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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7258520 | Methods and apparatus for using substrate carrier movement to actuate substrate carrier door opening/closing A system for opening a substrate carrier includes a substrate carrier having an openable portion. The substrate carrier also has an opening mechanism coupled to the openable portion. A substrate transfer location has a support adapted to support a substrate carrier.... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7078262 | Semiconductor wafer transport method and semiconductor wafer transport apparatus using the same A wafer formed thin through a back grinding process is placed on a support table included in an alignment stage. When a faulty suction is caused by a warp of the wafer, a surface of wafer is pressed by a pressing plate to be corrected and held by suction. The wafer ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6979793 | Mail sorting and distributing transfer system To provide a mail sorting and distributing transfer system, which extends transformable time of mail fed from a mail charging line so that the mail can be timely, reliably transferred to conveyor baskets on a mail sorting line, there is a mail sorting and distributi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6955197 | Substrate carrier having door latching and substrate clamping mechanisms In a first aspect, an automatic door opener is provided that includes (1) a platform adapted to support a substrate carrier; (2) a door opening mechanism adapted to open a door of the substrate carrier while the substrate carrier is supported by the platform; and (3... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6500737 | System and method for providing defect free rapid thermal processing A system and method for providing substantially defect free rapid thermal processing. The present invention includes a wafer processing system used to process semiconductor wafers into electronic devices. In accordance with the present invention, once the... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6427095 | Universal multi-tool adapter for reconfiguring a wafer processing line Wafer processing time and handling is reduced by coupling a retrofitable processing tool between two standard processing tools. In an example embodiment, the retrofitable tool includes a metrology unit, which is coupled between two processing tools, that ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6357985 | System for the automatic loading and/or unloading of products A system for the automatic loading and/or unloading of products comprises a store (13, 19) with shelves inclined and provided with a mobile transversal blocking means (9, 12), and at least one traveling lift (3) provided with mobile bearing tops (4), also... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6139240 | Orthogonal type branching conveyer for diverting articles carried by a conveyer in an automated warehouse An automated warehouse includes a plurality of article storage shelves having a plurality of article storage sections arranged therein . An article may be conveyed from a main conveyer at one end of the shelves through a branching conveyer to a transfer a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5395206 | Method and apparatus for filling orders in a warehouse A system for filling orders in a warehouse utilizes a main conveyor for routing items in the warehouse, including to a primary and secondary picking area. The primary picking area is used for picking high volume items, and is subdivided into multiple subg... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5195641 | Sorting line for processing envelopes, particularly for photographic laboratories A sorting line for processing envelopes, particularly for photographic laboratories, including at least one endless conveyor, for a plurality of boxes, provided with a base which opens under a command correlated with the position of the boxes along their ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5147048 | Sorting line for processing envelopes, particularly for photographic laboratories A sorting line for processing envelopes for photographic laboratories including a feeder unit of the processing envelopes to be sorted, a main leg for supporting and guiding a first endless conveyor for a plurality of boxes provided with a base which open... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4290722 | Method for using timber sorting compartments and a sorting compartment for said method There is provided a method and apparatus whereby pieces of timber are sorted into lots on supporting arms which are suspended by flexible and extensible members. As the timber is added, the arms are lowered and finally extend down to a conveyor apparatus.... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4219120 | Method and apparatus for handling both green and dried timber lengths A method and apparatus for handling lengths of timber which are both green and dried include the feature of simultaneously conveying, by way of suitable conveyors, both the green timber and the dried timber to a given location from where the two different... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4026425 | Article collection apparatus An apparatus for collection of articles at the discharge ends of article sorting machines, particularly a plurality of sorting machines that are arranged one above the other in elevation, and where it is desired to collect articles discharged by the multi... | 05/31/1977 |
