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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802957 | Tape feeder, electronic component mounting apparatus using the same, and method of feeding electronic components A tape feeder feeds electronic components by advancing a tape intermittently. The tape feeder includes a motor controller for controlling a motor, which rotatively drives a sprocket to advance the tape, and a communication unit for receiving a control signal from a ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7410340 | Direct tool loading The present invention comprises a container transport and loading system. The system generally comprises a load port for presenting articles to a tool and a container transport system. In one embodiment, the load port includes a vertically movable FOUP advance plate... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7380581 | Tape feeder and tape feeding and recovering modules therefor Provided are tape feeding and recovering modules for a tape feeder, and a tape feeder including the tape feeding module and the recovering module. The tape feeding module feeds a tape storing a plurality of electronic components in a predetermined pitch by driving a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7356428 | Overhead traveling vehicle testing and calibration A method, system and test fixture for allowing testing and calibration of various operation parameters of an overhead traveling vehicle (hereinafter “OTV”) are disclosed. The invention implements a test fixture that includes a rotatable bearing set for rotatably... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7296963 | Multi-row passive component carrier tape A carrier tape for a tape and reel machine includes at least one edge having a plurality of sprocket openings therein. The carrier tape also includes a first row of aperture cavities and a second row of aperture cavities. Electrical components are contained in the f... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7238543 | Methods for marking a bare semiconductor die including applying a tape having energy-markable properties A method used for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The present method comprises reducing the cros... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232027 | Pallet/skid power roll system An apparatus moves a plurality of transport media along a path of travel. The plurality of transport media define at least two groups of transport media, where each group of transport media has substantially identical transverse dimensions with respect to one anothe... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220094 | Transfer device for cylindrical stacks of products arranged on an edge A transfer device for transferring stacks (4, 4a, 4b, 5, 5a, 5b), which have a cylindrical external shape, of products resting on one of their edges between a conveyor (1) set upstream for advance of the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7163098 | Variable-capacity FIFO store with an expulsion station A variable-capacity FIFO store having a powered endless conveyor belt defining a conveying branch for transferring a mass of articles from an input station to an output station, and a return branch extending from the output station to the input station; and an adjus... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143937 | Systems and methods for utilizing a tracking label in an item delivery system Collecting a label in an item delivery system (100) comprises reading a label on a unit load when the unit load is terminated, defacing the label if the quality of the label meets a predefined quality level, depositing the label in a read bin holder if the qu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131478 | Component supply system An apparatus for supplying a component carrier in the form of a tape is provided. The component carrier has a number of cavities formed on one surface thereof for containing components. A pair of spaced first and second guide plates that function to guide one surfac... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7106420 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method The present invention relates to a lithographic apparatus including a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of a substrate held on a substrate support, the patterned beam of radiation being patterned with a patterni... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094618 | Methods for marking a packaged semiconductor die including applying tape and subsequently marking the tape The present invention provides a method and apparatus for marking a semiconductor wafer or device. The method and apparatus have particular application to wafers or devices which have been subjected to a thinning process, including backgrinding in particular. The pr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070495 | Meat rolling device and method for treating meat Embodiments of the invention provide a more efficient method for treating meat. In one embodiment, a rolling device includes several rolling units comprising in turn several rollers. To optimize the treatment process, sheeting with a degree of play is placed over th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7028831 | Magnetic specimen-transport system for automated clinical instrument A magnetic specimen-transport system for transporting racks of specimen-containers to or within an automated clinical instrument for analysis and/or processing. The magnetic specimen-transport system that is adapted to transport magnetically-attractable racks of spe... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6991422 | Method and unit for transferring blanks A method and unit for transferring blanks on a packing machine, whereby stacks of blanks are transferred from a platform, on which the blanks are arranged in stacks, to a store wherein the blanks are packed successively and seamlessly along a path for supply to a pi... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6977429 | Manufacturing system and apparatus for balanced product flow with application to low-stress underfilling of flip-chip electronic devices A system (100) for manufacturing product, in which a first work station (101) is operable to perform a first manufacturing action on the product parts; this first station has a first entrance (101a) and a first exit 101b). A... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966427 | Pallet/skid power roll system An apparatus moves a plurality of transport media along a path of travel. The plurality of transport media define at least two groups of transport media, where each group of transport media has substantially identical transverse dimensions with respect to one anothe... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6935201 | Measurement configuration including a vehicle and method for performing measurements with the measurement configuration at various locations A measurement device, i.e. a metrology tool, and a vehicle are combined to provide a mobile metrology in a fabrication facility. Peripheral equipment such as a device transfer unit, for, e.g., FOUPs in semiconductor manufacturing, an electronic control system with, ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931303 | Integrated transport system A transport system within a fabrication system. The fabrication system contains a plurality of tool bays, each of which has a plurality of processing tools for processing articles. The transport system contains a plurality of intrabay transport subsystems, an interb... