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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162587 | Method and system for supplying portable gas cylinders A method of supplying a portable medical gas system is provided. The disclosed method includes preparing a portable medical gas system, the portable medical gas system including a cylinder adapted to be filled with medical gas and a gas dispensing valve. The portabl... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8133002 | Method for forming a back-to-back wafer batch to be positioned in a process boot, and handling system for forming the BTB wafer batch A method of forming stacks of wafers. One half of the number of the wafers provided serially in the transfer carrier is transferred out of the transfer carrier in the form of a first wafer stack in a mounted standby position located outside of the transfer carrier, ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8118535 | Pod swapping internal to tool run time Methods, systems and apparatus for swapping pods within a semiconductor processing tool during a substrate processing cycle. A dirty pod carrying a substrate in need of processing is provided within the processing tool, and the substrate is transferred into a proces... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8002514 | Method and system for supplying portable gas cylinders A method of supplying a portable medical gas system is provided. The disclosed method includes preparing a portable medical gas system, the portable medical gas system including a cylinder adapted to be filled with medical gas and a gas dispensing valve. The portabl... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7891937 | Adjustable width cassette for wafer film frames An expandable width cassette for storing and transporting thin planar objects of different widths is provided. The cassette 10 includes two side panels 12 of fixed height opposite and parallel to one another having a series of elongated slots on the in... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7815412 | Substrate distribution method A glass substrate distribution system includes a cassette, a first transmission mechanism, and a second transmission mechanism. The first transmission mechanism transmits the glass substrate to several standby positions outside the cassette. The second transmission ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794195 | Datum plate for use in installations of substrate handling systems A datum plate is provided for use in installations of substrate handling systems. The datum plate has a set of predetermined attachment locations adapted to couple the datum plate to a chamber; a set of predetermined attachment locations adapted to couple one or mor... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7645114 | Viscous product transportation trailer Described herein is a transport tank trailer having a tank that can be used to more completely and effectively transport, store, load and unload a viscous product, such as a viscous liquid product, or liquid with solid(s) in suspension. Materials for transport, stor... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7621714 | Pod clamping unit in pod opener, pod corresponding to pod clamping unit, and clamping mechanism and clamping method using pod clamping unit An object of the present invention is to provide a clamping mechanism and the like, which have no likelihood of contacting the under surface of a pod when the pod is mounted on a mounting board at a loading port. To achieve the object, as an unit for clamping the po... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621715 | Method and equipment for batch handling and transfer of tobacco products In a manufacturing system utilizing a cigarette maker linked to a packer, cigarettes temporarily surplus to requirements are stored in containers, each provided with an opening by way of which it can be filled and emptied. A full container is picked up by a first pi... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7553121 | Front-loadable refuse container having side-loading robotic arm with motors and other mass mounted at rear of container and use of same with front-loading waste-hauling vehicle having hydraulic front forks or other retractably engageable lift means A front-loading, refuse collecting vehicle is modularly provided with a combination of a low-profile, front-loadable waste bin (intermediate container) and one or more, side-loading robotic arms. To reduce mechanical stresses along couplings between the vehicle and ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7476073 | Vacuum processing method A vacuum processing apparatus and method includes at least one vacuum processing chamber, at least one carriage for carrying the sample from a given cassette into and out of the vacuum processing chamber. A controller performs carriage control for carrying the sampl... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7445419 | Trailer/cart for landscaping use A portable cart/trailer containing a bin by which a landscaping supply company can deliver landscaping materials. The cart/trailer and bin being left at the job site until it is emptied and returned to the provider of the landscaping materials. The trailer includes ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442000 | Method and device for extracting electronic components from tubes and electronic component feeding device Method for extracting electronic components (8, 8′, 8″) from a tube (7), the electronic components (8, 8′, 8″) being extracted from the tube (7) with pneumatic means. Device for extracting electronic components (8, 8′, 8â... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7367773 | Apparatus for combining or separating disk pairs simultaneously Various methods and apparatus are provided for merging and demerging pairs of disks. In one embodiment, pairs of merged disks are first separated and then transferred to separate cassettes such that all of the disks in the separate cassettes are oriented in the same... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347657 | Simplified refuse collection apparatus Refuse collection apparatus including a collection container grasping mechanism and a lifting and dumping mechanism. The grasping mechanism includes a pair of grasping arms mounted for movement between an at-rest position and a grasping position, springs attached to... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334690 | Substrate supporting rod and substrate cassette using the same A substrate-supporting rod (4) includes a resin body (41) and a metal rod (43). The resin body (41) includes a body portion (411) being cylinder-shaped and having a first through hole (413) in a direction of the axis thereof... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314345 | Semiconductor container opening/closing apparatus and semiconductor device manufacturing method When a conventional semiconductor container opening/closing apparatus opens a lid of a semiconductor container, foreign particles enter into the container from outside through a gap between the container and a wall surface of the container opening/closing apparatus ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309203 | Multi-modal container handling system A multi-modal container handling system includes a tool presentation platform mounted to a multi-axis robot. The platform has a number of mechanically locking collets for handling either empty or full containers, and a number of multi-jawed grippers telescopically m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7229242 | System and method for unloading bulk powder from large bulk containers The present invention is directed to a system and a method to unload bulk powders from large bulk containers. The system and method are particularly useful for unloading bulk cohesive powders. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225934 | Cassette for receiving glass substrates Disclosed is a cassette for receiving glass substrates therein. The cassette includes lower and upper rectangular plates, support bars vertically installed between the lower and upper rectangular plates and having a plurality of first gap maintenance rings aligned l... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220095 | Self-threading component tape feeder The present invention is a method and apparatus for the automatic loading and advancement of component feeder tape in a component feeder for use with a pick-and-place system. The feeder employs sensing technology to determine when a component tape leader is inserted... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7165927 | Automated material handling system for semiconductor manufacturing based on a combination of vertical carousels and overhead hoists An Automated Material Handling System (AMHS) that allows an overhead hoist transport vehicle to load/ unload parts directly to/from storage units included in the system. The AMHS includes an overhead hoist transport subsystem and a vertical carousel stocker having a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165928 | Seed cotton handling system Wrapped cotton bales transported from a cotton harvest area to a receiver at the gin are moved intact to a position generally above a receiver upstream of the ginning equipment. As the bales are supported and conveyed, knife or similar cutting structure severs a por... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163110 | Adjustable cassette for accommodating substrates and method for adjusting same An adjustable cassette (1) for accommodating substrates includes a frame (10), a pair of supporting plate (20) with a plurality of retaining members (208) facing each other, and an adjusting means for joining of the supporting plates to t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159375 | Multi-product accumulating and packing system A distinctive method and apparatus (20) for accumulating different types of individual articles (28) can include a delivery device (132) which provides an initial-plurality (134) of an initial-type of individual articles. At least a first... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7118320 | Multiple compartment waste collection container The present invention relates to a refuse collection system for use in association with a transport vehicle. The system comprises a container having multiple internal compartments and a refuse-receiving trough divided into a plurality of trough-shaped receptacles, e... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114908 | Method and apparatus for stacking semiconductor wafers An apparatus for stacking semiconductor wafers comprises a housing configured to releasably maintain a plurality of semiconductor wafers in fixed positions relative to the housing. The apparatus also includes a transfer guide proximate to the housing, the transfer g... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111536 | Mailpiece perforating/cutting system A method for expelling air out of mailpieces includes the steps of creating a stack of the mailpieces; cutting an opening in at least some of the mailpieces; jogging the stack of mailpieces; and subjecting the stack of mailpieces to at least one compression/decompre... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101138 | Extractor/buffer An automated material handling system that includes an extractor/buffer apparatus capable of simultaneously accessing multiple Work-In-Process (WIP) parts, thereby providing a highly efficient interface between WIP storage locations and transport equipment. The extr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096649 | Method and apparatus for integrated circuit storage tube retention pin removal and insertion While the manufacturing of integrated circuits (IC) has become a mostly automated process, the loading of the ICs into storage and shipping tubes 105 still requires a large amount of human interaction. A major stumbling block to the automation is the removal ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086540 | Storage cassette with positionable stoppers and method for operating the same A storage cassette (1) for accommodating substrates includes a box-shaped case (10) having a space and defining an entrance for inserting the substrates into the space; and a pair of stopping mechanisms (60) each including a top first locating m... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069848 | Mobile apparatus for crushing containers The present invention provides a mobile crusher for crushing containers such as 55-gallon drums. The apparatus includes a crusher head and crusher base, each of which are quickly and easily attached to a forklift. When actuated, the forks of the forklift drive the c... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067018 | Automated system for handling and processing wafers within a carrier A workpiece handling and processing system has a interface section for loading wafers from cassettes into carriers. The wafers are lifted out of cassettes by a buffer elevator and moved into a position over an open carrier by a buffer robot. A comb elevator lifts co... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051887 | Supporting column and cassette using the same A supporting column (30) of the present invention includes a main body (31) and a stiff shaft (33). The main body (31) includes a half-sleeve shaft (319) and a plurality of parallel wing panels (317) encircling portions of t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048493 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device which prevents foreign particles from being drawn into a semiconductor container containing semiconductor wafers When a conventional semiconductor container opening/closing apparatus opens a lid of a semiconductor container, foreign particles enter into the container from outside through a gap between the container and a wall surface of the container opening/closing apparatus ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048316 | Compound angled pad end-effector This invention provides a method and a support device for a wafer transfer process which has a first vertical, second horizontal and third compound angled surfaces, as well as a pair of sidewalls all contiguously connected to one another. The third surface has at le... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040856 | Container and method for transporting a syringe containing radioactive material A method and apparatus for transporting syringes containing radioactive material. The apparatus includes a radiopharmaceutical pig having an inner chamber in which a sharps container can be secured. The sharps container has a housing and an attachable cap. The metho... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039495 | Management of multiple types of empty carriers in automated material handling systems Management of multiple types of empty carriers in automated material handling systems. In one embodiment, an automated material handling system (AMHS) includes a plurality of material carriers including a plurality of empty carriers classified into two or more types... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018164 | Auxiliary pipe loading device A pipe handling device with an auxiliary pipe loading device for use with a horizontal boring machine is disclosed. The auxiliary pipe loading device includes an auxiliary pipe receiving member that is connected to a pipe handling assembly at a location remote from ... | 03/28/2006 |
