公开(公告)号：US20230045959A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17798267

申请日：2021-02-12

Applicant: University of Washington

Inventor： Joshua R. Smith ,  Jared Nakahara ,  Boling Yang

IPC: G10K15/00 ,  G10K11/35 ,  G10K11/34 ,  B25J15/00

Abstract: System and method for non-contact manipulation of objects via ultrasonic levitation are presented herein. In one embodiment, a method for a non-contact manipulation of an object includes: generating ultrasound field by an array of ultrasound transducers; lifting the object off a dispensing device by the ultrasound field; and levitating the object by the ultrasound field.