-000002986
A backscatter x-ray system has an x-ray device, a movable platform, and a processor. The x-ray device includes an x-ray emitter and an x-ray detector. The movable platform positions the x-ray device relative to a frontside of a structure. The processor is communicatively couplable to the x-ray device. The x-ray emitter
- OT-2026-000002985
A socket structure for a hand operated tool includes a first body, a second body, a first elastic member, and a first locking member. The first body is provided with a first rotation portion, a first mounting portion, a first abutting face, a second mounting portion, a second abutting face, and a perforation. The secon
- OT-2026-000002984
A device and a method for removing worn or damaged wear-resistant steel plates installed over the surface of substrates subject to wear by contact with abrasive materials, wherein said wear-resistant steel plates are bonded to said substrate by a heat-sensitive adhesive. The device has a frame, one or more electrical r
- OT-2026-000002983
A power tool is provided including a housing a motor supported by the housing, a sensor supported by the housing, and an electronic controller. The sensor is configured to generate sensor data indicative of an operational parameter of the power tool. The electronic controller includes an electronic processor, and a mem
- OT-2026-000002982
A system can receive a measurement from a sensing glove utilized to perform a task with an object. The measurement may be based on digital outputs of force sensor arrays and digital outputs of motion sensors, including a force sensor array and a motion sensor corresponding to each of a plurality of finger sections of f
- OT-2026-000002981
The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a building elevating system, including a frame, a plurality of piles and a pulley system. The frame is connectable to an underside of a floor to form a building. The plurality of piles are driven into a ground surface. The frame is slidably retainable about the piles
- OT-2026-000002980
A depositing table including a depositing device, a displacing device and an air feeding device, the depositing device is moveable by the displacing device between a closed position and an open position and an upper side of the depositing device includes a depositing surface receiving a sack layer. The depositing devic
- OT-2026-000002979
A handling apparatus, for example for a system for processing containers, in particular pharmaceutical containers, features a carrier body configured as a hollow body, at least one drive device, at least one drive element arranged in the carrier body and operatively connected to the at least drive device, and a travele
- OT-2026-000002978
A system includes a central conveyor assembly including a first conveyor tier and a second conveyor tier, one or more product dispensing stations for dispensing one or more medications, and a verification station adjacent to the one or more product dispensing stations to verify a patient order of the one or more medica
- OT-2026-000002977
A cell feeding method includes: controlling a first conveyor line to convey inflowing cells to a first material fetching position; controlling a second conveyor line to convey inflowing cells to a second material fetching position; controlling a third conveyor line to convey inflowing cells to a side taping station, an
- OT-2026-000002976
An end effector is described which is suitable for handling both wafers and wafer cassettes. The end effector has a first gripping unit configured to pick up and hold individual wafers and a second gripping unit configured to pick up and hold a wafer cassette, wherein the first and second gripping units are connected t
- OT-2026-000002975
A lift device includes a lift apparatus and a base assembly. The lift apparatus is configured to raise and lower an implement assembly. The base assembly is configured to support the lift apparatus. The base assembly includes a deployable operator station transitionable between a deployed position and a stowed position
- OT-2026-000002974
Described is a centring apparatus, including a conveyor for feeding articles configured for feeding a succession of components, a centring station, positioned downstream of the feeding conveyor and including centring means configured for receiving the components from the feeding conveyor and for centring the components
- OT-2026-000002973
Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to generate and select grasp proposals. In at least one embodiment, grasp proposals are generated and selected using one or more neural networks, based on, for example, a latent code corresponding to an object.
- OT-2026-000002972
This disclosure concerns ascertaining a force applied to a finger element of a gripper assembly of a robotic manipulator during the manipulation of an object. In one aspect, it discloses a gripper assembly comprising a finger element, an actuator, a linkage assembly comprising a plurality of arms connecting the finger
- OT-2026-000002971
The specification discloses vibration exciter apparatus (40) having an exciter housing (50), two bearing means (108) each supporting a driven shaft (68, 69) carrying eccentric mass means (107), the driven shafts (68, 69) carrying intermeshing gears (80, 81), the exciter housing having an array of bore passages (91) ext
- OT-2026-000002970
The disclosed technology includes an adjustable wrench. In one example, the adjustable wrench may include a head and a handle coupled to the head. The head may include a housing that defines a housing cavity, a fixed jaw coupled to the housing, and a jaw adjustment mechanism coupled to the housing. The jaw adjustment m
- OT-2026-000002969
40 A lifting bail removably insertable into and lockable in a void former, the lifting bail comprising: a main stem insertable into the void former, the main stem including an upwardly extending head that includes: (a) a vertically extending inner wall that partially defines a vertically extending central locking pin c
- OT-2026-000002968
A system is disclosed which provides the ability to install a cross arm on a power pole utilizing an electrically isolated bucket which is free of all hydraulic components used by an operator in the bucket to manipulate the bucket. The system also utilizes an in-the-bucket rechargeable battery powered electric tool suc
- OT-2026-000002967
In various examples, a technique for performing a task includes converting one or more sensory inputs obtained using one or more sensors of a machine into a plurality of segments. The technique also includes, for each segment included in the plurality of segments, generating, via execution of a machine learning model,
- OT-2026-000002966
An adaptive control method for offshore cranes without requiring velocity feedback, in which parameters of an offshore crane system are obtained, and a three-dimensional dynamic model of an offshore crane system is constructed based on ship's roll and pitch motions; a total energy function is constructed based on t
- OT-2026-000002965
Disclosed is a lifting device and an electrode sheet transfer apparatus using the same. The lifting device is a device for lifting a sheet-shaped member, and includes a main suction plate configured to make surface contact with a central portion of the sheet-shaped member and adsorb the central portion; a sub suction p
