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20080275590 | AUTOMATED INTRAVENOUS FLUID CONTAINER DELIVERY DEVICE AND SYSTEM - An IV product transport device is configured to transport an IV product from one location to another in automated fashion. The transport device may comprise a chassis with one or more ports for IV products. A drive mechanism is configured to move the transport device. In one embodiment, the transport device includes a controller. Information may be provided to the controller about an IV product, such as its intended destination or use. The controller may also exchange information with a delivery device, such as an infusion pump, to verify that the IV product is delivered to the proper destination. The transport device may include a delivery mechanism for off-loading an IV product. The transport device may deliver IV products of various configurations, including one in which the product comprises a flexible bag and a container housing for supporting and protecting the fluid bag. | 11-06-2008 |
20090043419 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SEALED CONTAINER STORING APPARATUS, PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM - A substrate processing system which is capable of preventing dust from becoming attached to substrates without increasing the degree of cleanliness of a clean room to a predetermined level, and also capable of increasing the substrate processing throughput without increasing the burden on workers. a plasma processing apparatus | 02-12-2009 |
20090048705 | Method and apparatus for the dynamic generation and transmission of geometrical data - An object geometry measurement apparatus ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090062957 | Method and Position Regulating Device for Controlling the Operation of a Load Bearing Apparatus, Based on Two Dimensions - The invention describes a method and a position control system ( | 03-05-2009 |
20090076647 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORED PROCESSING PROGRAM - A processing system includes process modules, load lock modules, an equipment controller, and a machine controller. The equipment controller controls transfer and processing of wafers in the processing system. A transfer destination determining portion determines the transfer destination of each wafer such that each wafer is sequentially transferred to a normally operating process module. When an abnormality occurs in a process module, an evacuation portion temporarily evacuates to a cassette stage the wafer determined is to be transferred to the abnormal process module and that has not yet been transferred to the abnormal process module. When a new transfer destination of the evacuated wafer is determined, if a process that is performed immediately before processing the evacuated wafer in the processing module as the new transfer destination satisfies a predetermined condition, a transfer inhibition portion inhibits the transfer of the evacuated wafer to the new transfer destination. | 03-19-2009 |
20090076648 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING A PROCESSING SYSTEM - A processing system includes process modules, load lock modules, an equipment controller, and a machine controller. The equipment controller controls transfer and processing of wafers in the processing system. A transfer destination determining portion determines the transfer destination of each wafer such that each wafer is sequentially transferred to a normally operating process module. When an abnormality occurs in a process module, an evacuation portion temporarily evacuates to a cassette stage the wafer determined to be transferred to the abnormal process module and that has not yet been transferred to the abnormal process module. When an error of the abnormal process module is dealt with, a transfer destination change portion changes the transfer destination of a wafer scheduled to be first transferred from the cassette case, to the transfer inhibition-released process module. When the error of the transfer-inhibited processing chamber is released, the transfer route is optimized. | 03-19-2009 |
20090076649 | Method and Device for Transporting Items - A method and a device for transporting items, in particular mail items. uses multiple transport processes for transporting the items respectively to a processing system. For each item, a measurement is made before the transportation as to whether the item has a predefined characteristic, and if so, in what form. This measurement is executed afresh, after the item is fed to a processing system. For each item, it is determined by means of which transport process the item has been transported. To this end, it is determined which items with what form of the characteristic have been transported by means of which transport process. | 03-19-2009 |
20090088895 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TRANSPORT SEQUENCING IN A PROCESS TOOL BY A LOOK-AHEAD MODE - By providing a look-ahead functionality for a tool internal substrate handling system of process tools on the basis of a process history, the tool internal substrate sequencing may be significantly enhanced. The look-ahead functionality enables a prediction of process time of substrates currently being processed in a respective process module, thereby enabling the initiation of transport activity for substrate load operations in order to significantly reduce the overall idle time of process modules occurring during substrate exchange. | 04-02-2009 |
20090099686 | Work transfer system, route setting method, and route setting program - A route setting method according to the present invention sets, in a work transfer system including a plurality of work transfer units which connect a plurality of loading places to a plurality of unloading places, a route of the work transfer units to pass a work between a planned loading place and a planned unloading place which are required to transfer the work in the plurality of loading places and the plurality of unloading places. The route setting method includes the steps of setting, based on layout information representing a layout of the plurality of work transfer units, a plurality of candidates of the route between the planned loading place and the planned unloading place, and selecting, based on a predetermined condition, one route from the plurality of candidates of the route set in the candidate setting step. | 04-16-2009 |
