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7384083 O-ring locking mount  
An end effecter ( 201 ) is provided herein which comprises a blade ( 203 ) having a depression ( 213 ) formed in the surface ( 210 ) thereof, an elastomeric pad ( 209 ) disposed in the depression...
7367600 Lawn debris handling system  
A sheet has a long input edge and a short remote edge. The sheet has parallel side edges. The side edges extend at right angles from the ends of the input edge. Angled side edges extend from the...
7341293 Detachable chopstick  
A chopstick comprises an upper body having a penetrating receiving chamber; an upper inner side of the receiving chamber being formed with an annular groove; a lower end of the upper body having...
7318612 Gravity actuated retrieval device  
Gravity-actuated device for retrieving various types of objects from various ground surfaces. The device has a single retrieval arm pivotably mounted on a slender frame. Gripping elements on the...
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...
7290813 Active edge grip rest pad  
The present invention comprises a distal rest pad for supporting a portion of a wafer seated on an end effector. In one embodiment, the rest pad includes a bottom support pad and an edge stop. Each...
7282671 Spatula device with integrally operable cooling chamber  
A spatula device operable for handling heated foodstuffs and manipulate a baking pan or container providing a unique and convenient integrally operable cooling chamber for receiving, cooling, and...
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...
7258377 Inexpensive compact grappling hook  
A grappling hook blank for forming a grappling hook having a shaft, a plurality of arms and a connecting member. The grappling hook blank includes a piece of material having a shaft portion, a...
7258375 Telescopic chopstick  
A telescopic chopstick including an upper section, a lower section and a press member. The upper section is a hollow rod formed with an upper opening and a lower opening. A locating section is...
7252316 Rotation hook  
A device for lifting and rotating objects is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of hooking protrusions that are in angled relation with each other and contain compound bends to permit...
7249792 Lawn debris carrier  
Lawn debris such as leaves and grass clippings are carried in a rectangular sheet of material. The sheet has a pocket along two of its opposite sides. Each pocket is sealed at each end. Inside each...
7240937 Collapsible grappling hook  
A grappling hook comprising a shaft, a head member, a plurality of blades, and a locking ring. The head member is secured to the first end of the shaft. Each of the blades has a distal end with a...
7234745 Chopsticks  
A pair of chopsticks includes two elongate bodies facing each other, and a connector pivotally connected with and between the two elongate bodies. The elongate bodies respectively have a hollow...
7192037 Lid assembly and method of use  
A lid assembly and method for removing articles from a floor. The lid assembly includes a lid assembly base structure, a fastening device for securing the lid assembly base structure to a storage...
7185932 Grasping device for retrieving dropped objects  
A mechanical grasping device for retrieving dropped objects includes a pair of opposing claws and an extension element. The extension element may be either rigid or flexible, and is typically a...
7175215 Eating utensils having internal chambers storing liquid condiments  
An eating utensil includes an elongate hollow body having a proximal end and a closed distal end. The elongate hollow body defines an internal chamber, and has an aperture adjacent the proximal...
7175214 Wafer gripping fingers to minimize distortion  
An apparatus for measuring semiconductor wafer shape that minimizes wafer distortion. The apparatus includes a plurality of wafer gripping fingers for holding a wafer in a predetermined position...
7152894 Debris packer apparatus  
A packer apparatus for pushing or packing leaves or other debris into a garbage container includes: (a) a substantially planar head portion; and (b) a cylindrically-shaped mount portion connected...
7114872 Wrenchless hoist ring mounting  
An omni-positional hoist ring wherein a shackle member is pivotally attached to a rotationally mounted lift body, the lift body is rotationally mounted on a flanged bushing, and the flanged bushing...
7104578 Two level end effector  
An end effector alternately (or simultaneously) transports susceptors and wafers. Separate contact surfaces are provided for wafer transport and for susceptor transport. In one embodiment, the...
7093868 Telescopic chopstick set  
A telescopic chopstick set including pair of chopsticks and a jacket for receiving the chopsticks. Each chopstick has an upper half and a lower half extendably nested in the upper half. An upper...
7093867 Leaf collector  
A device for collecting and gathering loose material such as grain, rocks, leaves, grass clippings, and the like. The device includes a substantially flat sheet with handles associated with...
7073834 Multiple section end effector assembly  
Embodiments of an end effector assembly for a substrate robot are provided herein. In one embodiment, the end effector assembly includes a wrist and a first and a second end effector coupled to the...
