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6424886 Prosthetic arm powered by an ultrasonic motor  
A movable prosthetic limb includes a drive linkage which is configured to move the prosthetic limb. An ultrasonic drive motor is coupled to the drive linkage and powers the drive linkage. The...
6418355 Lot supply system and lot supply method  
A lot supply system includes a plurality of processing units, a supply unit, a plurality of counters, and a supply controller. The processing units output a lot supply request and perform a...
6418357 Method for synchronizing an envelope inserter  
A method for dynamically determining a motion control profile used in controlling motion of an axis of an overhead transport motor so as to be synchronized to the motion of a collating transport...
6415201 Process and system for management of batches of components of the haematopoietic system for deferred use  
Process for management of batches of haematopoietic-system components belonging to human subjects from whom these batches have been collected for deferred use. Each batch of haematopoietic-system...
6409451 Item handler and method for flow through storage  
An autonomous remote controlled vehicle for use in the automation of an existing refrigerated flow through storage facility food processing application. The remote vehicle is specifically designed...
6408223 Weighing system of the dynamic type  
For a weight controlled building up of batches of foodstuff pieces, the pieces are supplied serially with mutual spacing and are weighed-in on a dynamic weigher using a “single weighing...
6401007 Gage element for performing automatic setting of a machine for manipulating articles, such as a palletization machine  
The present invention relates to a gage element constituting a reference unit against which a certain article, such as a cardboard box can be compared to determine if a condition of a dimensional...
6401008 Semiconductor wafer review system and method  
A semiconductor wafer review system and method. A method and system for front and back side review of semiconductor wafers is provided in various embodiments. Inspection data for the front side is...
6394731 Work assist device  
The present invention relates to a device for assisting an operator in carrying heavy articles. The device is provided with a movable body for supporting the heavy article, an actuator for...
6385503 Reactor for the processing of wafers, with a protection device  
The invention relates to a reactor ( 1 ) for processing wafers ( 7 ) comprising at least one process chamber ( 5 ), at least one transport chamber ( 2 ) with a transport robot ( 3 ) for the wafers...
6356804 Automated material handling system method and arrangement  
A computer controlled manufacturing arrangement and method for selecting between multiple paths for transporting cassettes between processing locations. The manufacturing arrangement includes a...
6349245 Method of and apparatus for registration of a robot  
In order to register a robot, the operative parts of the robot are placed in a first condition. An image acquiring arrangement carried by the robot is directed towards an item, and the image of...
6347259 High precision positioning device and method of operating same  
A high precision positioning device includes an end effector and a platen spaced therebelow for receiving a workpiece. One of the end effector and the platen is moveable in the X-Y plane. One of...
6338005 Managing test material in an automated material handling system  
Methods and systems for managing test wafers an automated material handling system are provided. Test material is classified into a plurality of classes. A time profile for each class of test...
6336051 Agricultural harvester with robotic control  
An agricultural harvesting machine (harvester) is automatically controlled and steered so as to completely harvest all crop in a field. A Global Positioning System (GPS) and an Inertial Navigation...
6336204 Method and apparatus for handling deadlocks in multiple chamber cluster tools  
A method and apparatus for handling deadlocks in a multichamber semiconductor wafer processing system known as a cluster tool. A plurality of software routines execute upon a sequencer of a cluster...
6327519 Method and system for transferring energy between robotic mechanisms in an automated storage library  
A storage library includes a first robotic mechanism having an energy coupler and a second robotic mechanism having an energy coupler. The storage library further includes tracks disposed adjacent...
6323804 Method and apparatus for GPS time determination  
A system for rapidly acquiring a time reference for the location determination of a wireless communication device. The system includes a wireless communication device (200), a GPS satellite (202)...
6321138 Storage and retrieval system with automated order make up  
A basket storage and retrieval apparatus and method has spaced parallel rows of storage racks with multiple horizontal tiers having aisles between the storage racks. Guides are connected to the...
6317647 Aligner  
An aligner (10) according to the present invention is an apparatus in which a wafer chuck (50), wafer (W), and contactor (60) are aligned with one another, and these three elements are then united...
6301522 Motion control methodology for a high-speed inserting machine or other mailing apparatus  
A methodology for generating a motion profile for an axis of a motor in a mailing apparatus, the linear or angular motion of the motor axis imparting a motion to a sheet or envelope being conveyed...
6285916 Multi-stage parcel tracking system  
A delivery tracking system for tracking parcels during an internal state of delivery within an organization after receipt of the parcel from a parcel delivery service. The system utilizes an...
6278905 Method and system for controlling robot arms of automatic guided vehicles on semiconductor wafer production line  
A method of teaching a plurality of automatic guided vehicles, each of which is provided with at least a robot arm for loading and unloading an article, having the steps of: teaching an original...
6275742 Wafer aligner system  
An alignment device for use with a robot for manipulating and aligning a series of semiconductor wafers with respect to an edge fiducial and the center of each wafer is disclosed. The device...
6275152 Item selection and item loading error proofing apparatus  
Apparatus for error proofing in manufacturing and kitting operations and the like. A frame having two or four frame members utilizes light emitters and sensors on opposite sides to determine when...