20090112359 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REALIZATION OF ONLINE VIRTUAL OBJECTS - A system, method, and computer program product for an online transferring system where a conveying user may transfer a virtual object, representative of a real object, to a receiving user using an electronic ID of the receiving user and have a real object delivered to a shipping address of the receiving user without knowledge of the shipping address by the conveying user. The system includes an electronic data store having a set of identifying information for a receiving user. The set of identifying information includes an electronic ID and a physical contact address. The system includes a communication system for communication between the conveying user and the receiving user. The communication system provides the electronic ID to the conveying user without providing the physical contact address to the conveying user. The system includes a virtual object, representative of a real-world object, associated with the conveying user. The system includes a physical shipping system, coupled to the communication system, for initiating a delivery of the real-world object to the physical contact address responsive to the conveying user communicating the virtual object to the electronic ID. | 04-30-2009 |
20090254213 | Mounting device for a chip component - The present invention provides a mounting device for a chip component, allowing short operating time for mounting a chip component after cutting, and capable of reliably mounting only an undamaged, non-defective chip component. The mounting device comprises carriers | 10-08-2009 |
20090259335 | Substrate Processing System - When a wafer (W | 10-15-2009 |
20090319079 | MEDICAL CART, MEDICATION MODULE, HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, AND METHOD OF MEDICATION TRANSPORT - A medical cart is described and includes a work platform having a work surface and at least one compartment, a base, and a height adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height of the work platform relative to the base. A medication module is described and includes a plurality of compartments. The medical cart can be joined with a medication module. In addition, a plurality of medication modules can joined to form a train. The medical cart and medication module can be used collectively and individually in a variety of methods for transferring medicine. | 12-24-2009 |
20100036523 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - A vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum chamber capable of keeping a first pressure lower than an atmospheric pressure, a driving source disposed in the vacuum chamber, an electric power supply mechanism including a primary side mechanism disposed outside the vacuum chamber for supplying electric power to the driving source and a secondary side mechanism disposed in the vacuum chamber for receiving the electric power from the primary side mechanism in a contactless relationship, and a vessel capable of accommodating airtightly the secondary side mechanism under a second pressure higher than the first pressure. | 02-11-2010 |
20100042252 | DISK TYPE APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING METHODS - A disk type apparatus is provided for handling sheets of material. The apparatus has a first path for receiving first ones of the sheets from an input highway, a second path for receiving second ones of the sheets from the input highway; and a compiling disk capable of simultaneously receiving the first and second ones of the sheets from the first and second paths. The first and second paths have a common input end, and the first and second paths have a common output end. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042253 | WAFER CARRIER HANDLING METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER FABRICATION - A system and method is provided for transporting wafers in wafer carriers to a fabrication tool. The system provides an incoming carrier location adapted to receive a wafer lot carrier containing a wafer lot, a divider mechanism adapted to divide and place the wafers into a plurality of sublot carriers wherein each sublot carrier includes a fewer number of wafers than the wafer lot carrier, and a transfer mechanism adapted to transfer the plurality of sublot carriers. Inventive wafer handling methods, which divide a wafer lot into wafer sublots and distributes the sublots among tools configured to perform processes on the wafers is provided. Apparatus adapted to divide the wafer lot into sublots are also provided, as are other aspects. | 02-18-2010 |
20100063623 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing system processes a plurality of substrates in a single-substrate processing mode by a plurality of processes and provided with a plurality of modules respectively for carrying out processes. When a defect is found in a substrate, a defective processing unit that caused the defect can be easily found out. The substrate processing system and a substrate processing method to be carried out by the substrate processing system can suppress the reduction of throughput when a large number of substrates are to be processed. The substrate processing system is provided with a plurality of modules for processing a plurality of substrates (W) in a single-substrate processing mode by a plurality of processes and includes a substrate carrying means (A | 03-11-2010 |
20100094451 | PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT DELIVERY CONTROL - The presented inventions seek to create a verifiable and closed loop chain-of-custody for a specific transaction in a pneumatic tube transport system while allowing a sender and recipient to perform asynchronous activity. That is, one aspect the presented inventions allows a sender to securely send a carrier to a desired recipient while allowing the desired recipient to receive the secured carrier at a convenient time and/or location without tying up system resources. Another aspect improves the physical barriers between high value payloads and the unintended recipients. This is done in part by introducing randomness into the carrier delivery process such that no member of the general public or facility staff knows the location and/or delivery time of a secured carrier without having access to specific database records indicating the current location and/or delivery status of the secured carrier. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094452 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SAME - A substrate transfer method for use in a substrate processing apparatus including a first processing unit that performs a first process on a substrate, a second processing unit performing a second process on the substrate, and a substrate transfer mechanism that transfers the substrate between the first and the second processing unit, includes: detecting misalignment of the substrate when the substrate is unloaded from the first processing unit; and correcting the misalignment of the substrate based on a detected result. Further, the substrate transfer method includes loading the misalignment-corrected substrate to a targeted position in the second processing unit. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100234 | AUTOMATED DRUG PREPARATION APPARATUS INCLUDING SYRINGE LOADING, PREPARATION AND FILLING - An automated medication preparation system for preparing a prescribed dosage of medication in a drug delivery device. The system includes a plurality of stations for receiving, handling and processing the drug delivery device so that the prescribed dosage of medication is delivered to the drug delivery device and a transporting device that receives and holds more than one drug delivery device and moves the drug delivery devices in a controlled manner from one station to another station. The system is configured so that two or more separate drug delivery devices can be acted upon at the same time. | 04-22-2010 |
