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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430456 | Reference point teaching using an end effector to form a witness mark Apparatus and method for reference point teaching for an articulated member, such as a robotic arm. An end effector is moved to form a witness mark on a medium at a target location. An updated reference point for the end effector is generated in relation to a detect... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7395136 | Robot end effector detachment sensor A robot device includes a sensor on its base plate capable of sensing rotation of the base plate occasioned by decoupling of a detachable joint that joins a forearm member of the robot to the base plate. The sensor produces an output signal which, if above a preset ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7379790 | Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in robotic surgery and other robotic applications, and/or medical instrument devices, systems, and methods includes both a reusable processor and a limited-use robotic tool or medical treatment probe. A memory the limite... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7339339 | Control system of floating mobile body An object of the invention is to provide a floating mobile object control system capable of causing a floating mobile object to stand still in a predetermined position with high precision or track a target trajectory with high precision, even under disturbances caus... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331104 | Device for the assembly of standard elements intended for the creation of precision mechanical structures A device for the assembly of at least two standard elements of a precision mechanical structure by a linking element, where the first standard element includes a reference surface, while the second standard element includes a bearing surface which has to be position... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321215 | Wireless 3D auto-offset system for robot arms A wireless 3D auto-offset system for robot arms is provided. The wireless 3D auto-offset monitor sensor of the system includes an electronic leveling sensor, a Z-axis optical scale, and an XY-axes CCD monitor sensor for monitor and judgment of level states, offsets,... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7287951 | Device and method for the harmonized positioning of wafer disks A device for aligning a plurality of vertically arranged (upright) disks (20), especially wafer disks during the fabrication of semiconductor chips. Two mounting or bearing elements (30, 32) respectively have individually mounted guide rollers (34 | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282017 | Tool-switching device Tool-switching device for a machine for measuring coordinates wherein the tool is fastened on the tool-carrier and held by the action of elements exerting an axial force. The locking force is taken over symmetrically by the elements of a Boys connection, which incre... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281741 | End-effectors for handling microelectronic workpieces End-effectors may be used to grasp microelectronic workpieces for handling by automated transport devices. One such end-effector includes a plurality of end-effectors and a detector adapted to detect engagement of the edge of the workpiece by at least one of the abu... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278817 | Method for transferring and loading a reticle An apparatus and method of transferring and loading a reticle onto a receiving station (for example, a reticle exposure stage). The reticle is first retrieved from a storage facility with an end effector having a reticle plate coupled to a mounting plate. The mounti... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7239940 | Modularity system for computer assisted surgery A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include robotic arms and instruments used to perform a medical procedure. The sys... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235806 | Wafer edge with light sensor An apparatus for detecting the presence of a substrate that is carried by an end effector of a substrate handling assembly positioned within a substrate processing system comprises a receiving member that is coupled to an end effector and a light sensor that is oper... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7211978 | Multiple robot arm tracking and mirror jog A system for performing the method of this invention includes a leader having a robot arm able to articulate about first axes and supporting an end effector. A follower includes a robot arm able to articulate about respective second axes. Servo motors articulate the... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7179346 | Semiconductor apparatus with multiple delivery devices for components An apparatus is provided for transferring components from a pick-up position amongst a supply of components to a placement position on a receptor, such as a die pad, during semiconductor processing. It includes a first delivery device and a second delivery device op... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153085 | Multi-modal package handling tool and system A multi-modal package handling tool and system uses a robot carrying an end of arm tool incorporating several package handling devices such as vacuum carrying units, extensible package grippers, and a slideably deployable package platform. Each these package handlin... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148646 | Method for controlling parallel kinematic mechanism machine and control device therefor A method for controlling a parallel kinematic mechanism machine and control device therefor, which includes the steps of (1) obtaining each actuator command based on kinematic parameters; (2) calculating loads exerted by the weight of each component of a machine; (3... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140655 | Precision soft-touch gripping mechanism for flat objects A precision soft-touch gripping mechanism has a mounting plate attached to a robot arm. The plate supports a stepper motor. The output shaft of the stepper motor is connected through a spring to an elongated finger that slides in a central longitudinal slot of the p... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118370 | Composite spar drape forming machine A machine and a method for forming composite materials are provided. The machine includes a frame and at least one forming beam attached to the frame, the at least one beam being arranged to align with a mandrel. The forming beam is pivotally segmented into at least... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114243 | Gripper with parts ejector system A robotic tool picks and places a clinging part in an assembly. Two gripper jaws each have gripper fingers spaced apart from each other by a central spacing. The gripper jaws are movable between a grip position and a release position. The robotic tool also has an ej... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7074179 | Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures A robotic system that moves a surgical instrument in response to the actuation of a foot pedal that can be operated by the foot of a surgeon. The robotic system has an end effector that is adapted to hold a surgical instrument such as an endoscope. The end effector ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063479 | Link mechanism of surgical robot A link mechanism to establish the position of a spherical bearing and the direction of an arm extending from the bearing is provided, which mechanism has a high precision of position and direction determination, does not require strong actuators, and is mechanically... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7054715 | System, method, and program for robot control System and method for allowing execution of control over robot hardware other than specific robot hardware by using control software that does not have features to be applied to the robot hardware other than the specific hardware designed for control. Control softwa... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048316 | Compound angled pad end-effector This invention provides a method and a support device for a wafer transfer process which has a first vertical, second horizontal and third compound angled surfaces, as well as a pair of sidewalls all contiguously connected to one another. The third surface has at le... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021173 | Remote center of motion robotic system and method A remote center of motion robotic system including a base unit and a plurality of linking units. The base unit is rotatable about a first axis. The plurality of linking units are coupled with one another. At least two of the linking units are kept parallel to each a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7016748 | Collaborative integration of hybrid electronic and micro and sub-micro level aggregates The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing a collaborative integration of hybrid electronic and micro and sub-micro, including nano, level aggregates. A method of sampling aggregate nano behavior to determine progress by the nano aggregat... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004524 | Handling device with a reversible toroidal gripping member A handling device includes a gripping member and a support structure that supports the gripping member. The gripping member includes a flexible, substantially toroidal wall member having an outer wall portion and an inner wall portion that defines an axial passagewa... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004715 | Apparatus for transferring and loading a reticle with a robotic reticle end-effector An apparatus and method of transferring and loading a reticle onto a receiving station (for example, a reticle exposure stage). The reticle is first retrieved from a storage facility with an end effector having an reticle plate coupled to a mounting plate. The mount... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006895 | Computed pivotal center surgical robotic system and method A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer (42). Cam... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6999852 | Flexible robotic surgery system and method A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer (42). Cam... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994703 | Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures A system for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures. The system includes a pair of surgical instruments that are coupled to a pair of robotic arms. The instruments have end effectors that can be manipulated to hold and suture tissue. The robotic arms are c... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6996456 | Robot with tactile sensor device Methods and apparatuses for calibrating and teaching a robot to accurately work within a work environment. The present invention preferably provides one or more tactile sensor devices that may be operatively coupled with a robot or positioned at one or more desired ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994387 | Torus-shaped conveyer and gripper A device for gripping, holding, releasing, and conveying objects of varying sizes and shapes, comprising an elongated torus (120) enclosing a fluid material (121), an outer roller assembly (136), and an inner roller assembly (134). Torus ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993413 | Manipulator and its control apparatus and method A manipulator operative in a master/slave operative mode, comprising: a master unit commanding an operation; a slave unit having a work unit; a detector detecting the orientation of the master unit and the orientation of the slave unit; and a control device controll... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6980881 | Software for improving the accuracy of machines Large machines, especially those having working envelopes in excess of fifteen feet, exhibit unacceptable errors because of thermal expansion and mechanical misalignments between the axes. The errors have traditionally been minimized by enclosing the machine in a th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6963792 | Surgical method A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer. The teleoperato... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6941192 | Robot machining tool position and orientation calibration A robot having a spindle is calibrated by disposing a calibration tool in the robot spindle. The position of the calibration tool is measured. An axis of the spindle is determined based on the measured position. A calibration tool center point is determined based on... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933695 | Ceiling and floor mounted surgical robot set-up arms The present invention generally relates to surgical devices, systems, and methods, especially for minimally invasive surgery, and more particularly provides structures and techniques for aligning a robotic surgery system with a desired surgical site. The present inv... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6907767 | Dropping test apparatus for mobile communication terminal A dropping test apparatus for a mobile communication terminal is provided. The test apparatus comprises: a main body; a first group of fixed members attached to a first group of inclined surfaces formed on the main body for providing one or more distinct dropping or... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6877203 | Device and method for fixation of airframe pieces A method for regulating a device used for fixing aircraft airframe pieces in connection with assembly of airframe parts, where the device consists of a rig comprising a matrix of rails that can slide in such a way that a number of fixing elements attached to the rai... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6836703 | Modularity system for computer assisted surgery A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include robotic arms and instruments used to perform a medical procedure. The sys... | 12/28/2004 |
