US Patent:
20120288356, Nov 15, 2012
Inventors:
Kevin Lynch - Chicago IL, US
Paul Umbanhowar - Evanston IL, US
Assignee:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - Evanston IL
International Classification:
B65G 27/00
B65G 47/26
B65G 47/24
B07B 13/11
US Classification:
414816, 198617, 209695, 198373
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for imparting movement to one or more articles includes placing the one or more articles on a surface of a support member and imparting vibratory motion to the support member by vibrating actutators connected to the support member wherein the vibratory motion includes at least a rotational vibratory component about one or more axes out-of-alignment with the gravity vector to produce effective force fields on the surface.