20100121487 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS - A substrate transfer apparatus that reduces the quantity of sensors used to detect the position of a substrate so as to simplify the structure and lower costs. The substrate transfer apparatus transfers a substrate (S) between a core chamber ( | 05-13-2010 |
20100138035 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING FLAT OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR NAPPIES - A method and device for handling flat objects, in particular flat folded diapers ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100145505 | Method for Handling of Banknotes and Similar Articles - A data processing apparatus operate to process floating point operands is disclosed. The data processing apparatus comprises: an instruction decoder operable to decode an instruction for processing floating point operands; and a data processor operable to perform data processing operations controlled by the instruction decoder wherein: in response to the decoded instruction indicating operation according to a flush-to-zero semantic, the data processor is operable to process the floating point operands in accordance with the decoded instruction such that floating point operands having a denormal value are treated as zero operands; and in response to the decoded instruction indicating operation according to a denormal semantic, the data processor is operable to process the floating point operands in accordance with the decoded instruction such that floating point operands having a denormal value are treated as denormal operands. | 06-10-2010 |
20100152887 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - During a carrying operation, the position, transportation origin, and transportation destination of a carrier or a boat can be easily checked. A carrying system is configured to carry a substrate, a manipulation unit is configured to display an operation state of the carrying system on a manipulation screen, and a control unit is configured to control an operation of the carrying system. The manipulation unit displays a carrying system icon indicating the carrying system which is a carrying target object and a carrying-out icon at predetermined positions of the manipulation screen corresponding to a transportation origin of the carrying system, and a carrying-in icon at a predetermined position of the manipulation screen corresponding to the transportation destination of the carrying system, | 06-17-2010 |
20100152888 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR CREATING WAFER MOVEMENT CONTROL MACROS - An arrangement for creating a set of wafer transfer instructions configured to transfer a wafer between an origination wafer-holding location and a destination wafer-holding location in a plasma cluster tool is provided. The arrangement includes means for receiving a first user-provided location indicator and a second user-provided location indicator on an on-screen graphical representation of the plasma cluster tool. The arrangement also includes means for ascertaining data pertaining to a set of paths between the first user-provided location indicator and the second user-provided location indicator. The arrangement further includes means for forming the set of wafer transfer instructions responsive to the data pertaining to the set of paths, the set of wafer transfer instructions being configured to transfer the wafer along a set of wafer-holding locations associated with one of the set of paths. | 06-17-2010 |
20100168908 | TRANSPORT METHOD AND TRANSPORT APPARATUS - Provided is a transport method comprising judging whether there is a possibility that misalignment greater than or equal to a threshold value occurs between substrates to be layered that are held by a pair of substrate holders aligned and stacked by an aligning section, the misalignment occurring when the pair of substrate holders is transported from the aligning section to a pressure applying section; and if the judgment indicates that there is the possibility of misalignment, transporting the pair of substrate holders to a region other than the pressure applying section. Whether there is the possibility of misalignment may be judged based on acceleration of the substrate holders. Whether there is the possibility of misalignment may be judged based on acceleration of a transporting section that transports the substrate holders. Whether there is the possibility of misalignment may be judged based on relative positions of the substrate holders. Whether there is the possibility of misalignment may be judged based on relative positions of (i) a transporting section that transports the pair of substrate holders and (ii) one of the pair of substrate holders. | 07-01-2010 |
20100168909 | Substrate Processing Apparatus - A single-wafer substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate transfer chamber including a substrate transfer robot, a process chamber, connected to the substrate transfer chamber, for processing a substrate, and a plurality of port sets including (i) a load port, connected to the substrate transfer chamber for receiving an unprocessed substrate to be supplied to the substrate transfer robot, and (ii) an unload port connected to the substrate transfer chamber, as a member different from the load port, for receiving a processed substrate to be retrieved by the substrate transfer robot. Each of the plurality of port sets, the load port and the unload port are arranged adjacent to each other. The plurality of port sets is arranged apart from one another and around the substrate transfer chamber, and the load port and the unload port are adapted to be capable of vacuum exhaust and vacuum break independently of each other. A controller selects a port set to transfer a substrate using the substrate transfer robot, from among the plurality of port sets, and the unprocessed substrate is transferred one-by-one to the load port. When the unprocessed substrate is transferred to the load port, the inside of the load port is vacuum-exhausted, and when the processed substrate is transferred to the unload port, the inside of the unload port is vacuum-broken. | 07-01-2010 |
