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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7771156 | Method and apparatus for reactor monolith loading A method for delivering a plurality of reactor monoliths into an interior of a reactor includes providing at least one tubular member having an outer wall defining an interior space adapted to allow sliding movement of reactor monolith therethrough, and providing a ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7556472 | Assembly for and method of housing an object, such as fuel cell balance of plant equipment, for transport to and storage at a user location System providing a substantially enclosed piece or pieces of equipment, optionally fuel cell balance of plant equipment, available for shipment and storage at a user location. The system comprises a tool, a housing associated with the tool and having openings in the... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7360985 | Wafer processing apparatus including clean box stopping mechanism The semiconductor wafer processing apparatus includes a clean box having an opening, a lid for closing the opening, a door to be in contact with the lid and to detach the lid from the clean box, a first stopper adapted to move in conjunction with movement of the cle... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7336015 | Method of manipulating wafers A method of manipulating preferable thin wafers, preferably having a thickness of less than 200 Ī¼m, wherein the wafers are placed prior to polishing or another processing step for reducing the thickness thereof on a transportable electrostatic carrier. The wafers r... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7290976 | Semiconductor substrate processing apparatus with a passive substrate gripper According to one aspect of the present invention, a passive substrate gripper, including first and second segments, is provided. The second segment may be connected to the first segment, and the first and second segments may jointly form a substrate support. The sub... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7195440 | Agricultural silo auger system apparatus and method An auger assembly that has three individual augers that function cooperatively to transport silage within a silo. Specifically, the auger assembly is used to manipulate silage during the loading and unloading of a silo. The first and third augers have the same fligh... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7059818 | Method and device for distributing a lumpy bulk material The invention relates to an apparatus and a process for distributing a lumpy bulk material, in particular iron ore which has been at least partially prereduced, onto an extensive surface, in particular onto a fixed bed, this surface extending within a reactor or ves... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7025555 | Sweep auger with drive assembly A sweep auger having an auger that is rotated about its longitudinal axis by a power means and a drive assembly having at least three reduction gears that operatively connect the auger to a drive wheel such that the drive wheel rotates at a speed that is substantial... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976822 | End-effectors and transfer devices for handling microelectronic workpieces Passive end-effectors for handling microelectronic workpieces having a perimeter edge circumscribing a first diameter. In one embodiment, a passive end-effector in accordance with the invention includes a body having a plurality of contact sites located along a circ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6932559 | Catalyst loading method and apparatus A method of loading particulate catalytic material into a reactor tube and a loading apparatus for use in the method. The method comprises providing a loading tube through which catalyst particles pass in a damped motion. The damped motion is provided by mounting a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930050 | Multi-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 |
| 6923098 | Method and apparatus for inspecting and cutting elongated articles A cutting wheel assembly for cutting elongated articles having a cylindrical housing which defines a longitudinal cavity and a circular outer periphery. A plurality of cutting blade support rings are rotatably mounted about the outer periphery of the housing. A plur... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6877598 | Apparatus and method for transferring formed pieces A transfer apparatus transfers tablets ejected from a tableting machine to a container. The transfer apparatus includes a first chute, a cloth chute which serves as a buffer disposed at one end of the first chute, a winding apparatus for lifting the free end of the ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6799932 | Semiconductor wafer processing apparatus A processor for processing articles, such as semiconductor wafers, in a substantially clean atmosphere is set forth. The processor includes an enclosure defining a substantially enclosed clean processing chamber and at least one processing station disposed in the pr... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6652219 | Semiconductor wafer processing apparatus having improved wafer input/output handling system A processor for processing articles, such as semiconductor wafers, includes an enclosure defining a substantially enclosed clean processing chamber and at least one processing station disposed in the processing chamber. An interface section is disposed ad... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648588 | Multiple sided robot blade for semiconductor processing equipment The present invention generally provides a processing system having a robot assembly which includes a multiple sided robot blade that can support a substrate on at least two sides thereof and associated methods to transfer one or more substrates in a proc... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6609876 | Loading 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 containers under clean room conditions. These transporting containers under clean room conditions. The... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6497545 | Under floor unloading system for a crop storage bin A crop material is unloaded from a storage bin by providing a generally triangular pit arranged below the base pad surface of the bin into which crop material can fall from the bin through one of two openings in the base floor. Opening the door of one of ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6471029 | Method and apparatus for distributing particles such as grain A method and apparatus are disclosed in which the apparatus has a hopper and a tube secured to the hopper, the tube having an opening between distal and proximal end portions thereof. The apparatus may have a second tube secured to the first tube at the o... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6431818 | Apparatus and method for loading agricultural material There is provided an apparatus and method for reduced impact loading of impact sensitive materials, such as agricultural seed material, into a bin from above. The loading apparatus includes a door selectively movable between a lower position and an upper ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6409449 | Commissioning system with a high-speed automatic machine and a shelf control unit The invention relates to a commissioning system (1) with at least one high-speed automatic machine (2) which comprises at least one article shelf (3) with article shafts (4) which are adjacently and essentially vertically arranged, preferably in a slightl... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6322317 | Method for forming vertical columns of tobacco in an intermediate reservoir The invention relates to a method and a device for feeding layers of tobacco to an intermediate reservoir, including feeding a continual falling, horizontal shifting stream of tobacco to the intermediate reservoir, the falling stream of tobacco being defl... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6322313 | Apparatus and method for inserting a wafer, substrate or other article into a process module An apparatus and method for inserting and removing a wafer into and from a plating apparatus, includes an elongated primary arm having a wafer seat for supporting the wafer, an elongated secondary arm for supporting the primary arm, and a mounting surface... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6278905 | Method and system for controlling robot arms of automatic guided vehicles on semiconductor wafer production line A method of teaching a plurality of automatic guided vehicles, each of which is provided with at least a robot arm for loading and unloading an article, having the steps of: teaching an original one of the automatic guided vehicles both about reference-po... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6155773 | Substrate clamping apparatus The present invention generally provides a robot that can transfer two workpieces, such as silicon wafers, simultaneously and at increased speeds and accelerations and decelerations. More particularly, the present invention provides a robot wrist associat... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6142726 | Automated chamfering method An apparatus for loading, chamfering and unloading a ceramic or ceramic/polymer substrate for electronic components. An automatic part loader moves substrates in a row as a unit, using a frangible pin to push the parts. The part loader separates the first... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6077019 | Cargo container storage and retrieval system and method The invention relates to a cargo container storage and retrieval system and method. One embodiment of a system according to the present invention includes a vessel having cargo hold with a plurality of bulkheads disposed along a width of the cargo hold to... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5984607 | Transfer apparatus, transfer method, treatment apparatus and treatment method The present invention provides a transfer apparatus and a transfer method capable of reducing the time required for transferring a plurality of to-be-transferred objects, and a treatment apparatus and a treatment method capable of increasing the throughpu... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5895194 | Method and apparatus for loading bulk containers such as railroad cars, with bulk material A method and apparatus for loading a traveling bulk container with bulk material. The bulk container is moved in a traveling direction underneath a loading chute. A bulk material stream is put into motion while the bulk container is being moved in the tra... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5881780 | Apapratus for and method of locating the center of an opening in a vehicle A centering and loading apparatus for locating the center of a fill opening of a vehicle and loading bulk material into the vehicle through the opening is provided which includes a movable loading spout assembly and a locator assembly which locates the fi... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5868545 | Automatic article feeding system A method for stocking a plurality of containers in a stocking device and feeding one container at a time to a robot includes the steps of separately supporting each container in a vertically moveable frame and moving the frame to align a selected containe... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5558484 | Apparatus for dispensing particulate material A dispensing apparatus for particulate matter which distributes the particulate matter, at substantially the same rate, uniformly across a given area. The apparatus is particularly suitable for dispensing particulate matter in a vessel having a centrally ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5547331 | Method for loading bulk material into a cargo container with an aeration/vacuum liner pad system An air permeable pad to help load a bulk cargo into or unload a bulk cargo from a cargo container including a body and a hose. The body, in turn, includes a first, gas permeable layer and a second, gas impermeable layer. The two layers of the body are con... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5520496 | Conveyor sheet cargo container and method This invention generally relates to cargo containers; and more specifically, to cargo containers of the type from which bulk cargo is discharged by pulling a bottom or floor liner out from the container.... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5468122 | Uniform mechanical wet grain unloading system A process for uniformly removing wet grain in a layer of relatively uniform thickness from a wet grain container. Wet grain charged into the grain container is supported on an perforated or air-pervious floor supported above the bottom of the grain contai... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5449263 | Device and method for torque assist of drag arm An apparatus for removing bulk materials from a laterally enclosed storage area wherein the apparatus may be substantially buried within the bulk material (11). The apparatus includes a support column (16) mounted at a base into a support floor (25). An a... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5301844 | Dry solids materials feeder with vibrating mechanism and a method of vibrating various component parts of the feeder A volumetric dry solids materials feeder comprises a supply hopper, a feed trough disposed below the hopper, and an auger disposed in the feed trough to feed out the material. The trough is anchored to a vibration base, on which is mounted a vibratory mec... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5286161 | Method of producing silage removal channel A method of producing a silage removal channel. The method comprises the steps of disposing an inflatable tube within an empty silo, inflating the tube, filling the silo with feedstuff, deflating the tube and then withdrawing the same from the interior of... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5226775 | Method of and apparatus for conveying and storing tablets, pills and like products Tablets, pills or like discrete products are fed into the upper section of an upright conduit to descend into a vessel under the action of gravity. Excessive acceleration of descending products is opposed by an air stream which is induced by a pump and fl... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5180272 | Device and method for outloading bulk materials An apparatus for removing bulk materials from a laterally enclosed storage area wherein the apparatus may be substantially buried within the bulk material (11). The apparatus includes a support column (16) mounted at a base into a support floor (25). An a... | 01/19/1993 |
