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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386408 | Parallel kinematic machine, calibration method of parallel kinematic machine, and calibration program product A parallel kinematic machine has a parallel kinematic mechanism including an end effecter and a parallel link mechanism. A numerical control device controls a position and orientation of the end effecter based on kinematics of the parallel kinematic mechanism. A pos... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7189049 | Robot unit The present invention relates to a method for rapid transfer of a work object in both the horizontal and vertical directions using a robot unit (10) having a gripping mechanism (12) preferably from one workstation (3) to another (4), the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7121198 | Screen-printing machine with a device for transferring objects to be printed The screen-printing machine (10) comprises: a print station (12); at least one support surface (40A, 40B) for supporting the objects away from the print station (12); and ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7066707 | Wafer engine An integrated system is disclosed for workpiece handling and/or inspection at the front end of a tool. The system comprises a rigid member of unitary construction such as a metal plate which mounts to the front of a tool associated with a semiconductor process. The ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6594342 | Anti-scatter grid, method, and apparatus for forming same An anti-scatter grid for radiography includes a plurality of generally radiation absorbing elements and a plurality of generally non-radiation absorbing elements in which the generally non-radiation absorbing elements include a plurality of voids. Desirab... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6459956 | Safety device for use with an industrial robot A robot system including a robot body, a plurality of safety devices to stop the operation of the robot body, connecting portions respectively disposed between the plurality of safety devices, and output device to transmit an output signal to external equ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6430473 | Power assist apparatus and control method for same A power assist apparatus includes an autonomously mobile base on which a manipulator for holding a load is mounted. The movement of the mobile base is controlled such that when the manipulator tip is within a prescribed operating region relative to the mo... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6374996 | Circuit board carrier The present invention relates to a circuit board carrier including a carrier sliding between a conveyor and a holder disposed at the lower part of a main machine. The carrier includes a sliding rail disposed at the top of a main machine above the conveyor... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374982 | 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... | 04/23/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5908122 | Sway control method and system for rotary cranes Methods and apparatuses for reducing the oscillatory motion of rotary crane payloads during operator-commanded or computer-controlled maneuvers. An Input-shaping filter receives input signals from multiple operator input devices and converts them into out... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5894754 | System for producing bent sheet-metal articles and components of the system The system for producing bent sheet-metal articles comprises a bending machine (80) having a punch (84) and a die (86) which cooperate with each other and define a bending space, and a manipulator (64) having a movable head (76) which can grip a piece of ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5855540 | System for performing work in a hot cell A system for performing work in a hot cell includes a support arm having a first end and a second end and a movable arm having an end selectively engageable with the first end to form a rigid connection. Complementary coupling devices are disposed on the ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5847528 | Mechanism for control of position and orientation in three dimensions The subject invention provides a parallel or closed loop mechanism for moving and positioning a member in space. The mechanism includes three branches each provided with at least two link members being serially connected together by a spherical elbow join... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5741113 | Continuously rotatable multiple link robot arm mechanism A multiple link robot arm mechanism uses first and second motors capable of synchronized operation to permit movement of the robot arm hand along a curvilinear path as the extension of the hand changes. A motor controller controls the first and second mot... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5667353 | Robot system A robot system includes a support assembly and a robot arm. The robot arm includes a platform and a carriage movable back and forth along the platform. A shuttle is movable back and forth along the carriage. A first belt and pulley system is provided for ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5658121 | Robot system A robot system has an enhanced cooling efficiency of the interior of a robot controller thereof. A robot mechanical unit has a base with an internal vacant space. The robot controller is arranged in close contact with the base of the robot mechanical unit... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5634376 | Transfer unit A first motor is fitted to a threaded shaft onto which first and second nuts are screwed, a first holder to which a second motor for rotating the first nut is fixed is fitted to the shaft, the first holder is provided with a first bracket to which one end... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5599159 | Pellet conveying device A pellet conveying device used with a bonding machine for, for example, semiconductor devices, including a conveying arm that has a collet for holding pellets. The conveying arm can move vertically and pivot horizontally by two different driving sources s... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5558487 | Transporting system for an article In an article transporting system, a first linear moving arm and a second linear moving arm are juxtaposed to each other so as to be moved linearly while keeping a parallel positional relationship with each other. First end portions of the linear moving a... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5456569 | Balanced horizontal axis assembly for use in an automated memory cartridge system For primary use in a storage and retrieval subsystem in a data processing system, a robotic transfer system acts to transfer selected electronic magnetic storage cartridges between their storage and transducing positions, typically between vertically stac... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5444746 | Contamination inspecting device for portable articles The invention provides an improved contamination inspecting device which can carry out continuous, automatic inspection of portable articles both large and small regardless of their shape. The device incorporates a conveying means for carrying the article... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5397212 | Robot with dust-free and maintenance-free actuators A robot with no mechanically contacting components are suitable for use in special environments such as semiconductor manufacturing processes where dust and lubrication are matters of important concern. The robot has a linear actuator composed of magnetic... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5361545 | Polishing machine The polishing machine of the present invention is capable of moving a work away from a center roller and a guide roller without reference to other members. In the polishing machine, a circular polishing plate is capable of revolving so as to polish works.... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5274956 | Device for grinding the working rolls of a planetary mill A device for facilitating the grinding of the working rolls of a planetary rolling mill in which working rolls are mounted together with intermediate rolls in cages which rotate about a support body, a rolling mill having an upper planet roll and a lower ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5271702 | Robotic substrate manipulator A robotic substrate manipulator constructed for substrate handling during thin film deposition in the vacuum of outer space. The robotic substrate manipulator includes a cassette holding a plurality of substrates preferably including six cassettes in a ca... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5234303 | In-vacuum conveyance robot In a robot for conveying a workpiece or the like 21 in vacuum chambers (16, 24); a conveyance robot for use in a high vacuum, in which magnetic floatation and magnetic drive are applied to a rectilinear movement axis (R-axis) (1, 20) for conveying the wor... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5198736 | Orthogonal two-axis moving apparatus A technique of this invention discloses an orthogonal two-axis moving apparatus basically adapted to move in horizontal and vertical directions. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a vertical block, a horizontal moving member movably supported on the... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5184601 | Endoscope stabilizer A portable console includes a universal positioning arm for holding a surgical instrument such as an endoscope during a surgical procedure. Coarse adjustment of instrument elevation above an operating table is provided by a reversible drive motor which ex... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5176490 | Monocrystal rod conveying apparatus The present invention relates to a device 32 for taking out a grown monocrystal rod 22 from monocrystal pulling up devices 10 to 14 and conveying them to a predetermined position. An object is to simplify the overall structure, which includes a plurality ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5143450 | Apparatus for handling devices under varying temperatures Apparatus (10) for handling devices for testing under varying temperature conditions is disclosed including a mechanical arm (32) pivotally mounted by a bearing (34) to a control portion (16) which is variably vertically positionable relative to a platfor... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5127322 | Printing machine plate mounting apparatus For automating the placement or removal of printing plates on plate cylinders (16, 17) of rotary printing machines, particularly web printing machines, an application head (11) is secured to a multiple linked roboter arm (2), slidable vertically along a g... | 07/07/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5125789 | Molded parts removal and transfer robot A transfer robot for removing molded pieces provides a telescoping robot arm having a pneumatically activated gripping device mounted to a remote end. The robot arm comprises two tubes mounted coaxially inside a housing. The first tube is driven outwardly... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5107716 | Horizontal revolute robot In a horizontal revolute robot, an upper end of a ball screw (21) of a direct-acting actuator (100) is rotatably supported by a top plate of a column (10), and the lower end thereof is coupled to a drive unit (40) disposed on a base plate of the column. A... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5099707 | Direct-acting actuator for an industrial robot A direct-acting actuator for an industrial robot has an elongate ball screw or feed screw which is attached or detached quickly and safely in a narrow working space. In attaching the ball screw, upper and lower end portions of the ball screw, diagonally i... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5082519 | Tire carcass transfer robot A transfer robot comprises a carriage mounted headstock assembly, a main support disk mounted to the rotatable spindle of a headstock, an extention slide mounted to the support disk for motion transverse to the spindle, and a carrying fixture mounted to t... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5063334 | Orthogonal two-axis moving apparatus An orthogonal two-axis moving apparatus includes a first guide member which extends along one direction and is attached to a stationary position, a slide block which is slidably supported on the first guide member and is movable in the one direction, and ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5059089 | Infinitely adjustable travel lead screw and multi-cylinder driven movement unit A multi-cylinder and short lead screw driven travel arm or machinery movement unit achieving infinitely variable travel through the design limits of travel imposed thereon. In one working configuration using 1", 2", 4" and 8" travel pneumatic cylinders an... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5051676 | Robot program checking method A robot program checking method for editing a robot program accurately and rapidly. When types of a controller and a robot body to which an edit program is to be applied are specified after the edit program is created, a format table indicative of a forma... | 09/24/1991 |