20100204826 | TRANSFER APPARATUS - A transfer system includes: a first shelf blocking an original transfer path from a transfer position at which the transporting vehicle transfers the transported object to the port and which transfers the transported object with the transporting vehicle; a second shelf that puts the transported object; a displacing device which reciprocates the transported object with respect to the first shelf and the port in a first direction, toward and away from the processing apparatus, and reciprocates the transported object at a first direction position, away in the first direction by the transported object from the first shelf and the port, in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a communicating device receiving a first system signal indicating a transfer request from the transporting vehicle, which transmits a second system signal indicating a transfer permission to the transporting vehicle, which transmits the first system signal to the processing apparatus. | 08-12-2010 |
20100211215 | Substrate transfer apparatus and substrate treatment system - The present invention is a transfer apparatus for a substrate, including a substrate housing container housing a substrate therein and having a transfer-in/out port for the substrate formed in a side surface thereof; a gas jet unit jetting a predetermined gas toward a rear surface of the substrate in the substrate housing container; and a control unit regulating a supply amount of the predetermined gas supplied from the gas jet unit to control the substrate in the substrate housing container to a predetermined height. | 08-19-2010 |
20100222918 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND TRANSFER METHOD - A conveyance device ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100222919 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM OF SUBSTRATE SUPPORTING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Productivity is improved by ensuring reliability of palette holding and reliability of operations. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228388 | WORKPIECE PICKUP APPARATUS AND WORKPIECE PICKUP METHOD - A workpiece pickup apparatus is provided. The workpiece pickup apparatus includes: a gripping unit which sucks a workpiece so as to lift up the workpiece; a lowering unit which lowers the gripping unit from a waiting position towards the workpiece; a detecting unit which detects a physical amount which corresponds to a force with which the gripping unit presses the workpiece; a comparison unit which compares the detected physical amount with a reference physical amount; and a controller which controls a movement of the gripping unit based on a comparison result of the detected physical amount and the reference physical amount. | 09-09-2010 |
20100249993 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus includes: a plurality of substrate processing sections arranged alongside a transport passage; a standby mechanism which retains a substrate in standby, the standby mechanism being movable along the transport passage; a transport mechanism which transports the substrate between the standby mechanism and each of the substrate processing sections, the transport mechanism being movable along the transport passage; a first movement mechanism which moves the transport mechanism along the transport passage; and a second movement mechanism which moves the standby mechanism along the transport passage. | 09-30-2010 |
20100280653 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - There is provided a substrate processing apparatus capable of reducing a substrate carrying time. The substrate processing apparatus comprises a transfer machine configured to carry a substrate, a holding part configured to hold the substrate on the transfer machine, and a detector configured to detect whether the substrate is held on the transfer machine based on an operation of the holding part. | 11-04-2010 |
20100280654 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SEQUENCE IN A CARTESIAN ROBOT CLUSTER TOOL - A method and apparatus for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system, or cluster tool, is provided. In one embodiment of the invention, a robot assembly is provided. The robot assembly includes a first motion assembly movable in a first direction, and a second motion assembly, the second motion assembly being coupled to the first motion assembly and being movable relative to the first motion assembly in a second direction that is generally orthogonal to the first direction. The robot assembly further comprises an enclosure disposed in one of the first motion assembly or the second motion assembly, an actuator within the enclosure, and a fan assembly disposed in the enclosure that is adapted to generate a pressure within the enclosure that is less than a pressure outside of the enclosure. | 11-04-2010 |
20110040403 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING AND/OR TREATING PACKAGING MEANS AND METHOD FOR THE FORMAT-COMPATIBLE ADJUSTMENT OF SUCH A SYSTEM, A METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE FORMAT OR CHANGING-OVER THE FORMAT OF A SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO TREAT, HANDLE, AND PROCESS CONTAINERS OR GROUPS OF CONTAINERS, AND AN ARRANGEMENT THEREFOR - A system for handling and/or treating packaging means and method for the format-compatible adjustment of such a system, a method for adjusting the format or changing-over the format of a system configured to treat, handle, and process containers or groups of containers, and an arrangement therefor. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 02-17-2011 |
20110125314 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED UNLOADING OF A MICROBIAL DETECTION APPARATUS - The present invention is directed to a method and automated unloading means for unloading a container from an apparatus. The apparatus of the present invention may include a means for automated loading, a means for automated transfer and/or a means for automated unloading of a container (e.g., a specimen container). In one embodiment, the apparatus can be an automated detection apparatus for rapid non-invasive detection of a microbial agent in a test sample. The detection system also including a heated enclosure, a holding means or rack, and/or a detection unit for monitoring and/or interrogating the specimen container to detect whether the container is positive for the presence of a microbial agent. In other embodiment, the automated instrument may include one or more, bar code readers, scanners, cameras, and/or weighing stations to aid in scanning, reading, imaging and weighing of specimen containers within the system. | 05-26-2011 |
