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4813845 Object transport apparatus  
An object transport apparatus (10) is provided for the purpose of transporting an object (19), usually a semiconductor wafer, to various points within a planar circular zone (Z). The transport...
4797061 Multi-jointed robot  
A multi-jointed robot of high-speed and high-precision motion with reduced stress is disclosed. This robot has a first arm which is pivotal on a base, and a second arm which is pivotal on the first...
4787813 Industrial robot for use in clean room environment  
The foregoing and other objects of the invention are achieved by a drive system which includes a base and a support assembly for rotatably supporting one end of the first arm from said base and for...
4775289 Statically-balanced direct-drive robot arm  
A robot (10) includes a statically-balanced direct-drive arm (14) having three degrees of freedom, all of which are independent articulated drive joints, the driving axes of two of which intersect...
4756662 Varible compliance manipulator  
A variable compliance manipulator comprising a five linkage structure in which one stationary segment and at least four moving segments are connected with one another through joints each having one...
4749330 Transport mechanism  
A transport mechanism for silicon wafers comprises an elongate four arm linkage and a wafer support arm which is secured to the linkage through a gearing system. One of the short arms of the...
4735540 Robotic disk handler system  
A robotic system includes a series of cassettes holding blank centrally apertured disks which are ejected in seriatim from each cassette and a plug inserted into the disk central aperture by...
4730976 Articulated arm transfer device  
In a material transfer device, an articulated arm assembly extends and retracts in a "froglike" motion to transfer an object between a plurality of locations. The articulated arm assembly is...
4730975 Industrial robot  
In an industrial robot of a type having an arm made of a pentagonally connected links, of which an uppermost link is secured to a stationary member so as to be swingable around its axis, the...
4728252 Wafer transport mechanism  
A workpiece transfer apparatus includes a drive assembly and a transfer arm assembly. The transfer arm assembly is articulated, including a linking arm enclosure pivotally attached to a transfer...
4725192 Industrial robot assembly  
An industrial robot assembly comprises a support body including a station portion and a vertically translatable portion. A tapered arm member is mounted to the translatable portion of the support...
4712971 Control arm assembly  
A robotic control arm apparatus or control arm for controlling the position of a control point associated with a controlled element within a reference plane and with respect to two reference points...
4712962 Articulated boom mechanism for unloading bulk solid material from a ship  
An articulated boom mechanism is utilized for transporting material between a first position and a selectable second position. The boom mechanism is comprised of two boom members. One boom member...
4712969 Expandable and contractable arms  
An expandable and contractable arm is constituted by a plurality of expandable and contractable units and connecting devices including universal joints for serially interconnecting the units into...
4702666 Apparatus for opening and closing a vehicle door which is located in a line for manufacturing a vehicle  
An apparatus for automatically opening and closing a door of a vehicle body which is transferred by a conveyor or is stopped at a predetermined position in a manufacturing process. The apparatus...
4699563 Horizontal articulated robot  
A robot comprises a plurality of arms connected in series and articulated with one another so as to cooperatively move along a horizontal plane. A plurality of drive units are connected to rotate...
4696613 Arrangement for vertically positioning plate-shaped bodies  
A positioning arrangement for use with a device having a fixed or movable crane arm includes a suction device for plate-shaped bodies which hangs from the free end of the crane arm, the suction...
4693666 SCARA type manipulator apparatus  
A SCARA type robotic manipulator apparatus including a base supporting first and second independently operable drive motors, toothed belts engaging toothed gears for rotating primary and secondary...
4687542 Vacuum processing system  
A system for performing one semiconductor manufacturing operation or sequence of operations with reduced particulate contamination. A vacuum-tight wafer carrier, which contains numerous wafers in...
4685349 Flexibly foldable arm  
A flexibly foldable arm includes a series of arm sections each constituted by a plural number of joint members pivotally and serially connected to one another by connector shafts for rotation about...
4673329 Arm device for industrial robot  
An arm device for an industrial robot including an evading mechanism for evading extraordinary external force. The evading mechanism is composed of a housing coupled and secured to an arm and...
4669948 Apparatus having a liftable rotary table  
A lifting and swiveling table mechanism having a swiveling table with a table plate rotated by a stepping drive. The lifting mechanism has a lift slide movably guided up and down in vertical...
4661040 Manipulator robot, more particularly for transferring sheet metal elements from a pressing station to the next pressing station of a pressing line  
A manipulator robot, particularly for transferring sheet metal elements from one pressing station to the next pressing station of a pressing line, includes a manipulating arm articulated to a base...
4657474 Moving means for use in a glassware manufacturing machine  
The moving means is for use in moving an operative member between an out-of-the-way position and an operative position by a movement having a linear component in a vertical direction and a rotary...
4648785 Industrial robot employing direct drive operation  
A direct drive robot based upon a closed loop parallel link arm with a hand mechanism mounted at the outer end thereof has a prime mover for driving the hand mechanism positioned such that mass and...
