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Class 414/222.12 - With reciprocating arm


Subclass of Class 414 - Material or article handling
Definition: Subject matter wherein the apparatus includes an extended
No. of patents: 33
Last issue date: 05/01/2012


NumberTitleIssue Date
8167523Singulation handler comprising vision system
Singulation handler is provided which comprises a loading zone where a carrier mechanism receives and holds an electronic component and a singulation zone where the electronic component held by the carrier mechanism is singulated. A loader that is movable along an a...
05/01/2012
7320491Object handling apparatus and method
A method and an apparatus for handling objects, in particular discs such as CD's having an aperture therein defining a rim. The apparatus comprises a first set of jaws moveable towards and away from one another and a second set of jaws moveable towards and away from...
01/22/2008
7179044Method of removing substrates from a storage site and a multiple substrate batch loader
A substrate handling robot includes an arm drive mechanism. A first arm is connected to the arm drive mechanism. A multiple substrate batch loader is connected to the first arm. A second arm is also connected to the arm drive mechanism. A single plane end effector i...
02/20/2007
7165317Electrode extension sheet for use in a lapping apparatus
The present invention is an object to provide an apparatus or a method making it possible to easily effect connection between additional electrodes, etc. and lead electrodes when performing a processing for achieving a predetermined throat height value or crown proc...
01/23/2007
7120995Apparatus for mounting semiconductors
An apparatus for mounting semiconductors contains a bonding station, whereby the bonding station comprises a wafer table for presenting the semiconductor chips, a substrate table and a pick and place system with a bondhead with a chip gripper. Part of the wafer tabl...
10/17/2006
7096567Method for measuring amount of grinding in magnetic head producing process
The present invention is an object to provide an apparatus or a method making it possible to easily effect connection between additional electrodes, etc. and lead electrodes when performing a processing for achieving a predetermined throat height value or crown proc...
08/29/2006
7013198Robotic carousel workstation
A storage and retrieval apparatus including a robotic device capable of gripping items stored in the apparatus and delivering the item to a separate, proximate instrument. The items to be stored are loaded from the outside of the apparatus at each face of the hexago...
03/14/2006
6949143Dual substrate loadlock process equipment
One embodiment relates to a loadlock having a first support structure therein to support one unprocessed substrate and a second support structure therein to support one processed substrate. The first support structure is located above the second support structure. T...
09/27/2005
6930050Multi-chamber system having compact installation set-up for an etching facility for semiconductor device manufacturing
A multi-chamber system of an etching facility for manufacturing semiconductor devices occupies a minimum amount of floor space in a cleanroom by installing a plurality of processing chambers in multi-layers and in parallel along a transfer path situated between the ...
08/16/2005
6835040Laser cutting plate conveyor
An overhead conveyor system transports a selectable workpiece from vertically extending storage racks having a plurality of horizontally extending shelves with stationary stacks of workpieces to be processed on each shelf. Each shelf includes horizontally spaced she...
12/28/2004
6818108Chamber for the transport of workpieces in a vacuum atmosphere, a chamber combination and a method for transporting a workpiece
A vacuum chamber for transporting at least one workpiece has two or more openings defining respective opening areas for treating or handling the at least one workpiece. A transport device is arranged relative to the openings and includes a drive shaft rotatable arou...
11/16/2004
6647846Machine tool with feed system
A machine tool having a C-shaped frame has a workpiece processing station adjacent the open end of the throat, and an elongated guide rail extends in a first axis perpendicularly to the throat. A carrier extends along the guide rail, and a multiplicity of...
11/18/2003
6578257Semi-automated media rework tool
A media rework tool for discs and/or a spindle motor carrying a disc pack is disclosed that has a slider plate mounted on a base for lateral movement between a retracted position and an extended position. The slider plate holds a spindle motor with a disc...
06/17/2003
6574857Assembly device
An assembly device, in particular a fully automatic assembly device for producing microsystem technical products and for assembling components in the semiconductor industries, comprising an assembly table, at least one material transport system that trans...
06/10/2003
6517691Substrate processing system
A substrate processing system includes a primary processing assembly and secondary processing assembly. The secondary processing assembly has one or more interconnected modules and includes one or more process stations. The primary and secondary processin...
02/11/2003
6503365Multi-chamber system having compact installation set-up for an etching facility for semiconductor device manufacturing
A multi-chamber system of an etching facility for manufacturing semiconductor devices occupies a minimum amount of floor space in a cleanroom by installing a plurality of processing chambers in multi-layers and in parallel along a transfer path situated b...
