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OT-2026-000003152

Vacuum assisted assemblage for handling an object

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Manufacturing & Assembly Equipment › Machining Systems
Inventors
SPENCER TIMOTHY F, WALTER GERALD N
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EASTMAN KODAK CO
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US-6073982-A, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 13 June 2000
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A vacuum assisted assemblage for handling an object has a formable vacuum chamber. Formable vacuum chamber, when formed, has first and second rotatable suction chambers each operably connected to an actuator for cooperative rotational movements. Rotational movements of first and second suction chambers include a first position in which the first suction chamber is positioned generally in abutting contact with the second suction chamber. Further, first and second suction chambers may rotate such that peripheral surfaces of the first and second suction chamber snugly abut to form the formable vacuum chamber for handling an object.

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Abstract

A vacuum assisted assemblage for handling an object has a formable vacuum chamber. Formable vacuum chamber, when formed, has first and second rotatable suction chambers each operably connected to an actuator for cooperative rotational movements. Rotational movements of first and second suction chambers include a first position in which the first suction chamber is positioned generally in abutting contact with the second suction chamber. Further, first and second suction chambers may rotate such that peripheral surfaces of the first and second suction chamber snugly abut to form the formable vacuum chamber for handling an object.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000003152, “Vacuum assisted assemblage for handling an object,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:39:37 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003152.

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