4637774 Industrial robot  
An industrial robot having a first arm pivotable about an axis and a second arm carried on one end of the first arm for pivot movement about an axis which is parallel to the pivot axis of the first...
4637776 Retaining structure for screw fastening unit in an articulated robot  
An articulated robot including a vertical rod secured with lockbolts at the end of its arm which is fixed to a screw fastening unit by means of an upper bracket and a lower bracket. The robot...
4636136 Apparatus for opening and closing a vehicle door which is located in a line for manufacturing a vehicle  
An apparatus for automatically opening and closing a door of a vehicle body which is transferred by a conveyor or is stopped at a predetermined position in a manufacturing process. The apparatus...
4620830 Joint type robot  
A joint type robot comprises a fixed bed, a swivel base on the fixed bed, a motor base on the swivel base, an upper arm capable of elevating on the motor base, a front arm capable of elevating at...
4620831 Industrial robot governed by a programmable controller  
The invention concerns a kinematic system of an industrial robot and a sequential control system of its operating cycle. The robot comprises a vertical spindle supporting a main rotating arm and a...
4594049 Robot articulation device  
The robot articulation device includes a first arm pivoted on a support stand for rotation about a first axis and a second arm is pivotally mounted on the free end of the first arm for rotational...
4588346 Positioner for maintaining an object in a substantially weightless condition  
A system for positioning an electronic test head of a test system with respect to an electronic device handler. A housing is provided having a vertical shaft. A positioner assembly moves vertically...
4585203 Device for positioning a member facing each of the perforations of a perforated plate in accordance with a given grid  
A device for positioning a member so as to face each of a plurality of perforations arranged in a given grid in a plate, especially for the inspection of the tubes of a steam generator in a nuclear...
4584045 Apparatus for conveying a semiconductor wafer  
A transfer apparatus for conveying a semiconductor wafer between a first location and a second location comprises transfer arm means including first and second elongated arm members each having...
4557662 Industrial robot  
An industrial robot is disclosed in which inertia is reduced and backlash substantially eliminated by mounting motors for the first and second movable arms on a stationary stand, and transmitting...
4550867 Shroud tube manipulating and supporting apparatus  
An apparatus for positioning and supporting a shroud tube in a metal teeming operation includes a boom assembly having one end pivotally mounted on a rigid structure for movement about a vertical...
4483654 Workpiece transfer mechanism  
A loadlock apparatus for a workpiece processing chamber such as those incorporated in vacuum processing systems. The apparatus includes an isolation chamber having evacuation apertures and...
4435118 Method of controlling horizontal motion of a load application point on an articulated crane  
A method and apparatus for controlling the horizontal motion of a double articulated crane comprises determining the angle about a common axis between a base member pivotally mounted on a crane...
4433951 Modular loadlock  
A loadlock apparatus for a workpiece processing chamber such as those incorporated in vacuum processing systems. The apparatus includes an isolation chamber having evacuation apertures and...
4428710 Manipulator with a swivel jib  
A manipulator having at least one jib which can be swivelled about a vertical shaft is disclosed. The vertical shaft is arranged on a support member. The jib may carry a positioning unit having...
4423999 Mechanical hand for a door-opener  
A mechanical hand for use with a door-opener and having a pair of pivotable members, one of which is insertable into the window pane slot of a vehicle door, and the other of which engages the inner...
4392776 Robotic manipulator structure  
A robotic manipulator structure including a base supporting first and second independently operable drive motors 16 and 18, a first swinging arm rotatably supported by the base and driven from the...
4370085 Rotary parallel arm loader and system  
This rotary loader has two vertical posts each with a rotary arm radiating therefrom with a load platform centered an equal distance out on each arm. The arms are coordinated to revolve parallel...
4343391 Takeoff and restacking device for cup-like containers  
A takeoff and restacking device is operated in coordination with printing apparatus that applies decorations to the outside of cup-like containers. The apparatus includes a plurality of container...
4342536 Door-opener apparatus  
An apparatus for opening and closing a vehicle door as a vehicle body is being conveyed through a paint booth and having a primary arm pivotally mounted on a carriage and supporting a secondary arm...
4342535 Door-opener apparatus  
An apparatus having a pivoted arm mounted on a base for seizing and releasing an article that is hinged at one end and which includes a control link that maintains a fixed length while the arm...
4341502 Assembly robot  
An assembly robot includes a quadrilateral link mechanism formed by plurality of links. Swinging or movement devices are connected to two adjacent links and are supported by a base. An assembling...
4302146 Probe positioner  
A probe positioner capable of being supported from a tube sheet of a nuclear steam generator for positioning a probe in relationship to the tube sheet of the nuclear steam generator comprises a...
4295780 Apparatus for automatically transferring workpieces  
An apparatus for automatically transferring workpieces which apparatus includes a longer arm of which one end is adapted to be reciprocally moved in the lengthwise direction of the apparatus while...
4293272 Method and apparatus for denesting a plurality of containers filled with articles  
Stacks of nested containers containing articles and traveling on a conveyor belt are removed from the belt by means of at least two denesters which deposit the articles on one discharge belt and...
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