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918175 | Supply module for feeding electrical components to an automatic placement device A supply module for feeding electrical components to an automatic component-mounting machine has a locking element which is a piezoceramic bending transducer that extends in the longitudinal direction of the supply module along a supply path for the components. A fr... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6863487 | Method and device for transferring storage containers, preferably cassettes for printing plates The invention includes a method and a device for transferring storage containers, especially cassettes for printing plates, in order to reliably and accurately receive both manually inserted cassettes and cassettes from upstream transport systems and upstream storag... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6715978 | Interbay transfer interface between an automated material handling system and a stocker An interbay transfer interface between an automated material handling system and a stocker which includes a conveyor belt positioned juxtaposed to the stocker, a plurality of open-top containers positioned on the conveyor belt, at least two locating pins situated on... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6619903 | System and method for reticle protection and transport A reticle protection and transport system and method for a lithography tool. The system includes an indexer that stores a plurality of reticles and a removable reticle cassette. The removable reticle cassette is comprised of an inner chamber and an outer ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6599477 | Chemical analysis apparatus A chemically analyzing apparatus includes a plurality of reaction containers, a reaction container holder for holding the plurality of reaction containers and for supplying a sample and reagent at predetermined positions, a plurality of reagent containers... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6582174 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus includes a rotation accommodating shelf and a transfer machine. The rotation accommodating shelf is capable of accommodating a plurality of accommodating containers in which substrates are to be loaded. The transfer machin... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572321 | Loader conveyor for substrate processing system A loader conveyor adapted so as to receive a wafer carrier from a transfer conveyor and adapted to terminate at an intersection with a processing system, is provided. Thus, the need for a front-end loader robot may be eliminated.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6565306 | Method of and apparatus for automatically opening and emptying containers for arrays of rod-shaped commodities A series of successive filled and closed containers for filter rod sections or other products of the tobacco processing industry is advanced stepwise along a horizontal path. When the foremost container of the series reaches a given portion of the path, i... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6550133 | Surface mounting apparatus installed with tray feeder The present invention relates to a surface mounting apparatus installed with a tray feeder in which a mounter is, at its one side, installed with a tape reel feeder and is, at its other side, installed with a tray feeder so that various semiconductor devi... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6530733 | Substrate processing pallet and related substrate processing method and machine A substrate processing pallet has a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The top surface has at least one recess adapted to receive a substrate. The recess includes a support structure adapted to contact a portion of a substrate seated in the rec... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6368045 | Multiple index tape feeder and method Disclosed is a tape feeder for use with electronic assembly machines. The feeder simultaneously presents multiple electronic components in a pick up zone for access by a pick up head having a plurality of pick up spindles. The effective feed rate for the ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6283694 | Method and device for the alignment of products In a method for aligning products, the products, being substantially aligned in crossways rows on a first conveyor, are carried by the first conveyor in hollows made in trays through a pickup position at which the products in each row are picked up by a s... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6152283 | Circuit-component supplying method and circuit-component feeder A circuit-component feeder, including an endless belt having an outer surface a portion of which provides a component-carry surface, a stopper disposed adjacent to the component-carry surface, a component lining-up device which lines up, on the component-... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6082954 | Tape feeders and systems using the same A tape feeder 200 includes a sprocket 201 having a plurality of teeth 202 for engaging holes of a tape. A pawl 205 engages selected teeth of sprocket 201. A first lever 203 is coupled to pawl 205 and a second lever 204 is coupled to first lever 203 and a ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6044778 | Method and device for picking up seedlings from seedling tray A method and a device for picking up seedlings from a seedling tray is capable of picking up seedlings by accurately arranging seedling storage cells in opposition to seedling pushing rods irrespective of the transporting tilt of the seedling tray. In the... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5868542 | Magazine conveying device A lead frame magazine conveying device including vertically provided magazine loader and unloader sections and an elevator system which transfers the lead frame magazine between the magazine loader and unloader sections after bringing the magazine to lead... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5784984 | Seedling transportation apparatus for transplantation machine The invention provides a seedling transportation apparatus of a simple structure wherein a new seedling tray can be supplied readily without immediately removing an emptied old seedling tray and does not interfere, when it is moved toward the downstream s... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5779425 | Procedure and facility for handling and transport of wafers in ultra-clean rooms A technique for handling discs, such as wafers for integrated circuits, which must be processed in ultra-clean rooms and which are transported to various workstations for processing. A horizontally extended rail has storage positions therealong where stan... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5700126 | Spool feeding method and spool feeder A spool feeding method comprising transferring a spool box having a plurality of spools with a cord wound on each of them, the spools being arranged with the axial direction of the spools vertical, to a spool takeout position, loading the spools onto a ho... | 12/23/1997 |
