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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357257 | Thin plate supporting container A thin plate supporting container includes a container body for housing therein semiconductor wafers, a lid unit for closing the container body, and slotted plates for supporting the semiconductor wafers from opposing sides. There are provided an upper fitting porti... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7204384 | Dual cover system with clamping closure mechanism In a cover of a container for a dual cover system, wherein the cover and container have both either a round or a polygonal shape with a seal arranged between the container and the cover and wherein the cover includes at least two clamping closure mechanisms operable... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7153077 | Increasing railcar capacity with auger In an embodiment, a device for increasing railcar capacity is disclosed. The device includes one or more augers that transfer and pack bulk materials into a railcar. In an embodiment, the one or more augers are compression augers. In another embodiment, the device i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7104743 | Vacuum receiver with positive dump valve control A vacuum receiver for a pneumatic conveyor for conveying, e.g., plastic pellets, having a receiving vessel with a material inlet, a material outlet and a conveying gas outlet. A first valve member is provided for opening and closing the conveying gas outlet, and a s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101140 | Apparatus for storage and unloading of granular material The object of the invention is an apparatus for storage of wood chips in a curved-top stockpile the apparatus consisting of a central tower which supports a conveyor for loading the chips and a beam-like turning pile composer, and a unloading beam supported on groun... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6981832 | Wafer handling system A system for processing semiconductor wafers includes adaptations allowing the selective handling of cassettes for both 200-mm wafers and 300-mm wafers. The system is configured initially for handling standard 300-mm FOUP cassettes. Adaptions for handling 200-mm waf... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6966818 | Direct clamp tooling for robotic applications A direct clamp robotic finishing system is provided including a robot, a gripper secured to the robot, and a pair of fingers secured to the gripper. A tray assembly is also provided for supporting a plurality of implants for picking up by the fingers. An implant reo... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6802685 | Device and method for inwardly transferring bulk material into a pneumatic conveyor line In a device for transferring bulk material from a reservoir or a holding space through a lock space into a pneumatic conveyor line—in which the lock space can be closed in relation to the reservoir or holding space by an axially movable closure body and at least o... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6779567 | Rapid transfer port A transfer port apparatus (10) is provided to enable a worker to transfer one or more objects through a sealed passageway provided in the apparatus (10) from one sealed chamber into another sealed chamber. Transfer port apparatus (10) is adapted... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6679672 | Transfer port for movement of materials between clean rooms A transfer port facilitates transfer of a material between clean room modules, and/or between a clean room module and a clean box transporter that can travel through the contaminated ambient environment. A transfer port permits transfer of clean material ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6619338 | Material loading skirt system A material loading skirt system for reducing contamination of material during loading. The material loading skirt system includes a tubular skirt having a narrow end and a broad end, a first elastic band is attached to the broad end of the tubular skirt, ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6595735 | Bulk particulate discharge apparatus and method A bulk particulate handling apparatus and method for transferring material between a first and second site which utilizes a stream of gas to remove material from the flow path. Contamination of the flow-path is thereby reduced by providing the stream of g... | 07/22/2003 |
| 5893399 | Mechanism for reducing emissions of dust from grain bins A mechanism for hindering the escape of grain dust from a grain bin, including baffle units having diagonally extending barrier members and vertically oriented baffle members. First and second sloped side walls of the bin, a cover, and a curtain confine t... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5893567 | Sealing system for sealing an opening An intake/outtake arrangement of a container for a material may communicate with a tube, a transfer container or the like. In order to control intake or outtake of the material container, the intake/outtake arrangement is movable relative to wall means of... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5870886 | Transfer system for transferring objects into a barrier isolator A transfer system for transferring objects into a barrier isolator is provided. The barrier isolator includes a barrier wall to maintain a decontaminated environment in an isolated space. The transfer system includes a port opening located in the barrier ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5735321 | Isolator system An isolator system 10 comprises an isolator 11 moveably mounted on a support 12 and an impervious bag 16 open at one end and sealingly attachable to the isolator 11. A drum 90 containing a substance to be dispensed may be sealingly attached to the isolato... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5715659 | Transfer system for transferring objects into a barrier isolator A transfer system for transferring objects into a barrier isolator is provided. The transfer system includes a port opening located in a barrier wall to provide access to an isolated space. A port barrier film is sealingly located over the port opening, w... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5711427 | Wafer carrier with door A wafer container has an open front defined by a door frame and a door sized for the door frame. The door receiving frame has slots on opposite sides and the door utilizes latching portions that extend and retract from the edge portion of the door into an... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5651472 | Clamping mechanism for clamping closure member of a flowable material container and material handling system having such a clamping mechanism The invention relates to a clamping mechanism for clamping together a closure and a body mounting same, comprising a first member mounting a plurality of clamping devices, and a second member having an over-center part. The first and second members are in... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5636959 | Apparatus for covering a ship's hatch or opening Apparatus for covering a ship's hatch or similar opening that is exposed to weather or environmental conditions, whereby the opening is closable by means of a cover that is at least partially removable. The cover safeguards against water penetration when ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5628683 | System for transferring substrates into clean rooms A system for transferring substrates in a clean room (100) has a box (1) for receiving a cassette (101) that contains the substrates (102), and a bottom (2) that hermetically closes the box (1) and that can be locked and unlocked in the box (1) by a locki... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5546651 | Apparatus for encapsulating space launch payloads A method and apparatus for encapsulating a payload in a shroud and mounting the resulting assembly on a launch vehicle. An encapsulation cell is provided for containing a payload to be encapsulated in a shroud. That cell is maintained at a "clean room" le... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5482161 | Mechanical interface wafer container A standardized mechanical interface (SMIF) pod for use in conjunction with SMIF systems is disclosed. The pod is utilized for transporting article, such as semiconductor wafers or the like, between locations such as SMIF processing stations. The pod inclu... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5451131 | Dockable interface airlock between process enclosure and interprocess transfer container Disclosed is a manufacturing system having isolated islands of "clean room" environment connected by inter-process transfer containers for transfering in-process workpieces. The system has airlock transfer ports between the process enclosures and the inte... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5374148 | Procedure and apparatus for feeding a material into a pressurized space The invention relates to a procedure and an apparatus for feeding solid material into a pressurized space. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a feed chamber (12) communicating with the pressurized space (1) via a gate (13), a piston cylin... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5359785 | Substrate transport apparatus A deck movable between cassettes arranged on a base for storing a plurality of substrates in multiple stages and a substrate cleaning section for cleaning the substrates, supports a substrate fetching arm for fetching the substrates from the cassettes, an... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5302073 | Lift and seal drum dumper A dumper for use in dumping the contents of a container. The dumper includes a hollow receiving portion for receiving therein at least an upper end of the container and an outlet portion for guiding contents emanating from the container to a desired locat... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5295522 | Gas purge system for isolation enclosure for contamination sensitive items A reusable isolation enclosure has a closure member adapted for purging gases from the enclosure. The closure member includes filters and vapor and moisture drains. Replacement of ambient environmental gases in the sealed enclosure is provided. A purge ga... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5291923 | Door opening system and method A reusable isolation structure features an easily cleanable shell. The opening of the shell includes a groove formed around the periphery thereof and is preferably not more than slightly smaller than an interior cross-section of the shell. A closure membe... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5226781 | Process and installation for transferring products from a contaminated enclosure into a second enclosure without contaminating the latter For transferring products from a contaminated enclosure (12) into a second enclosure (16) without contaminating the latter, it is proposed to engage on the contaminated enclosure a transportation container (20), in which is placed an empty transfer chambe... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5192506 | Incubator port closure for automated assay system An automated assay system includes a temperature controlled chamber with a conveyor therein. The conveyor carries berths past a port in a sidewall of the chamber to permit insertion and extraction of assay cartridges via the port into respective ones of t... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5171541 | Fluidized bed discharge process Process for discharging solid particulate products present in a fluidized bed reactor in which the polymerization or copolymerization of alpha-olefins is carried out, in a system consisting of a vessel connected to the reactor by way of a pipe provided wi... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5098245 | High speed wafer handler The present invention describes a loading system for high speed loading of wafers, such as semiconductor wafers, into vacuum chambers for various applications such as inspection or processing using, for example, a SEM. This system provides low contaminati... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5000644 | Bin inlet deflector for a granulator A bin inlet deflector for a granulator wherein the deflector is secured to the screen chamber and encloses the bin to ensure that all granulate is received in the bin and not outside the bin.... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4995430 | Sealable transportable container having improved latch mechanism A transportable, sealable container, for example a SMIF pod, has a box and a box door. The box has a first sealing surface and the box door has a second sealing surface which forms a seal with the first sealing surface when the box door is moved in a seal... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4990045 | Arrangements for unloading bulk material from holds of cargo vessels An arrangement for unloading bulk material from the hold (12) of a freighter (11) which includes a hatch cover (25) in combination with a lifting screw (14) or similar unloading means which is lowered down into the hold (12) via the associated loading hat... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4984510 | System for posting articles into a containment A sphincter seal, to accommodate variations in diameters of drums, is employed at a posting port into a containment. The seal comprises an annular assembly of inner and outer brush seals between which are sandwiched rings of resilient material. An elastic... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4976579 | Flask assembly for contaminated objects A flask assembly for the transfer of objects, in particular objects contaminated by radioactivity, into and out of an enclosure. The assembly includes a levelling system to sit over a posting port in an enclosure for the objects and which supports a stool... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4957221 | Air tight storage silo A improved silo is provided having a pair of pivoting receiver gates overlying a pair of receiver openings and a pair of pivoting discharge gates overlying a pair of discharge openings. A deformable seal is secured to the silo between the receiver opening... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4943199 | Machine tool storage apparatus Machine tool apparatus utilizes a tool magazine provided with first plurality of horizontally extending parallel separate compartments disposed vertically one above the other. A plurality of elongated tool units are disposed in the compartments, each comp... | 07/24/1990 |
