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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6805527 | Fork lift truck A fork lift truck is provided with a lifting frame, a rear weight and a driver's cab. The driver's cab forms a load-bearing component of the fork lift truck, whereby there are two bearings for the lifting frame at some vertical distance from each other, by which the... | 10/19/2004 |
| RE38622 | Parts handling method A new parts handling apparatus is provided which can shorten the index time and increase working ability without increasing the number of components and can restrict the rise of manufacturing cost. X driving member 12 to be moved rightward and leftward in cor... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6648586 | Sample chip collating apparatus A collating for collecting sample chips includes a framework supporting a plurality of supply bins housing sample chips and a track running adjacent the plurality of supply bins. The apparatus further includes at least one collection bin shaped and dimens... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641348 | Docking station for substrate transport containers A device for coupling containers at a loading and unloading port with a horizontally displaceable platform for receiving the container has the object of increasing protection against faulty operation and faulty loading in a simple manner while guaranteein... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6568899 | Wafer processing system including a robot A wafer processing system occupies minimal floor space by using vertically mounted modules such as reactors, load locks, and cooling stations. Further saving in floor space is achieved by using a loading station which employs rotational motion to move a w... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6533531 | Device for handling wafers in microelectronic manufacturing A wafer handling device includes a platform having a plurality of movable grippers. A driver is mounted on the platform and selectively couples to at least one of the plurality of grippers to selectively move at least one of the plurality of grippers with... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6527500 | Automated packaging system for loading compact discs and booklets into compact disc cases An insertion automation apparatus for discs and booklets in disc packages has plural parallel belts for transporting containers through successive stations. A first station is adjacent the belts for unstacking containers. A second station is adjacent the ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6503047 | Device for holding-disk-shaped plastic substrates The present invention relates to a device for holding disk-shaped plastic substrates for pick-up and deposit. The device includes a holding device having at least one support unit for the plastic substrates, and a pick-up and/or deposit device on which a ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6481951 | 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... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6471462 | Carrier handling apparatus of an IC module handler A carrier handling apparatus of an IC module handler includes a carrier transferring unit for holding one side of the carrier to transfer the same between the various processes, and a carrier positioning unit for precisely positioning the carrier. The car... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6435794 | Force display master interface device for teleoperation A force display master interface is provided for interaction with teleoperated robotic slave manipulators or virtual slave entities. The device provides a de-coupled actuator that permits selective engagement between the actuator and the fingertip. A meth... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431805 | Attachable frame for lifting and moving a container A device for engaging a load having apertures in a lower portion of the load, adjacent to its base. The device comprises a frame having first and second ends, a load facing surface, first and second jaws supported on said frame and a jaw positioner operab... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6431807 | Wafer processing architecture including single-wafer load lock with cooling unit A wafer processing system includes a single-wafer load lock with integrated cooling unit. The small volume of the single-wafer load lock allows for fast pump down and vent cycles. By integrating a cooling unit within the load lock, system throughput is fu... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6416272 | Wheelchair with retractable wheels for conversion to vehicle passenger seat A lift-up mechanism (50, 150) installed inside a vehicle serves to move a seat unit (10, 110) into or out of the vehicle. The seat unit (10, 110) is used as a passenger seat inside the vehicle and as a wheelchair outside the vehicle. Connecting plates (56... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6390759 | Integrated brake/tilt-release mechanism for a dolly with a pivoting carriage An improved roll cart that allows an individual to move and transport a large roll of paper. The roll cart includes a rolling frame that supports a pivoting carriage for holding and stabilizing a large roll of paper. The pivoting carriage is pivotally att... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6371720 | Palletizer with operation time reducing modifications An apparatus that is one part of a conveying system for transferring objects, such as bottles, where the apparatus arranges the objects in layers on a pallet is improved by the addition of sensors that provide early indications of movements of component p... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6357988 | Segregated waste collection system A divided cart has plural waste compartments and a divided intermediate transfer container has corresponding plural compartments. A deflector assembly on the intermediate transfer container deflects waste into the respective compartments as the divided ca... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6357984 | Storage assembly for wafers A storage assembly has a magazine which is provided with compartments arranged at different heights for receiving cassettes. Each compartment has a base plate provided with means for establishing a predetermined position of the cassettes. A device for pla... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6345949 | Mobile container for goods transport by road A mobile container for goods transport by road includes two standing side walls which enclose on a longitudinal side a converging open discharge channel. Two end walls connect to the side walls. A conveyor connects onto the open discharge channel. The mob... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6343906 | Arrangement for transporting microtitration plates in an automatic handling machine An arrangement for transporting microtitration plates in an automatic handling machine is disclosed comprising at least one linear-transport device on which a carriage, which has at least one place of deposit for a microtitration plate, is transported in ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6343905 | Edge gripped substrate lift mechanism A substrate lift mechanism includes a plurality of fingers mounted on a hoop controlled by an actuator to transfer a substrate, such as a wafer or a flat panel display, from an edge grip arm to a chuck on a processing tool, such as integrated metrology to... