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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7433759 | Apparatus and methods for positioning wafers A method for calibrating a controller of a robotic arm in a microelectronics manufacturing apparatus that includes storing a default position for an edge detector, moving a blade on the robotic arm based on the default position of the edge detector such that at leas... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7340323 | Industrial robot with controlled flexibility and simulated force for automated assembly An industrial robot that uses a simulated force vector to allow a work piece held by the robot end effector to be mated with a work piece whose location and orientation is not precisely known to the robot. When the end effector makes contact with the location and or... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7314344 | Substrate-transporting device The present invention relates to a substrate-transporting device, including a base, a substrate carrier unit and a shaft unit mounted between the base and the substrate carrier unit. The shaft unit has a supporting shaft and a shaft base to support and control rotat... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7207766 | Load lock chamber for large area substrate processing system A load lock chamber and method for transferring large area substrates is provided. In one embodiment, a load lock chamber suitable for transferring large area substrates includes a plurality of vertically stacked single substrate transfer chambers. The configuration... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7181314 | Industrial robot with controlled flexibility and simulated force for automated assembly An industrial robot that has uses a simulated force vector to allow a work piece held by the robot end effector to be mated with a work piece whose location and orientation is not precisely known to the robot. When the end effector makes contact with the location an... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6748996 | Rotation device, method for transferring worn article, method for folding web, device for folding web, and disposable worn article A rotation device includes: an endless guide; and a plurality of moving sections that move while being guided by the guide, wherein an interval between the moving sections can be changed. ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6643563 | Trajectory planning and motion control strategies for a planar three-degree-of-freedom robotic arm A method for moving a substrate to a predetermined location with a specified orientation with a robotic manipulator, the robotic manipulator having a plurality of joint actuators and an end-effector for holding the substrate, wherein the end-effector is i... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6643564 | Method of determining retreat permission position of carrier arm and teaching device thereof A retreat permission position of a carrier arm when the carrier arm is moved back to retreat outside a mounting table after the carrier arm carries a substrate to a position above the mounting table while holding a peripheral portion of the substrate, to ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6618645 | Method of using a specimen sensing end effector to determine angular orientation of a specimen Robot arm (16) end effectors (10, 110, 210) of this invention rapidly and cleanly transfer semiconductor wafers (12) between a wafer cassette (14) and a processing station. The end effectors include fiber optic light transmission sensors (90, 102, 202, 21... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6453214 | Method of using a specimen sensing end effector to align a robot arm with a specimen stored on or in a container Robot arm (16) end effectors (10, 110, 210) of this invention rapidly and cleanly transfer semiconductor wafers (12) between a wafer cassette (14) and a processing station. The end effectors include proximal and distal rest pads (24, 26, 124, 126) having ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6357996 | Edge gripping specimen prealigner Specimen edge-gripping prealigners (8, 80) grasp a wafer (10) by at least three edge-gripping capstans (12) that are equally spaced around a periphery (13) of the wafer. Each edge-gripping capstan is coupled by a continuous synchronous belt (14) to a driv... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6222339 | System and method for controlling attitude of substrate A principal part of an attitude control system comprises: holding means 30 for holding wafers W so that the wafers W are rotatable in circumferential directions; rotation transmitting means 40 for contacting a peripheral portion of each of the wafers W to... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6149376 | Pipe moving method, apparatus and system A system, apparatus and method are disclosed for moving an elongate object such as a pipe between lowered and raised positions, preferably while rotating the object to maintain its shape. The system and method use two apparatuses, an upender and a downend... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5076753 | Lifting and turning device for work objects, especially motor vehicles A lifting and turning device for work objects comprises a stand (14) and a holding frame (10) which is supported thereby and in which the work object is fixable. The holding frame is connected in a vertically adjustable as well as turnable manner with the... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5037261 | Spoon support mechanism in a self-feeding device for handicapped persons A self-feeding device for automatically lifting food off of an eating surface of a plate to an eating position located above the device includes a plate and a plate support. A spoon support mechanism moves a spoon from an upper eating position to a lower ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4813843 | Apparatus for turning a vehicle on its side An apparatus for turning a vehicle on its side comprises a turning member and a supporting device for supporting the turning member for rotation about a generally horizontal first axis of rotation. The supporting device is rotatably connected to the turni... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4699564 | Stone turning apparatus with swing transfer Spaced parallel circular tracks rotate 180 degrees on roller bearings. Matching openings through one edge of each track serve to admit a stone or heavy object into a receiving slot. Parallel roller conveyors line the top and bottom faces of the slot. A pi... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4660404 | Die manipulator Apparatus for manipulating the upper and lower dies of a die set comprising first and second fixtures mounted in laterally spaced relation for movement toward and away from each other. The first fixture has a mechanism providing a die-supporting surface a... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4277213 | Self-feeding device for handicapped persons A self-feeding device for automatically lifting food from the eating surface of a plate to an eating position located above the plate. The plate is supported by a plurality of rollers which are capable of rotating the plate about a predetermined axis. A p... | 07/07/1981 |
| 3949884 | Transporting and lifting vehicle for heavy loads There is disclosed a transporting and lifting vehicle for heavy loads, in particular for converter exchange vessels used in steel production. The vehicle comprises a travelling frame and a lifting frame that carries a lifting means and receives. The conve... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3944083 | Bottom handling apparatus for steel converter vessels A converter vessel bottom handling device having a frame adapted to be supported on a car and which in turn supports a bilaterally movable support table. Four double acting hydraulic lift cylinders are mounted on the support table for vertically moving a ... | 03/16/1976 |