01/07/2003
6488778Apparatus and method for controlling wafer environment between thermal clean and thermal processing
An apparatus and method for controlling wafer temperature and environment is provided. The apparatus includes a batch processing fixture for batch processing wafers at a first elevated temperature. The batch of wafers is not substantially ramped in temper...
12/03/2002
6468353Method and apparatus for improved substrate handling
A method and apparatus are provided for substrate handling. In a first aspect, a temperature adjustment plate is located below a substrate carriage and is configured such that a substrate may be transferred between the temperature adjustment plate and the...
10/22/2002
6375403Loading and unloading station for semiconductor processing installations
In a loading and unloading station for semiconductor processing installations, the object of the present invention is to ensure charging proceeding from transporting containers under clean room conditions. These transporting containers themselves serve as...
04/23/2002
6340296System for producing optical data carriers
A system for producing disc-like optical data carriers comprises an injection-molding machine for manufacturing a disc-like substrate, and a finishing device for applying a reflective layer to the substrate and for applying a protective layer to the refle...
01/22/2002
6319373Substrate transfer apparatus of substrate processing system
A substrate transfer system is used in an in-line film deposition system. The substrate transfer system is provided with an auxiliary vacuum chamber and a main vacuum chamber. The auxiliary vacuum chamber has a plurality of first substrate cassettes. The ...
11/20/2001
6312519Transferring device for optical discs being processed in a disc manufacturing assembly, disc manufacturing assembly incorporating the transferring device, and associated transferring method
A transferring device which operates on an apparatus for producing optical discs comprising several different work stations, each arranged to perform a predetermined operation on the discs being processed. The transferring device performs a sequential tra...
11/06/2001
6236902Apparatus and method for retaining a device for processing
In a device processing system, an apparatus and method for retaining a device that is to be transferred to or from the apparatus at a transfer location and processed at a processing location that is spaced from the transfer location is shown and described...
05/22/2001
6158941Substrate transport apparatus with double substrate holders
A substrate processing apparatus having a supply of substrates, a substrate transport module, and a substrate processing module. The transport module has a movable arm assembly and two substrate holders mounted to the movable arm assembly. The substrate h...
12/12/2000
6148988Automatic pallet changer
An automatic pallet changer is composed of a pallet lifting mechanism and a revolving mechanism. The pallet lifting mechanism has a pallet platform and a lifting rod which is fastened with the bottom of the pallet platform. The pallet platform and the lif...
11/21/2000
6062798Multi-level substrate processing apparatus
A substrate processing apparatus having a substrate transport and substrate processing chambers. The substrate transport has a transport chamber and a transport mechanism. The transport mechanism has a rotatable drive, an arm pivotably connected to the dr...
05/16/2000
5876280Substrate treating system and substrate treating method
The present invention provides a substrate treating system for successively treating a plurality of substrates W under an air-conditioned environment. The system comprises an outer casing provided with a cassette transfer port through which a cassette is ...
03/02/1999
5632588Automatic tool changer
A production line which includes a shuttle conveyor extending between two work stations. A first transfer device for transferring a workpiece from one of the work stations to the conveyor and a second transfer device for transferring the workpiece to the ...
05/27/1997
4982553Automatic test tube plug extraction apparatus
A rack, with a plurality of test tubes arranged on it, in m columns and n rows, is transported into a main housing by a rack-inlet mechanism. In the main housing, tube-extracting mechanism extracts the tubes from rack, row by row, while the rack is being ...
01/08/1991
4955775Semiconductor wafer treating apparatus
An apparatus is disclosed which can automatically load semiconductor wafers into a vertical type heat treatment furnace and unload treated semiconductor wafers out of the heat treatment furnace. The semiconductor wafer treating apparatus comprises exchang...
09/11/1990
4856904Wafer inspecting apparatus
Semiconductor wafer inspecting apparatus comprises plural supports each adapted to support a wafer to be inspected and a feeder for feeding a wafer to each of the plural supports. The apparatus can effect accurate and rapid positioning of the wafer....
08/15/1989
4648786Press machine
A press machine has a transfer device for transferring blanks to be machined from a blank supply station to a blank machining station. The transfer device includes a rail extending in the longitudinal direction of a bed of the press machine and mounted in...
03/10/1987
4645401Magnetic disc handling system
A system for loading and unloading of magnetic discs into and out of a processing chamber in a manner to provide and maintain the discs in spaced positions from each other. A quantity of discs are contained within respective slots of a cartridge carrier m...
02/24/1987
 
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