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| 8145349 | Pre-aligner search Methods and systems, in one embodiment, for receiving a warped flexible wafer to be transferred between a first mechanism and a second mechanism are described. The method and system senses a first vacuum suction between the warped flexible wafer and the first mechan... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135493 | Sheet stacking apparatus, sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A recording material stacking apparatus equipped with a plurality of discharge ports and a plurality of stacking trays can be set to normal mode and large capacity stacking mode each having a different maximum loading capacity. A stacking tray on the upper side has ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8121722 | Powered mobile storage system with select and drag operation and selectable aisle width feature The present invention is a mobile storage system that includes a number of mobile storage units movably disposed with respect to one another and including a logic system. A signal from a motion control actuator on a mobile storage unit which is to move where an aisl... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8090470 | Method and system for optimizing containers in a block A method for optimizing the position of a plurality of containers in a block, including at least one crane configured to move the containers is provided. A crane control unit (CCU) is provided in which the following steps are performed: identifying a selected contai... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090469 | Printing medium conveying apparatus and printing medium conveying method A printing medium conveying technique is disclosed for moving a printing medium in a sub scanning direction. The technique involves controlling the moving of the printing medium through feedback control using a speed profile. The speed profile includes an accelerati... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8041449 | Bulk feeding disk drives to disk drive testing systems A method of supplying disk drives to a disk drive testing system includes placing a disk drive tote, carrying multiple disk drives, in a presentation position accessible to an automated transporter of the disk drive testing system. The method includes actuating the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036771 | Transportation vehicle system and method of controlling transportation vehicle A transportation vehicle measures its own absolute position, and transmits the measured absolute position to a ground controller. The ground controller keeps track of positions of a plurality of transportation vehicles in real time, and sends running instructions to... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036772 | Process and apparatus for monitoring sheet-like products transported by clamps The invention relates to a first product (20) which supports identification information (30) and a second product (22) which, optionally, supports identification information (30′). Said first and second products are maintained and trans... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8019463 | Reconfigurable light-directed pick/put system The present invention is directed to a reconfigurable light-directed pick/put system which includes at least one stationary storage bay unit including a plurality of reconfigurable physical storage locations for containing stored items to be picked and a plurality o... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7987017 | System and process for improving container flow in a port facility A system and process for improving container flow within a port facility, including improved equipment and software for controlling operation and flow of the equipment in the part facility. The system may include a port facility geographically arranged to separate l... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7941242 | Apparatus and method to provide redundant accessor availability A method to provide redundant accessor availabilty in an automated data storage library. The method provides a data storage and retrieval system comprising one or more data storage devices a robot accessor and a gripper. Either at the same time or at a later time, t... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7920940 | Portable data storage cartridge comprising a first information storage medium and a second information storage medium A portable data storage cartridge comprising a housing, a first information storage medium removeably disposed within the housing, a holographic data storage medium disposed within the housing, wherein the housing is formed to include an aperture, and wherein the ho... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7912574 | System and method for transporting inventory items A method for transporting inventory items includes moving a mobile drive unit to a first point within a workspace. The first point is a location of an inventory holder. The method further includes docking the mobile drive unit with the inventory holder and moving th... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7899576 | Method and apparatus for controlling the spatial position of repetitive units An apparatus and method for a system for synchronously positioning repetitive units spatially comprising a plurality of repetitive units, each attached on an end of a plurality of arms, each angularly attached on an opposing end to a computer-controlled rotating axl... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7831333 | Method for the automatic transfer of a load hanging at a load rope of a crane or excavator with a load oscillation damping and a trajectory planner The invention relates to a method for the transfer of a load hanging at a load rope of a crane or excavator comprising a slewing gear, a luffing mechanism and a hoisting gear comprising a computer-controlled regulator for the damping of the load oscillation which ha... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7818088 | System and method for tracking inventory An RFID enabled paper roll includes a tubular core, a paper stock wound around the core, and a radio frequency integrated circuit electrically coupled to an antenna and positioned on the core. A system for reading a radio frequency integrated circuit positioned on a... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7809466 | Transportation system and transportation method In the case of transporting an article to a load port which is occupied by another article, at the time of generating a transportation command, estimated arrival time T1 when the article arrives at the load port and estimated removal time T2 when the a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7801640 | Continuous item picking in a distribution center using coordinated item picking periods A facility for scheduling the picking of a plurality of items specified for an item shipment is described. When a first-picked item of the plurality is picked, the facility selects a first period of time of a target length during which the first-picked item is expec... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7778727 | Electronic component inspection apparatus An electronic component inspection apparatus includes an inspection socket which inspects a component, a tray disposition area in which a component waits before it is inspected, tray disposition areas which store a component after it has been inspected, components t... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774093 | Method for obtaining a random sampling The invention relates to a method of obtaining a random sample. The method includes randomly selecting a sample of a mailing at a DMU. This sample is then analyzed for conformance with United States Postal Service standards. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7774094 | Selecting a source cluster by measuring system factors, calculating a mount-to-dismount lifespan, and selecting the source cluster in response to the lifespan and a user policy An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for selecting a source cluster in a distributed storage configuration. A measurement module measures system factors for a plurality of clusters over a plurality of instances. The clusters are in communication over a net... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7756601 | Intuitive controller for vertical lift assist device A vertical control mechanism for a vertical lift assist device is provided in which a rotational twist grip element is in direct communication with a control signal that generates analog input signals corresponding to an operator's intended vertical destination of a... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7756602 | Vehicle entertainment and gaming system An entertainment system is for a vehicle and includes a vehicle environment sensor apparatus that captures data indicative of the vehicle's environment and that generates a vehicle environment data feed. A video game console is electronically coupled to the vehicle ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751927 | Method and apparatus for automatic loading of dumper A method for loading a dumper with broken rock or the like and an apparatus for implementing the method. In the method, a loading area is defined for the dumper. The dumper is stopped at the loading area at a predefined position for loading. An emptying area is corr... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7711448 | Image forming system and inserter device A control command communicated between a print control section and a finisher control section are relayed by an inserter control section. The print control section and the finisher control section generate the control command without taking into account processing a... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7698018 | Ring management system A production system capable of further improving production efficiency and quality. The ring management system includes size measurement unit for measuring size of the ring, first convey unit for moving the ring w whose size has been measured, a first stocker having... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7680559 | Wafer movement control macros A computer-implemented method for creating a set of wafer transfer instructions configured to transfer a wafer between an origination wafer-holding location and a destination wafer-holding location in a plasma cluster tool, which has a plurality of wafer-holding loc... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680560 | Sheet stacking apparatus, sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A recording material stacking apparatus equipped with a plurality of discharge ports and a plurality of stacking trays can be set to normal mode and large capacity stacking mode each having a different maximum loading capacity. A stacking tray on the upper side has ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672752 | Sorting workpieces to be portioned into various end products to optimally meet overall production goals A method is provided for sorting incoming products (e.g., chicken butterflies) to be portioned into two or more types of end products (e.g., sandwich portions, strips, nuggets, etc.) to meet production goals. The method includes generally four steps. First, informat... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7596425 | Substrate detecting apparatus and method, substrate transporting apparatus and method, and substrate processing apparatus and method A substrate is supported by planes of four substrate supporters arranged on the top surface of a transport arm. Three ultrasonic distance measuring sensors are fixed on a fixing base arranged above the substrate. The three ultrasonic distance measuring sensors are a... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7584016 | Item monitoring system and methods An item monitoring system is provided which is operative at points of storage automatically to sense the presence, number of item(s) stored and relative location of items and to generate near real-time item and location data from storage locations so that time-relat... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7580772 | Method of measuring a condition in a mail processing machine using a diagnostic mail unit A method for acquiring data regarding operation of a mail processing system includes the steps of configuring a diagnostic module as a mail piece, inserting the diagnostic module into a stream of mail being processed by the mail processing system, and collecting dat... | 08/25/2009 |
| RE40797 | Batching of objects A prospect is generated for filling a batch with at least one item having at least one characteristic property. The prospect is used to assign an item to a batch having at least one batch shortage expressed in terms of the at least one characteristic property. A fir... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7536239 | Chemical substance total management system, storage medium storing chemical substance management program and chemical substance total management method A chemical substance total management system aids for reduction of release and transferring amount of managing substances in business entities. The system retrieves releasing and transferring amount record relating to predetermined managing substance on the basis of... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7532946 | Chemical substance total management system, storage medium storing chemical substance management program and chemical substance total management method A chemical substance total management system aids for reduction of release and transferring amount of managing substances in business entities. The system retrieves releasing and transferring amount record relating to predetermined managing substance on the basis of... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7515987 | Media library assembly having first data transfer assembly that receives first command signal and transmits second command signal to second data transfer assembly to decrease time-to-data A media library assembly (10) includes a host controller (12), a first data transfer assembly (18A) and a second data transfer assembly (18B), which can be remotely positioned from the first data transfer assembly (18A). The host c... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512458 | System and method for remote baggage check-in A computer-based baggage transportation system includes a client computer and an attendant. The client computer is coupled via a network to a server computer and is configured to check in baggage and passengers from a property that is remote from a common carrier de... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509187 | Wheelchair lift with a rotary sensor used to determine lift position A wheelchair lift having a pivot and a platform. A rotary position sensor is mounted at the pivot and configured to generate an output signal. A controller is configured to receive the output signal of the rotary position sensor and determine the position of the pla... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7447562 | Baggage transportation security system and method In a communications network, such as the Internet system and method for arranging the transportation of baggage for airline passengers. Flight information and baggage information from a user is received via the communications network. Typically this is accomplished ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7435046 | Dynamic carousel robotic workcell A dynamic workcell includes a three dimensional positioning robot positioned adjacent a plurality of operation stations. A plurality of movable part fixtures located adjacent to the robot is also provided. A fixture location controller directing positioning of the p... | 10/14/2008 |