- OT-2026-000002964
An apparatus includes a base and a robotic arm operatively coupled to the base via a connector. The robotic arm includes a set of links interconnected by a set of joints. A first link from the set of links is operatively coupled to the connector. Each joint from the set of joints includes a brake from a set of brakes,
- OT-2026-000002963
A materials handling vehicle (10) including a load handling assembly (40) having a mast assembly (28), and a fork carriage assembly (60) including a fork support (64) and at least one fork assembly (160, 162), the at least one fork assembly including a first fork member (160A, 162A), which is fixed to the fork support,
- OT-2026-000002962
A hand 100 includes a hand body 2 , a gripper 3 that grips a workpiece, a coupler 4 that couples the gripper 3 to the hand body 2 such that a relative position of the gripper 3 to the hand body 2 is changeable, and a lock 9 that locks movement of the coupler 4 . The lock 9 switches, by an opening/closing action, betwee
- OT-2026-000002961
A carrier body is used in a restaurant having a conveying path that has a curve and is configured to convey food and beverages. The carrier body is conveyed along the conveying path and includes: a plurality of supports placed on the conveying path; a plurality of connecting members each connected or fixed to a pair of
- OT-2026-000002960
The present disclosure may be embodied as a system for monitoring a belt. The system includes a sensor configured to be mounted near a belt. The sensor is configured to detect a profile of the belt. A processor is in electronic communication with the sensor. The processor is programmed to receive an electrical signal f
- OT-2026-000002959
In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in a multi-level pallet-conveying system for a storage facility. The conveying system includes a first-level conveying system, a first-level into-storage conveying lane adapted to receive pallets from the first-level conveying system and provid
- OT-2026-000002958
Systems and methods for an actuating needle manipulator with multiple degrees of freedom that can include a translational mechanism; a remote center of motion (RCM) mechanism coupled to a distal end of the translational mechanism; a needle insertion mechanism coupled to the distal end of the RCM mechanism; a set of act
- OT-2026-000002957
A method for generating predefined text descriptions for a trained open vocabulary machine learning model. The method includes: providing images and initial text descriptions, each associated with a region in a corresponding image and indicating what is shown in the region; ascertaining encoded dictionary text descript
- OT-2026-000002956
A storage mechanism, a consumable feeding system, and a sample analyzer. The storage mechanism includes: a storage assembly which includes a storage body, the storage body being provided with a storage channel; and a loading assembly which is movably disposed on the storage body. The storage mechanism has a first state
- OT-2026-000002955
Particles are sorted into paths based on a measurable parameter by forming them into a stream in at least one duct carried on a body rotating around an axis where the duct is shaped so that the particles are accelerated to cause the particles separated into the duct to be aligned one after another in a row in the duct.
- OT-2026-000002954
A logistic system and a method are disclosed. The method comprises positioning a base vehicle in proximity to a cargo area or within the cargo area and picking, via a primary arm coupled to a first portion of the base vehicle, at least one object from the cargo area. The primary arm moves in one or more directions. The
- OT-2026-000002953
A variable stiffness mechanism for robotic applications. A robotic arm segment comprising two bodies pivotably coupled together at one end and having a generally elongate form factor. A spring-loaded carriage moves longitudinally along one of the two bodies and is in contact with the other body, such that the effective
- OT-2026-000002952
A system and method for a hydraulic transmission system of a teleoperation device with haptic feedback to be used with a medical scanner can include an input manipulator system situated in a shielded region outside of the medical scanner; an output manipulator system situated within a scanning region of the medical sca
- OT-2026-000002951
Provided are an electrolytic tank loading and unloading platform and an electrolytic loading and unloading integrated system. The electrolytic tank loading and unloading platform includes a support frame, a bottom plate, a washing device, a stripping device and a loading and unloading robot. The bottom plate is dispose
- OT-2026-000002950
A work vehicle includes a commodity delivery system that distributes commodity from a commodity source between a plurality of delivery runs, a commodity container pressure delivery system that may deliver selected pressure to the commodity container, and an electric control system coordinating operation of the commodit
- OT-2026-000002949
An autonomously-guided industrial truck comprising a vehicle frame defining, in a plan view, a vehicle contour in sections. The vehicle frame comprises three structural levels, arranged one above the other in a vertical direction, each with its own contour. The three structural levels include a lower structural level i
- OT-2026-000002948
An electric power tool includes a motor, an output unit driven by the motor, a metallic housing, a cover, an electrical part, and a battery mounting portion. The metallic housing houses the output unit and extends forward. The cover is made of resin that covers at least a part of the housing. The electrical part is dis
- OT-2026-000002947
A food portioning device includes a gripper that grips a portion of food having an indefinite shape and provided in a container, a moving device that moves the gripper, a rotation device that rotates the gripper, and control circuitry that controls the rotation device to rotate the gripper while a position of a rotatio
- OT-2026-000002946
A transport robot includes a movable base, a frame arranged on the movable base, a first arm assembly arranged on the frame and a second arm assembly arranged on the frame and located above the first arm assembly. The first arm assembly is movable vertically along the frame and retractable horizontally relative to the
- OT-2026-000002945
In one aspect, a roller conveyor gap blocker is provided that includes a body configured to be supported in a gap by upstream and downstream rollers. The body has a plurality of laterally spaced upstream lower members with laterally aligned, upstream lower free end portions. At least one of the upstream lower free end
- OT-2026-000002944
A support apparatus includes a support member into which a target object is inserted, an anti-separation member in which an anti-separation region, at least a portion of the anti-separation member, is exposed to the outside of the support member, a driving unit connected to the anti-separation member, and a pressing po