20110137454 | VACUUM CHAMBER - A vacuum chamber includes: a vacuum vessel arranged at the backward side, where a wafer of a processing subject is processed inside an internal processing chamber; a transfer chamber arranged at the forward side, where said wafer is transferred at the inside thereof under atmospheric pressure; a cassette stage arranged at the forward of this transfer chamber, where a cassette storing said wafer is mounted; a lock chamber connected with said transfer chamber at the backward of said transfer chamber; a robot arranged inside said transfer chamber, where said wafer is transferred between said cassette and said lock chamber; and an aligning machine for making position of said wafer fit with the predetermined position, wherein the wafer is transferred to said lock chamber, after performing alignment of said wafer on said aligning machine, in the case where displacement amount of position of this wafer is larger than the predetermined value. | 06-09-2011 |
20110160900 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISPLAYING ERROR OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus capable of easily checking a state of a transfer mechanism when an error occurs and readily determining a cause of the error is provided. The substrate processing apparatus includes at least one sensor provided in a transfer mechanism for transferring a substrate, a transfer control module for receiving sensing data transmitted by the at least one sensor, a transfer system controller for controlling the transfer control module, and a manipulation unit at least including a display unit for displaying a state of the transfer mechanism based on the sensed data. Therefore, when an error occurs, at least the sensed data transmitted by the at least one sensor is displayed on the display unit. | 06-30-2011 |
20110166697 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A LIFTING LOAD - A control method implemented in a variable speed drive for controlling a lifting load, the load control being carried out according to a first control profile that includes the following: accelerating the load with a view to reaching a first speed, decelerating the load upon receiving a deceleration order, and stopping the load. When the load receives a deceleration order when it is at a current speed lower than the first speed, the method determines a second speed lower than the first speed and higher than the current speed, the second speed having an optimal value for minimizing the load running time until stopping. | 07-07-2011 |
20110190927 | SUBSTRATE CARRYING DEVICE, SUBSTRATE CARRYING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate carrying device decides whether or not a substrate received from a substrate supporting device is supported therein in a correct position. A support arm provided with support lugs and strain gages attached to the support lugs, respectively, is advanced to a forward position, and then the support arm is raised relative to lifting pins supporting a wafer to receive the wafer from the lifting pins. The strain gages measure strains produced in the support lugs, respectively, when load is placed on the support lugs. Decision about whether or not the wafer is supported in a correct position on the support lugs is made on the basis of strains measured by the strain gages. When it is decided that the wafer is supported in an incorrect position on the support lugs, the retraction of the support arm is inhibited. | 08-04-2011 |
20110245964 | Self Aligning Automated Material Handling System - A semiconductor workpiece processing system comprises at least one processing tool; a transport section configured to transport carriers to and from the processing tool; and a transport vehicle movably mounted on the transport section; wherein the transport vehicle is configured to: sense a location of a transport carrier alignment feature; adjust a location of a transport vehicle gripper based on the location of the transport carrier alignment feature; sense an attitude of the gripper at a point of engagement with the transport carrier; and adjust the location of the gripper based on the attitude of the gripper. | 10-06-2011 |
20110282487 | MULTIFEED PROCESSING APPARATUS, MULTIFEED PROCESSING METHOD, AND MULTIFEED PROCESSING PROGRAM - A multifeed processing apparatus includes a control unit and a storage unit and is connected to a multifeed detecting mechanism and an image reading mechanism. The control unit includes (i) a measuring unit that measures a multifeed detection pattern from any one or both of an output of the multifeed detecting mechanism and an image of a medium read by the image reading mechanism, (ii) a determining unit that determines whether the measured multifeed detection pattern is included in a multifeed disable pattern stored in the storage unit, (iii) a reading control unit that regards a multifeed detection performed by the multifeed detecting mechanism as invalid, and causes the image reading mechanism to continue a reading operation, and (iv) a storage control unit that stores the measured multifeed detection pattern as the multifeed disable pattern in the storage unit. | 11-17-2011 |
20120004766 | LOCALLY CONTROLLED MATERIAL TRANSPORT - The invention relates to a multidirectional transport module having a control system for the goods pack movement direction and having an interface for communication with other transport modules. In this case, the invention provides for the control system to be designed to reserve the transport module for the transport of at least one goods pack in a given goods pack movement direction, in response to signals received via the interface. | 01-05-2012 |
20120059510 | MAINFRAME PREMOVE FOR A CLUSTER TOOL - A method and system for a mainframe premove for a cluster tool is described herein. In one embodiment, the state of a process chamber which is to be used to run a process is obtained. A determination is made of whether the state of the process chamber indicates an almost ready state. A prepare command is sent to a transfer module if the state of the process chamber indicates the almost ready state. A transfer command is sent to the process chamber if the state of the process chamber indicates the almost ready state. | 03-08-2012 |