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6328523 | Apparatus for picking up articles using a vision controlled robot A group of bolts are suppled into a placing surface of a tray, an isolated bolt is searched for by a visual sensor, and its deviation from a standard position at the time of teaching is determined. The isolated bolt is picked up by a robot that has been t... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6315512 | Systems and methods for robotic transfer of workpieces between a storage area and a processing chamber A workpiece handling system with dual load locks, a transport chamber and a process chamber. Workpieces may be retrieved from one load lock for processing at vacuum pressure, while workpieces are unloaded from the other load lock at the pressure of the su... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6309161 | Load lock with vertically movable support A load lock has a substrate carrier movable between one position and another position each position vertically separated from the other, to locate the carrier at vertically discrete positions to load substrates onto the carrier or remove substrates from t... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6309169 | Pump deployment system A pump deployment system having a frame adapted to be loaded on a trailer, a pump/engine unit mounted on the frame, and jacks secured to the frame. The jacks are adapted such that, when the frame is loaded on a trailer, the jacks can be engaged with a gro... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6296434 | Product supply unit with offset wheel axes for non-tilting horizontal product supports A product supply unit which has a pair of plate members disposed opposite to each other and connected together by a number of supports that are in between the two plate members and disposed around the circumference of the plate members. Each support has a... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6293749 | Substrate transfer system for semiconductor processing equipment A system for facilitating wafer transfer comprises a susceptor unit consisting of an inner susceptor section which rests within an outer susceptor section. A vertically movable and rotatable support spider located beneath the susceptor unit can rotate int... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6287073 | Detachable support frame for holding a pair of laterally adjustable load-carrying forks The lift fork rack includes a first beam, a second beam and at least two spacer elements which fix the first and second beams at a distance from and substantially parallel to each other. The load-bearing fork members can be mounted on the first and second... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6283695 | Tray conveying apparatus and method In a tray conveying apparatus and method for, for instance, semiconductor parts, a main station and substation which have a tray conveying function are driven slidably in a direction perpendicular to a tray conveying line by a station sliding mechanism. W... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280136 | Bundle turner An assembly for turning bundles includes a planar surface that receives bundles from an upstream station. A sensor detects movement of the bundle toward the surface and initiates a timing sequence. The sequence includes slowing the bundle over the surface... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273669 | Single lever with button for selectively controlling either tilt or lift of a forklift mechanism In a load handling apparatus for a counterbalance type forklift, action and speed conditions of tilting a mast and lifting and lowering a fork are operated by use of a single operating lever and a single switch attached to the operating lever. Also, a con... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273667 | Apparatus for inverting containers A container turn-over apparatus (1) including a base (2) and a container cradled (3) with openable latchable ends (8,9) and an open side (6) to allow a container to be placed in the cradle (3). Two selectively engagable spaced apart pivotal connections (1... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264423 | Method of installing an overhead garage door opener A hoist for a garage door opener has three main components. A base which is sufficiently wide to provide stability and has wheels to facilitate placement of the device, an extensible shaft extending from said base, and a self leveling workpiece holder for... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6241455 | Earth-moving machine bucket coupler An earth-moving machine includes a coupling releasably joining a bucket to an end of a dipper stick. The coupling includes a hook pivotably coupled to the dipper stick about a first axis and configured to engage a pin secured to the bucket. The coupling f... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241453 | Satellite vehicle for moving pallet units in and out of storage with transportation vehicles A satellite vehicle for moving pallet units (P) in and out of storage with transportation vehicles (F) is configured as a motor-driven lift-truck (1) with several parallel, adjacent and height adjustable fork arms (2). The position of said fork arms (2) i... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6238171 | Method and apparatus for towing a vehicle A portable towing apparatus for towing a disabled golf cart. The towing apparatus is preferably mounted onto the rear portion of a golf cart that is to be used in towing the disabled golf cart. The towing apparatus comprising, in part, a substantially inv... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238164 | Pivoting transfer apparatus for transferring mail between trays and cartridges An apparatus for handling and transferring letter mail from and to different sized mail receptacles or containers such as cartridges and mail trays includes a support frame rotatably supporting a platform and intermediate transfer pan. The platform is ada... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238172 | Empty case centering device for a disk packaging apparatus An apparatus for positioning a case to be loaded with an optical disk, includes a pair of slide plates slidable in opposite, horizontal directions for moving a pair of positioning members (5A, 5B) rotatably connected to the ends of the slide plates. The p... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227789 | Hand truck with pusher plate A hand truck includes a frame having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a cargo support pivotally attached to the lower portion of the frame. A pair of wheels rotatably mounted to the frame, and an unload mechanism having a latched position and an ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220810 | Chain driven belt discharge apparatus and method A device for moving bulk flow material is provided. The device includes an idler sprocket assembly and a drive sprocket assembly. The drive sprocket assembly is engaged with a motor, which turns the drive sprocket assembly. Endless loop drive chains are f... | 04/24/2001 |
