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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314343 | Miniature manipulator for servicing the interior of nuclear steam generator tubes A manipulator for servicing tubes extending through a tube sheet having three major components: a base member, a block member, and a foot member. The base member has a holder for supporting tooling or inspection devices. The base member also has at least one gripper... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278812 | Conveyance system A wafer conveyance system is described for transporting one or more wafers that undergo, while being transported, different processes at a plurality of wafer processing apparatuses inside which one or more wares are processed. A hermetically closed chamber is provid... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7054713 | Calibration cassette pod for robot teaching and method of using A calibration cassette pod for robot teaching and a method of using the calibration cassette pod are described. In the calibration cassette pod, a cassette pod body and a cassette pod door are first provided wherein the cassette pod body is constructed of a top pane... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6293750 | Robotics for transporting containers and objects within an automated analytical instrument and service tool for servicing robotics A robotic arm has a pair of gripper fingers designed to grip a variety of containers, including capped and uncapped test tubes as well as containers having unique gripping means. The fingers each have upper and lower projections separated by a groove, the... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5864944 | Mounting apparatus of electronic components and mounting methods of the same An apparatus and method for improving the productivity and accuracy of mounting electronic components on a substrate. The mounting apparatus includes a line-sensor for image recognition, a carriage head 20 having plural nozzles 21a, 21b and 21c aligned al... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5833167 | Transport system for conveying a reel of paper to a reel changer An adaptable carriage arranged in a transfer table located in front of the reel changer of a reel-fed rotary printing machine, the adaptable carriage accommodating a transport means such as, for example, a transport car or a transport cradle, on which the... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5749698 | Substrate transport apparatus and substrate transport path adjustment method A substrate transport path adjustment method allows adjustment of the transport path of a substrate. The substrate is placed between guide members, and a sensor is used to detect the presence of the substrate. The guide members are driven to approach the ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5641264 | Substrate conveying device and method of controlling the same A method of controlling a conveying device having a gripping hand for gripping an article to be conveyed and a conveying mechanism for conveying the gripping hand, wherein a pressing force applied to the gripping hand through the article being conveyed is... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5125790 | Wafer transfer apparatus Apparatus for inserting a semiconductor wafer in a slot of a holding post including a wafer support member or paddle for supporting the wafer and inserting it into a slot and rotation device for rotating the support member by the angle necessary to cause ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5059090 | Two-dimensional positioning apparatus A two-dimensional positioning mechanism, comprising a moveable platform, a first translating device connected to the platform to move the platform in a first direction, and a second translating device connected to the platform to move the platform in a se... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4941800 | Transfer apparatus for plate-like member A transfer apparatus for carrying a semiconductor wafer into a wafer cassette comprising an arm to load a semiconductor wafer thereon, a moving mechanism to move the arm to a wafer cassette, a chucking device to have a wafer attracted to the arm, and an a... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4415305 | Handling apparatus A handling apparatus adapted for transferring machined pieces from one station to another. A hollow cylindrical arm is mounted vertically movable upon a frame which is laterally movable along a guide rail. Within the hollow arm are positioned an operating... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4383795 | Bag transfer apparatus Apparatus for simultaneously pinching a plurality of elongated bags disposed in parallel, side by side relation with one another and transferring the bags. The apparatus includes a gripper mechanism arranged to pinch each bag at two longitudinally spaced ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4381169 | Manipulator A support carriage of a manipulator carries an outrigger arm on which is mounted a grab assembly. Upper and lower jaws pivotal on the assembly about respective superposed upper and lower parallel axes can be moved by an actuator head engaging both of thes... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4247244 | Transfer mechanism A transfer mechanism for use in a header wherein transfer fingers are mounted in a horizontally movable finger head in a manner such that each finger can be deflected, as needed, to engage a workpiece, e.g., at the cut-off station, whether or not it has b... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4074814 | Method and apparatus for controlling surface traversing device A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the movement of a surface traversing apparatus across a member which has an ordered array of openings in it's surface. Move control routines are provided, each of which instruct the traversing apparatus ... | 02/21/1978 |