20120089251 | SUBSTRATE HANDLING SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING AND ORIENTING SUBSTRATES DURING A TRANSFER OPERATION - A system for sensing, orienting, and transporting wafers in an automated wafer handling process that reduces the generation of particles and contamination so that the wafer yield is increased. The system includes a robotic arm for moving a wafer from one station to a destination station, and an end-effector connected to an end of the robotic arm for receiving the wafer. The end-effector includes a mechanism for gripping the wafer, a direct drive motor for rotating the wafer gripping mechanism, and at least one sensor for sensing the location and orientation of the wafer. A control processor calculates the location of the center and the notch of the wafer based on measurements by the sensor(s) and generates an alignment signal for rotating the wafer gripping mechanism so that the wafer is oriented at a predetermined position on the end-effector while the robotic arm is moving to another station. | 04-12-2012 |
20120185084 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HOIST AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control device for a hoist, which enables easy judgment of the lifetime of a brake of a hoist is provided. The time setting unit sets the time from startup of a double winding induction motor to disengagement of the brake and the time from start of engagement of the brake to stopping of the double winding induction motor in accordance with the time from the startup of the double winding induction motor to generation of torque. The time changing unit detects if power-supply frequency of a power supply is 50 Hz or 60 Hz and can change at least one of the time from the startup of the double winding induction motor to the disengagement of the brake and the time from stopping of driving of the brake to stopping of double winding induction motor in accordance with the power-supply frequency of the power supply. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191240 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING AN ITEM FROM A CONVEYOR SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for removing an item from a conveyor system are provided. In some aspects, an escapement assembly includes a sensor system configured to detect a target item of a plurality of items on a feed conveyor of a conveyor system. The feed conveyor is configured to facilitate transport of the plurality of items to a first location. The escapement assembly also includes an escape conveyor configured to couple to a body of the conveyor system such that at least a portion of the escape conveyor is above the feed conveyor. The escapement assembly also includes a delivery assembly configured to pick the target item from the feed conveyor and to place the target item onto the escape conveyor. The escape conveyor is configured to facilitate transport of the target item to a second location different from the first location. | 07-26-2012 |
20120232690 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus including a frame, a first SCARA arm connected to the frame, including an end effector, configured to extend and retract along a first radial axis; a second SCARA arm connected to the frame, including an end effector, configured to extend and retract along a second radial axis, the SCARA arms having a common shoulder axis of rotation; and a drive section coupled to the SCARA arms is configured to independently extend each SCARA arm along a respective radial axis and rotate each SCARA arm about the common shoulder axis of rotation where the first radial axis is angled relative to the second radial axis and the end effector of a respective arm is aligned with a respective radial axis, wherein each end effector is configured to hold at least one substrate and the end effectors are located on a common transfer plane. | 09-13-2012 |
20120239184 | TRANSPORT UNIT - A transport unit ( | 09-20-2012 |
20120271450 | TISSUE SAMPLE HANDLING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a tissue sample handling apparatus, in particular for grasping histological samples after infiltration of an embedding medium such as, for example, paraffin, which is characterized in that a sample is immobilizable on the handling apparatus, in particular in a sample holding position, by means of negative pressure. | 10-25-2012 |
20120271451 | TISSUE SAMPLE HANDLING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a tissue sample handling apparatus, in particular for grasping histological samples after infiltration of an embedding medium such as, for example, paraffin, which is characterized in that a sample is immobilizable on the handling apparatus, in particular in a sample holding position, by means of negative pressure. | 10-25-2012 |
20120303158 | VACUUM PROCESS DEVICE AND VACUUM PROCESS METHOD - An efficient method of controlling transportation in a linear tool type vacuum process device in a state that a length of time required for a process is not stable. For each process chamber, the number of unprocessed wafers that are in process or are being transported to the process chamber is counted, and in deciding a transport destination of a wafer, when the number of unprocessed wafers is equal to or larger than a charge limit amount, a transport destination of a wafer is decided excluding the process chamber. Also, a wafer holding mechanism on a transport path to a process chamber is reserved, and a transport destination of a processed member to be transported next is decided according to a status of reservation. | 11-29-2012 |
20120323357 | PICKING SYSTEM - A picking system includes a conveyer, a robot, and a control device. The conveyer conveys workpieces. The robot includes a plurality of holding parts and a supporting part. The holding parts hold the workpieces. The supporting part is rotatably provided against an arm to support the plurality of holding parts. Then, the control device instructs the robot to rotate the supporting part by a predetermined amount in such a manner that the direction of the workpiece becomes a predetermined direction for each the workpiece held by the holding parts and then to place the workpiece on a predetermined place. | 12-20-2012 |
20120330459 | Transport Method and Transport Apparatus - Provided is a transport method comprising judging whether there is a possibility that misalignment greater than or equal to a threshold value occurs between substrates to be layered that are held by a pair of substrate holders aligned and stacked by an aligning section, the misalignment occurring when the pair of substrate holders is transported from the aligning section to a pressure applying section; and if the judgment indicates that there is the possibility of misalignment, transporting the pair of substrate holders to a region other than the pressure applying section. Whether there is the possibility of misalignment may be judged based on at least one of an acceleration of the substrate holders, an acceleration of a transporting section that transports the substrate holders, relative positions of the substrate holders, or relative positions of the transporting section and one of the pair of substrate holders. | 12-27-2012 |
