Paddle

About: Paddle is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5649 publications have been published within this topic receiving 28389 citations.

Mechanical pickup device for animal droppings

Abstract: A mechanical device for sequentially loading multiple bodies of animal droppings from the ground into a disposable bag. The illustrated device has an elongated handle which carries a pickup means at its lower end. The pickup means includes means for releasibly holding a bag with the mouth of the bag held open in a generally vertical plane, and a movable paddle proportioned and arranged to engage and propell a body of animal droppings into the bag through the open mouth. The movement of the paddle is remotely controlled from the upper end of the handle by an manually movable lever which is operable to impart a rapid propelling movement to the paddle.

Semiconductor handling robot with improved paddle-type end effector

Abstract: A robotic semiconductor handling system includes two robot arms for transferring substrates between processing, cooling, and storage stations. The first robot arm has a paddle-type end effector adapted such that it can support one substrate at a primary location as well as a second substrate at a secondary staging location. The second robot arm is a Bernoulli-style wand that transfers a substrate from the primary location to the secondary one, and transfers substrates from either location to the process chamber. The use of the dual-location paddle allows for a significant reduction in cycle-time over a single paddle location and a Bernoulli wand system.

Floating anti-pollution apparatus

Abstract: Floating apparatus to be anchored across a polluted stream to skim the water and collect the debris. The apparatus includes a floating boom anchored within abutments by means which also provide barrier seals. The upstream side of the boom presents a baffle surface. Adjacent the baffle surface a series of paddle means skim the water and collect the debris. At one end of the boom the paddle means traverse a ramp. The coaction of paddle means against the ramp moves skimmed liquids and collected debris to a sump.

Flapping paddle and vertical stabilizer for swimmer

Abstract: A swimming paddle assembly has a long shaft with a rigid blade at each end. A pair of resilient flaps are attached to the leading edge of each blade, one on each side, so that as the swimmer pulls first on one side of the shaft and then the other side, one blade is pushed forward and the other is pulled back on a power stroke with the flaps open for greater resistance. On the return stroke the flaps are forced closed against the blade sides for reduced resistance. One or more vertical stabilizing panels attached to the lower limbs reduce side to side motion of the lower body. These may be on swim fins or mounted between the legs.

Systems and methods for enhancing paddle lead placement

Abstract: A paddle lead assembly for providing electrical stimulation of patient tissue includes a paddle body; a plurality of electrodes disposed on the paddle body; a plurality of lead bodies coupled to the paddle body; an array of terminals disposed on each of the plurality of lead bodies; and a plurality of conductive wires. Each conductive wire couples one of the electrodes to at least one terminal of at least one of the terminal arrays. The paddle lead assembly further includes an implantation aid configured and arranged to fit over a portion of at least one of the lead bodies to provide additional stiffness proximal to the paddle body for aiding in implantation of the paddle body into a patient.