6272479 Method of evolving classifier programs for signal processing and control  
The present invention is a method of evolving classifier programs for signal processing and control. The present invention uses an `evolver` program examine a large number of potential features,...
6256550 Overall equipment effectiveness on-line categories system and method  
A manufacturing control and reporting method/system for manufacture of semiconductor devices comprises a system for loading a mechanical article handling device in a semiconductor manufacturing...
6256553 Method and device to pick up, transport and put down a load  
A crane control based on quoted location data and observed ambient data provided by at least one identifier, the goods to be conveyed by the crane can be controlled to the location site. The...
6236902 Apparatus and method for retaining a device for processing  
In a device processing system, an apparatus and method for retaining a device that is to be transferred to or from the apparatus at a transfer location and processed at a processing location that...
6233501 System for engraving a plurality of gravure rolls  
A gravure engraving system that capable of successively engraving each of a plurality of gravure cylinders through no intermediary of a manual operation, includes a transport device for...
6226559 Method of providing real time machine control system particularly suited for a postage meter mailing machine  
The mailing machine includes a microcontroller system for executing machine control algorithms during each control cycle and user interface algorithms. Each control cycle is divided into first...
6223096 Elevator system for transferring a wafer boat with automatic horizontal attitude control  
An elevator system automatically adjusts the inclination of a wafer boat during the manufacturing of semiconductor devices so that the wafers in the boat are maintained horizontal during their...
6206360 Printer having a plurality of paper cassettes and method of selecting a paper cassette from the paper cassettes  
A printer includes a plurality of cassettes and a cassette is selected from the cassettes. The printer comprises a print information memory, paper information memory, cassette information memory,...
6195619 System for aligning rectangular wafers  
A system is provided for determining an eccentricity vector ε which defines the magnitude and direction of an initial placement displaced from a desired location of a centroid O of a right...
6185479 Article sorting system  
The present invention relates to a system for organizing the assembly of a retailer's order. The system of the invention includes a system computer, conveyor assemblies and multiple sections. Each...
6178361 Automatic modular wafer substrate handling device  
The object of the invention is to provide an automatic module and cassette station detecting and aligning semiconductor wafer/substrate material handling unit with a thermal processing chamber...
6169935 Control method of stocker entry task and stocker exit task in semiconductor wafer cassette transportation apparatus  
In a stocker entry task control method employed in a semiconductor wafer cassette transportation apparatus that has high transportation ability of a semiconductor wafer cassette, a host computer...
6169934 Wire harness manufacturing system  
A wire harness manufacturing system which issue a working instruction for manufacturing a wire harness to a worker using a network composed of an upstream network and a downstream network,...
6129496 Semiconductor wafer cassette transportation apparatus and stocker used therein  
A stocker used in a semiconductor wafer cassette transportation apparatus comprises a plurality of stockers for storing a plurality of semiconductor wafer cassettes. Each stocker comprises manual...
6125306 System for controlling physical distribution pallets  
A system for controlling physical distribution pallets makes it possible to accurately identify status of pallets, to set up an adequate forwarding plan of pallets, and to accomplish physical...
6125305 Image forming system in which image processing apparatus is connected to image forming apparatus  
An image forming system, of the present invention, which has an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a paper sheet in accordance with image data output from a computer includes a...
6112630 Cutting plotter  
A cutter plotter for drawing a roll type cutting sheet and cutting it, prevents bad influences accompanied with increasing of drawing resistance when drawing the roll type cutting sheet from a...
6097992 Method and controlling system for preventing the scratching of wafer backs by the fetch arm of a stepper machine  
A method for avoiding scratching of wafer backs being held by a vacuum to a fetch arm of a stepper machine for insertion into a cassette holder includes releasing the vacuum in the suction head of...
6086321 Handling method and robot used for the same  
A method of handling a robot, comprising a work search step of allowing an arm to approach a stack base at high speed and then at low speed until a work is detected; a step of stopping the arm when...
6050768 Automatic carrier control method in semiconductor wafer cassette transportation apparatus  
According to an automatic carrier control method of a semiconductor wafer cassette transportation apparatus having high semiconductor wafer cassette transportation ability, an automatic carrier...
6042111 Method and apparatus for detecting slip in a sheet transport system  
The printing apparatus according to the present invention includes a system for pre-warning of impending shutdown due to slippage of sheets within the printing apparatus sheet transport system. The...
6039316 Multi-hierarchical control system for controlling object motion with smart matter  
Embedded in a transport assembly are arrays of microelectromechanical devices for detecting and making adjustments for perceived changes in their environment. The arrays of sensors and actuators...
6010239 Automatic item-driven system for deposit and pick-up  
The present invention provides apparatus and methodology for use of an automatic item-driven system for deposit and pick-up in a job-driven environment including access, instructions, item...
6002971 Time optimal trajectory for cluster tool robots  
A method and apparatus involving the application of an algorithm used for finding the time optimal trajectory for torque limited Industrial Robots, to achieve the operation of Cluster Tool Robots...
5995878 Method and apparatus for generating exposure data of semiconductor integrated circuit  
Producing an exposure data used for exposing a design pattern data of a semiconductor integrated circuit on an exposure medium. Repetitive exposure pattern data is extracted from the design pattern...
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