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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109549 | Endeffectors for handling semiconductor wafers Various endeffector designs are disclosed for handling semiconductor wafers. For instance, an endeffector for handling wafers at a relatively low temperature is disclosed along with an endeffector for handling wafers at a relatively high temperature. Both endeffecto... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7988216 | Holding apparatus A holding apparatus for holding a semiconductor wafer comprises a pneumatic cylinder, a plunger movably connected to the pneumatic cylinder, an inlet pipe connected to the pneumatic cylinder, and a relief valve connected to the inlet pipe. Clean dry air is pumped in... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7967354 | Mixed size product handling end of arm tool A mixed size product end of arm tooling is used in conjunction with a robot to pick mixed size product and place the product onto a pallet or layers resting on top of a pallet. The end of arm tooling includes two center rails/forks mounted to a base. Two outer rails... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7950709 | Method and apparatus for gripping and installing pipe Apparatus for gripping and handling a length of pipe includes first and second pipe gripping members supported on a frame. The first pipe gripping member is movable along a straight line path from an open position to a closed position closer to the second pipe gripp... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7918488 | Disk chucking mechanism and disk handling robot A disk chucking mechanism constructed with first, second and third link members forms a slider crank mechanism and the third link member is rotated by a drive of a forward/rearward actuator such as an air cylinder and chucking nails are provided which protrude perpe... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7703823 | Wafer holding mechanism A wafer holding mechanism for holding a wafer of the type used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices is herein described. The mechanism has a first plate having a number of offsets that define at least one lip that extends radially inward of the offsets. A sec... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7665787 | Thin plate supporting container clamping device The invention provides a thin plate supporting container clamping device for fixing a thin plate supporting container when the thin plate supporting container in which semiconductor wafers are stored therein for transportation is placed on a loading port at a destin... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7654596 | Endeffectors for handling semiconductor wafers Various endeffector designs are disclosed for handling semiconductor wafers. For instance, an endeffector for handling wafers at a relatively low temperature is disclosed along with an endeffector for handling wafers at a relatively high temperature. Both endeffecto... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7644968 | Substrate holding device A supporting structure is mounted on a hand body facing a circumferential edge of a substrate from below the substrate to support the substrate. First and second guiding members are mounted on the hand body, and having guiding surfaces in contact with an imaginary c... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7631913 | Micro-manipulator A micro-manipulator has a handling mechanism for gripping micro-material with two gripping fingers. The handling mechanism has a fixed finger with an end effecter for touching the micro-material, a movable finger with an end effecter capable of rotating around a roc... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7611182 | Wafer transfer apparatus A wafer transfer apparatus may include a robot arm unit configured to be operated by a driving means, a blade configured to support a wafer and having a fix finger at a first end, and a clamping member attached to the robot arm. The clamping arm may also include a m... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7547053 | Substrate gripping apparatus, substrate gripping method and substrate releasing method A robot hand 23 having a hand body 30 having a reference axis J1 is provided with fixed holding members 40 and 41 and a movable holding member 42. The holding members 40, 41 and 42 are arranged on the hand body... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7494168 | Test tube picker for rack stored test tubes A test tube pick system for picking and placing test tubes in a rack that includes a hand-held pick unit that communicates with a host device that assists in instructing the picking and placement of test tubes, the hand-held pick unit having a housing with a hand gr... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7384498 | Carpet removal system and method A carpet removal or stripping method and system (machine) employs a common dolly. The backside of the dolly member has a plurality of teeth. A motorized winching system is coupled to the front side of the dolly member. A dual purpose safety shield covers the teeth d... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381024 | LPG tank insertion apparatus for automobiles An LPG tank insertion apparatus for automobiles includes a rotary column with a lift body, a support arm mounted to the lift body, an actuating cylinder hingedly connected to the support arm, and a kingpin connected to the support arm. The actuating cylinder and the... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374391 | Substrate gripper for a substrate handling robot A method and apparatus for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system, or cluster tool, that has an increased system throughput, increased system reliability, improved device yield performance, a more repeatable wafer processing history (or wafer ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7334826 | End-effectors for handling microelectronic wafers End-effectors may be used to grasp microelectronic workpieces for handling by automated transport devices. One such end-effector includes a plurality of abutments and a detector adapted to detect engagement of the edge of the workpiece by at least one of the abutmen... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334785 | Locking vise for pipes A locking vise for pipes, useful in operations for welding portions of plastic pipe by polywelding of the head portion. The vise comprises two mutually opposite jaws which form, when clamped, a circular locking seat for a portion of pipe. A slot is formed on the gri... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322787 | Devices and methods for reversing, transporting, and processing substrates A substrate is supported on a plurality of substrate supporting pins mounted to a second movable member. Next, so as to bring the plurality of substrate supporting pins close to a plurality of substrate supporting pins mounted to a first movable member, the first mo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318697 | Universal reticle transfer system A specially adapted SMIF pod (20) receives and holds one particular type of reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132) selected from among dozens of different configurations thereof. The SMIF pod (20) may be interrogated to determine t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308972 | Suspended load carrier apparatus for a forklift vehicle A fabricated metal carrier apparatus includes a carrier member having downwardly facing parallel spaced channels for receiving the forwardly projecting parallel forks of a forklift truck or vehicle. The carrier member has a rotatable vertical shaft located between t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290813 | Active edge grip rest pad The present invention comprises a distal rest pad for supporting a portion of a wafer seated on an end effector. In one embodiment, the rest pad includes a bottom support pad and an edge stop. Each element is mounted separately to the distal end of a support plate. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290816 | Work piece gripping device for robotized manipulating systems A gripping device for gripping work pieces which is connectable to a robotized manipulating system includes a box-shaped body for supporting a first and a second gripping member, at least one of which being angularly movable, and a linear actuator operatively connec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287792 | Crown neck container gripping device The present invention is directed toward a bottle gripping device that grips a bottle at discrete points comprising a minimal area of the bottle. More specifically, the gripping device typically contacts the bottle at four discrete points and such total area of cont... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281741 | End-effectors for handling microelectronic workpieces End-effectors may be used to grasp microelectronic workpieces for handling by automated transport devices. One such end-effector includes a plurality of end-effectors and a detector adapted to detect engagement of the edge of the workpiece by at least one of the abu... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264436 | Robot-guidance assembly for providing a precision motion of an object There is provided a robot-guidance assembly for providing a precision motion of an object, especially for providing a precision motion of a disklike member such as a wafer, including a robot having at least one robot arm. The at least one robot arm has a free end an... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258376 | Lifting aid for planar members A lifting aid for lifting and supporting a ground engagement tool has an L-shaped cradle having a longitudinally extending base and back wall. A lifting yoke having at least two tubular arms is slideably connected to the L-shaped cradle through tubular sleeves which... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240934 | Single hand operated adjustable carrying device and method of use thereof An adjustable carrying device (12) includes a pair of gripping members (14, 16) in a slip joint pivot connection having a handle assembly (36) and gripping plates (20a, 20b) for grasping and handling an object. A pivo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222729 | Conveyor belt clamping device and method A clamping device or anchor, at least two of which are used to clamp onto separated sections of a conveyor belt, which sections lie to each side of a repair site in the belt, whereby the belt sections can be pulled together by a power mechanism affixed between the c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204535 | Lifting apparatus Apparatus for gripping and lifting objects such as fence posts. A frame carries a pair of grippers that are slidingly movable along the frame to grasp a post or other object. The grippers may pivot so that the object remains in essentially constant vertical orientat... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191987 | Sway brace fitting A versatile sway brace fitting, includes a pair of spaced jaws, for firmly and deformingly gripping a brace, and a method for manufacturing the fitting. The fitting can withstand substantial loads and is adaptable to receive a variety of braces such as bracing pipes... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186297 | Wafer holding apparatus The invention provides a wafer holding apparatus which enables ascertainment of gripping and presence/absence of a wafer through use of single detection means. The apparatus has drive means (2) having a pressing element (8) which advances or rec... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175143 | Portable accessory hook A portable accessory hook includes a C-shaped clamp formed of a pair of jaws one of which is movable for tightly securing about a support surface. A J-shaped hook member is removably attachable to the clamp for retaining accessory items such as a purse or coat. The ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156436 | Clamping device having an actuating carriage which moves a movable jaw toward a stationary jaw Camping device suitable for lifting and handling of sheet like-objects, having a rigid frame configured to straddle an edge region of sheet-like objects, the frame including a stationary jaw and a frame housing defining a gap between them in which the sheet-like obj... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147412 | Doweling jig for woodworking The invention relates generally to clamping devices and mechanisms which provide versatile and/or accurate coupling between the communicating members. Some embodiments relate to the field of woodworking and a doweling jig therefor having a hinged jaw mechanism to pr... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140655 | Precision soft-touch gripping mechanism for flat objects A precision soft-touch gripping mechanism has a mounting plate attached to a robot arm. The plate supports a stepper motor. The output shaft of the stepper motor is connected through a spring to an elongated finger that slides in a central longitudinal slot of the p... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118147 | Handling robot system having robot hand In a robot hand according to the present invention, a first-type grasping claw driven by a servo motor on a hand base and a second-type grasping claw having no actuator are used with the grasping claws mounted on each holding unit. The second-type grasping claw is m... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108470 | Buffer device for semiconductor processing apparatus The invention provides a buffer device for a processing apparatus for semiconductor components. The apparatus comprises a transportation track for conveying semiconductor components between processing machines, and a transfer mechanism for transferring semiconductor... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104940 | Tool changer for a machine tool A tool changer for machine tools having at least two tong-shaped grippers, the legs of which are formed for engaging with the ring groove at a broader end of a tool taper. The grippers are symmetrically mounted about the central axis of a carrier and are rotatable a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104579 | Detection and handling of semiconductor wafers and wafer-like objects An end effector has one or more vortex chucks to support a wafer, and at least two detectors for detecting different portions of the wafer before the wafer is picked up. If one of the detectors detects a wafer and the other one does not, an alarm is generated to ale... | 09/12/2006 |