20130013103 | CONTROL APPARATUS, A SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD, A SUBSTRATE TREATING SYSTEM, A METHOD OF OPERATING A SUBSTRATE TREATING SYSTEM, A LOAD PORT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND A SUBSTRATE TREATING SYSTEM HAVING THE LOAD PORT CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus in a substrate treating system with a substrate treating apparatus having a physical load port for receiving pods for storing substrates, and a carrier transport system for transporting the pods to and from the physical load port. The control apparatus includes a virtual load port control device for allotting a virtual load port to the physical load port, and instructing the carrier transport system to perform a transporting operation to and from the virtual load port on an assumption that the virtual load port really exists. | 01-10-2013 |
20130079920 | CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATION IN CONVEYANCE SYSTEM - An automated warehouse is attachable and detachable to a processing equipment without requiring an operation to change wiring of a first controller when attaching and detaching the automated warehouse. The automated warehouse is attachable and detachable in front of the apparatus including a first loading port and a first controller, the automated warehouse including a second loading port to transfer an article between a transfer vehicle and a second controller. A communication terminal disposed within a range allowing communication with the transfer vehicle for an article, and a communication apparatus connected with the communication terminal are provided. The communication apparatus includes a switch that switches a connection destination of the first controller between the second controller and the communication terminal. | 03-28-2013 |
20130110281 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION OF ITEMS BETWEEN VARIABLE ENDPOINTS | 05-02-2013 |
20130123971 | Substrate Processing Apparatus and Display Method for Substrate Processing Apparatus - During a carrying operation, the position, transportation origin, and transportation destination of a carrier or a boat can be easily checked. A carrying system is configured to carry a substrate, a manipulation unit is configured to display an operation state of the carrying system on a manipulation screen, and a control unit is configured to control an operation of the carrying system. The manipulation unit displays a carrying system icon indicating the carrying system which is a carrying target object and a carrying-out icon at predetermined positions of the manipulation screen corresponding to a transportation origin of the carrying system, and a carrying-in icon at a predetermined position of the manipulation screen corresponding to the transportation destination of the carrying system. | 05-16-2013 |
20130197691 | TRANSFER SYSTEM - For transferring an article to a desired position, even in a lateral transfer, a transfer system ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130226335 | Automated Cassette-To-Cassette Substrate Handling System - An automated cassette-to-cassette substrate handling system includes a cassette storage module for storing a plurality of substrates in cassettes before and after processing. A substrate carrier storage module stores a plurality of substrate carriers. A substrate carrier loading/unloading module loads substrates from the cassette storage module onto the plurality of substrate carriers and unloads substrates from the plurality of substrate carriers to the cassette storage module. A transport mechanism transports the plurality of substrates between the cassette storage module and the plurality of substrate carriers and transports the plurality of substrate carriers between the substrate carrier loading/unloading module and a processing chamber. A vision system recognizes recesses in the plurality of substrate carriers corresponding to empty substrate positions in the substrate carrier. A processor receives data from the vision system and instructs the transport mechanism to transport substrates to positions on the substrate carrier in response to the received data. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226336 | DYNAMIC ROUTING CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A CLUSTER TOOL - Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for operating a cluster tool including receiving recipe time data; receiving transfer time data; receiving process programs and associated substrate lots wherein the process programs include a plurality of sequences; determining cluster tool chambers associated with sequences that are bottleneck sequences; setting equipment constant values for components of the cluster tool to implement transfer priorities wherein the chambers associated with bottleneck sequences are given highest priority; executing a next sequence based on the transfer priorities; and repeating the determining, setting and executing for each remaining sequence. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed. | 08-29-2013 |
20130238117 | Article Processing Facility and Method of Operation Thereof - An article processing facility includes a transport control device which controls operation of at least one article transport device, management control device which transmits to the transport control device a transport command for transporting the article from a transport origin to a transport destination based on transport data with identifying information, and a display control which causes a display device to display transport-data-associated information. The management control device manages and stores attribute information of the article such that the attribute information is associated with identifying information which identifies the transport data. When the transport-data-associated information is selected with a selection device, the display control obtains the attribute information associated with the identifying information of the transport data that corresponds to the transport-data-associated information from the management control device and displays the attribute information on the display device. | 09-12-2013 |
