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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7537108 | Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers According to a first aspect, a first conveyor system is provided that is adapted to deliver substrate carriers within a semiconductor device manufacturing facility. The first conveyor system includes a ribbon that forms a closed loop along at least a portion of the ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7428963 | Conveyor belt made of para-aramid threads The woven conveyor belt, particularly in a plain weave, for the heat treatment of products, particularly textile threads, in the vapor phase, comprises warp threads exclusively made of para-aramid or para-aramid copolymer, preferably of a copoly-(paraphenylene/3,4â€... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7419050 | Process belt with variably adjustable release characteristics A transport belt, in particular for machines for the production of web material such as paper or paperboard, which on a web material contact side (18) includes at least two material layers (20, 22, 24) of different material arranged one above the other... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7367446 | Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers According to a first aspect, a first conveyor system is provided that is adapted to deliver substrate carriers within a semiconductor device manufacturing facility. The first conveyor system includes a ribbon that forms a closed loop along at least a portion of the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7293642 | Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers According to a first aspect, a first conveyor system is provided that is adapted to deliver substrate carriers within a semiconductor device manufacturing facility. The first conveyor system includes a ribbon that forms a closed loop along at least a portion of the ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7274971 | Methods and apparatus for electronic device manufacturing system monitoring and control In a first aspect, a computer program product is provided. The computer program product includes a medium readable by a computer. The computer readable medium has computer program code adapted to (1) create a band map that indicates an expected status of one or more... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267219 | Butt-weldable conveyor belt The invention relates to conveyor belts, which have a laminate consisting of: i) a textile ply (1) with a first ply surface (11) and with a second ply surface (12); ii) a first synthetic material ply (2), which adheres to the first ply su... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250122 | Differentially cured materials and process for forming same A structure includes a layer which includes a first cured portion and a second cured portion which are formed from a same light curable material. The first cured portion is cured to a first amount, and the second cured portion is cured to a second amount. The first ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7210573 | Conveyor belt A thermoplastic endless belt (100, 150) has a smooth outer surface (105) substantially free of discontinuities and an inner surface (108) with a plurality of teeth (108) at a given belt pitch (112). The teeth (108) are adapt... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7077264 | Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers According to a first aspect, a first conveyor system is provided that is adapted to deliver substrate carriers within a semiconductor device manufacturing facility. The first conveyor system includes a ribbon that forms a closed loop along at least a portion of the ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059467 | Conveyor belt assembly A conveyor belt assembly includes a conveyor belt to move an item, a drive pulley driven by a motor and a non-drive pulley. The conveyor belt includes a v-belt on the inner surface of the conveyor belt proximate to both of the edges. Each v-belt is received in a gro... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052426 | Seamed, conformable belt and method of making A seamed, conformable belt including a substrate having first and second opposing substantially planar surfaces, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end of the substrate form a first seam, and an elastomeric layer having a first end a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048112 | Food grade conveyor A yoke for a food grade conveyor is formed of UHMW plastic molded as a single unit having left and right upright portions connected by vertically separated upper and lower cross portions. Each cross portion has a stanchion to provide a support face or ledge for conn... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6966959 | Method for vulcanizing an object formed of unvulcanized rubber and rubber product A method of vulcanizing an object formed of unvulcanized rubber, in which the unvulcanized-rubber formed object is vulcanized by pressing and heating by mold means, comprises disposing a fiber sheet member on a surface of the unvulcanized-rubber formed object and vu... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6930063 | Non-curling reinforced composite membranes with differing opposed faces, methods for producing and their use in varied applications A double-faced PTFE-silicone rubber reinforced composite with curling tendency controlled is achieved by coating one side of a balanced PTFE/glass composite with liquid silicone rubber. Each face of the composite can perform independent functions in a single applica... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6860385 | Belt conveyor for an intermediate tobacco store, in particular a mixing box A belt conveyor includes a strut adapted to be connected to at least two parallel arranged drive elements. At least one belt is positioned on the cross strut between the two drive elements. A detachable connecting mechanism detachably connects the belt to the cross ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6666326 | Reinforced chemical mechanical planarization belt A processing belt for use in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), and methods for making the same, is provided. Embodiments of the processing belt include a mesh belt, and a polymeric material encasing the mesh belt to define the processing belt. The ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6571935 | Monolithic belt with reinforced sidewall A monolithic conveyor belt structure comprising an elongate, substantially planar base belt having a pair of integrally formed, flexible, fabric reinforced, longitudinal sidewalls protruding from its top face. The integral construction prevents delaminati... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561344 | Belt, especially conveyer belt and method for manufacturing same Conveyer belts (10) are deflected many times along a conveying path of the objects to be conveyed. It has been shown that unpleasant squeaking noises are generated in the region of this deflection between the guide means (12) of the conveyer belt (10) and... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6508354 | Endless belt A belt used in conjunction with at least one pulley, said belt capable of cooperating with an oppositely facing endless belt to contact and convey articles, said belt comprising: a first layer comprising a first flexible material, extending longitudinally... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6502425 | Belt for bending a glass sheet, and method and apparatus for bending a glass sheet using the same This invention provides a belt for bending a glass sheet without surface defects caused by roller marks, belt junctions or belt deformations. A strip of heat-resistant member is joined together while the ends of the heat-resistant member are arranged so t... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6352150 | Coated endless belt A continuous single-ply endless belt made of a woven material and coated with a non-stick material. The continuous single-ply endless belt has a uniform thickness in a peripheral direction. The woven material of the endless belt is made of a plurality of ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6290818 | Expanded film base reinforcement for papermaker's belts A resin-coated endless belt for a long nip press has a base which is a polymeric film structure in the form of an endless loop with an inner surface, an outer surface, a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction. The polymeric film structure has a... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6173831 | Endless belt There is provided an endless belt for use in the production of a web of fibrous material. The belt has first and second sides. The first side is substantially open and the second side is substantially closed. The belt has a water storage capacity of at le... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6148496 | Method for making a seamless apertured metal belt The present invention provides a method for making a seamless apertured belt comprising the steps of: (a) providing a strip of material having two opposing ends and having a length at least equal to a finished belt length; (b) providing an aperture patter... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6131725 | Belt for conveying chip components, and method of manufacturing the same A chip component conveyor belt of the present invention comprises an endless timing belt having a plurality of teeth at predetermined intervals on its back surface. Wherein a height of the teeth is made uniform by polishing or grinding the tip of each too... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6082141 | Device for stepwise bending of glass sheets Glass sheets are bent in stages into the final shape in a horizontal position in two successive bending stations. The glass sheets heated to bending temperature are laid on a fabric carrier arranged resiliently on a rigid support frame. The glass sheets a... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6039964 | Germicidally protected conveyor components Germicidal composition for incorporation into polymeric materials molded to form germicidally protected conveyor components used for food handling. Germicidally protected conveyor components are also provided.... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5941369 | Food conveying resin belt In a food conveying resin belt in which its conveying face is formed with a resin layer, an antibacterial and antifungal agent composition containing bis-(2-pyridylthio-1-oxido)-zinc as its active ingredient is included in the resin layer. High antibacter... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5918586 | High speed cutting belt The present invention is a high speed cutting belt for cutting aggregate and non-aggregate, natural stone and composite building materials with steel or non-steel reinforced materials. The cutting belt comprises a tensile member base, a plurality of cutti... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5911307 | Conveyor belt and method of manufacturing A conveyor belt and a method of manufacturing are provided. The conveyor belt includes a flat belt, having a topside, a pulley side, a first outer edge and a second outer edge. The conveyor belt further includes a timing belt with timing teeth extending f... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5906269 | Conveyor belting and method of manufacture A double-scrim belting (10) is described having a first woven scrim (12) and a spaced apart and substantially parallel second woven scrim (14) connected by staple fibers (16) consolidated together through entanglement and integrated with the scrims throug... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5857561 | Tobacco conveyor belt A tobacco conveyor belt having a regular nonwoven mesh structure. The belt may incorporate an ultra-violet sensative material.... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5853849 | Belt for frictionally conveying articles A belt for conveying articles, which belt has a body having a surface against which articles are placed to be frictionally held and thereby conveyed as the belt is advanced in operation. The belt body surface is defined by rubber and a porous filler in th... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5836440 | High speed tubular belt conveyor and system and method for making A high speed, normally closed tubular belt conveyor system operable over long distances and through relatively short radius horizontal and vertical turns, is described. The belt conveyor is prestressed at fabrication to provide a normally closed tubular c... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5792323 | Spiral base structres for long nip paper machine press belts A belt for use on a long nip press for dewatering a fibrous web includes a base assembled by spirally winding a prepared structure strip in a plurality of non-overlapping turns. Successive turns are abutted against and joined to those previously wound by ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5697491 | Food conveyor belts The subject of the invention is a conveyor belt comprising an outer polyamide layer and an inner layer of a thermoplastic block polymer, intended to be used in particular in the food or agri-foodstuff industry.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5671839 | Open web The present invention relates to an open web (10) suitable for use in conveying and separating bodies such as root crops and stone sand clods. The web (10) comprises at least two elongate belts (11) extending parallel to each other in substantially spaced... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5644379 | Passive belt guidance by fabric weave orientation An apparatus and technique to guide a fabric conveyor belt by alignment of the fabric weaves with a mating fabric on a vacuum platen is described. The technique functions in a manner similar to an edge guide, however the correcting forces are applied over... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5580135 | Drive chain for long-wall mining machine A horizontally extending guide rail has an upwardly open slot and a mining machine is displaceable longitudinally along the guide rail and has a drive wheel with teeth engageable into the slot. A drive chain rides in the slot and has horizontal links and ... | 12/03/1996 |