7066847 Puck catcher  
The invention catches and stores pucks and balls. The frame consists of two U-shaped members. The two U-shaped frame members are joined by a plurality of members. Members attach the top and bottom...
7065925 Concrete anchor  
A concrete anchor. The concrete anchor can be embedded within a concrete member to enhance lifting of the concrete member. The concrete anchor of the present invention can include a bar having a...
7052061 Mechanized sticks holder  
An apparatus is disclosed including a first device which includes a first stick having a first tip, a second device which includes a second stick having a second tip, and a third device which...
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...
7044519 Collecting and unloading device and method  
A device and method for collecting and removing various objects, such as balls and lawn refuse, from the ground is described. The collection device comprises an elongated handle connected to a...
7036858 Hoist ring  
A hoist ring assembly includes an annular body, a first axial bore generally concentric with a longitudinal axis and including diametrically opposed first and second sockets. A mounting assembly is...
7029047 Inexpensive compact grappling hook  
A grappling hook blank for forming a grappling hook having a shaft, a plurality of arms and a connecting member. The grappling hook blank includes a piece of material having a shaft portion, a...
7017964 Chopstick manipulating device  
A chopstick manipulating device includes a resilient connecting member having a pair of inwardly angled side members and a bottom portion extending therebetween to form a triangular member with an...
7014230 Structure hoist-use base hoisting ring  
An improved structure hoist-use base hoisting ring comprised of a U-shaped clevis movably suspended from the two sides at the lower end of a cylindrical base mount as well as a circular top...
7011484 End effector with tapered fingertips  
An apparatus for transporting a flat object from one position to another position. The apparatus includes an end effector having a base portion and at least one finger extending from the base...
7011278 Portable lawn bag mouth holder  
The present invention is a portable spring-loaded bag holder, workable with a single hand, that securely holds open the mouth of a lawn bag. Parallel handles are gripped and squeezed together in...
7007991 Refuse container with replaceable bag  
A hand held frame for holding a plastic bag open for reception of leaves including a U shaped frame over the open end of the bag is draped and elastic cords for holding the bag in place on the...
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...
6994385 Arrow extractor  
An arrow extractor presents a plate having a shelf thereon for placement along one side of an embedded arrow shaft. A locking block on the opposed side of the shaft is movable from a first release...
6988755 Gun gurney  
The gurney is for lifting firearms, such as shotguns, rifles, archery bows and hunting equipment to an elevated hunting position. The gurney includes a molded urethane fixture or base member with...
6986537 Multi faceted retriever  
A multi faceted retrieval tool for use by an individual positioned above the ground in retrieving items beneath the location of the individual, comprising a series of hooks extensible beyond the...
6983965 Leaf collecting system  
A chute is fabricated of a resilient, generally rigid material. The chute has a central section and two side sections coupled to the central section. The central section and each side section have...
6978528 Drain basket support tool  
A drain basket support tool includes a tubular housing that has a top end a bottom end. Each of a pair of rods extends through the tubular housing and each of the rods includes a pair of arms. Each...
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...
6974167 Pan for use with rolling trash receptacle  
A pan for use in connection with a trash receptacle with or without a trash bag inserted into the receptacle. The present pan has brackets formed to engage the rim of the receptacle's opening so...
6953213 Leaf collector  
A device for collecting and gathering loose material such as grain, rocks, leaves, grass clippings, and the like. The device includes a substantially flat sheet. The sheet may be of various shapes....
6953212 Weld mount hoist ring  
A hoist ring assembly adapted to be arc welded directly to an object to be lifted. A hoist ring mount is provided with the assembly having a generally radially extending flange portion integral...
6948751 Collapsible grappling hook  
A grappling hook comprising a shaft, a head member, a plurality of blades, and a locking ring. The shaft has a first end. The head member is secured to the first end of the shaft. Each of the...
6929299 Bonded structures for use in semiconductor processing environments  
A structure for use in a semiconductor processing environment is provided, including a first plate a second plate bonded to the first plate. A distal end of the second plate extends beyond a distal...
6896741 Tool for gathering materials including particles and hairs  
A hand-held cleaning tool comprises a flexible elongated member having at one end a polymer cleaning element and a finger grip at the other end, the polymer being non-abrasive with inherent...
6860535 Inexpensive compact grappling hook  
A grappling hook blank for forming a grappling hook having a shaft, a plurality of arms and a connecting member. The grappling hook blank includes a piece of material having a shaft portion, a...