20130245814 | WORKING HANGING APPARATUS AND WORK HANGING METHOD FOR HANGING WORK ON HANGER THROUGH MOVEMENT OF WORK UNDER CORRECTION - A work hanging apparatus includes a hanger line continuously conveying hangers each having a hook, a robot that has a hand with which a work having a hole is held and transfers the held work to a hanging location set in the hanger line, a controller controlling a movement of the hand to catch the hook of one of the hangers with the hole of the held work at the hanging location, a hole deviation detector that detects a positional deviation of the hole of the work, an attitude deviation detector that detects an attitudinal deviation of the hanger, and a corrector that corrects the movement of the hand according to the positional and attitudinal deviations. | 09-19-2013 |
20130245815 | CRANE CONTROLLER WITH DIVISION OF A KINEMATICALLY CONSTRAINED QUANTITY OF THE HOISTING GEAR - The present disclosure relates to a crane controller for a crane which includes a hoisting gear for lifting a load hanging on a cable, with an active heave compensation which by actuating the hoisting gear at least partly compensates the movement of the cable suspension point and/or of a load deposition point due to the heave, and an operator control which actuates the hoisting gear with reference to specifications of the operator, wherein the division of at least one kinematically constrained quantity of the hoisting gear is adjustable between heave compensation and operator control. | 09-19-2013 |
20130245816 | CRANE CONTROLLER WITH CABLE FORCE MODE - The present disclosure shows a crane controller for a crane which includes a hoisting gear for lifting a load hanging on a cable, wherein the crane controller has a cable force mode in which the crane controller actuates the hoisting gear such that a setpoint of the cable force is obtained. | 09-19-2013 |
20130245817 | CRANE CONTROLLER WITH DRIVE CONSTRAINT - The present disclosure shows a crane controller for a crane which includes a hoisting gear for lifting a load hanging on a cable, with an active heave compensation which by actuating the hoisting gear at least partly compensates the movement of the cable suspension point and/or a load deposition point due to the heave, wherein the heave compensation takes account of at least one constraint of the hoisting gear when calculating the actuation of the hoisting gear. | 09-19-2013 |
20130245818 | LOGISTICS INSTALLATION FOR A RACK STORAGE SYSYEM - A logistics installation for a high-rack storage system has a plurality of conveyor vehicles that travel along a reference track section. A control device is enabled to block a given region of the reference section for travel by a second conveyor vehicle depending on a measured position of a first conveyor vehicle along the reference section. A device for determining a direction of movement of the conveyor vehicles transmits a corresponding signal to the control device. The region that is blocked for the second conveyor vehicle can be established by the control device with regard to the signal representing the direction of movement of the first conveyor vehicle. | 09-19-2013 |
20130274915 | Transport Method and Transport Apparatus - Provided is a transport method comprising judging whether there is a possibility that misalignment greater than or equal to a threshold value occurs between substrates to be layered that are held by a pair of substrate holders aligned and stacked by an aligning section, the misalignment occurring when the pair of substrate holders is transported from the aligning section to a pressure applying section; and if the judgment indicates that there is the possibility of misalignment, transporting the pair of substrate holders to a region other than the pressure applying section. Whether there is the possibility of misalignment may be judged based on acceleration of the substrate holders. Whether there is the possibility of misalignment may be judged based on acceleration of a transporting section that transports the substrate holders. Whether there is the possibility of misalignment may be judged based on relative positions of the substrate holders. Whether there is the possibility of misalignment may be judged based on relative positions of (i) a transporting section that transports the pair of substrate holders and (ii) one of the pair of substrate holders. | 10-17-2013 |
20130289762 | TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM CONTROLLER TO ENGINE CONTROL UNIT INTERFACE - Embodiments of a TRS Controller to ECU interface are provided. The interface includes a TRS Controller connected to an ECU that is part of an engine. The interface includes a keyswitch connection that is configured to send a keyswitch message from the TRS Controller to the ECU, a run signal connection that is configured to send a run message from the TRS Controller to the ECU, and a CAN communication connection that is configured to provide two-way communication between the TRS Controller and the ECU. | 10-31-2013 |
20140025198 | Apparatus for the automated detection and removal of workpieces - An apparatus for the automated detection and removal of workpieces comprising an object recognition device for detecting the workpieces and a gripper for picking the workpieces; and a gripper for picking the workpieces; and a control for evaluating the data of the object recognition device, for track planning and for controlling the gripper, wherein the object recognition device is arranged at a travel arrangement by which it can be traveled from a position of rest into at least one measuring position and back. | 01-23-2014 |
20140039670 | SAMPLE PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR AN ASSEMBLY LINE WORKSTATION - A method of processing a sample for an assembly line workstation for a body fluid test includes: receiving application information including a sample number; checking a sample of a sample rack to acquire a sample checking result; matching the sample checking result with the sample number to determine if a match succeeds; and if a match is not successful, pausing dispatch of the sample rack. | 02-06-2014 |
20140067111 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR THE LOW-VIBRATIONAL MOVEMENT OF A MOVEABLE CRANE ELEMENT IN A CRANE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method and a control device for the low-vibrational control of the movement, by means of a motor ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140121827 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING ERROR OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - During a carrying operation, the position, transportation origin, and transportation destination of a carrier or a boat can be easily checked. A carrying system is configured to carry a substrate, a manipulation unit is configured to display an operation state of the carrying system on a manipulation screen, and a control unit is configured to control an operation of the carrying system. The manipulation unit displays a carrying system icon indicating the carrying system which is a carrying target object and a carrying-out icon at predetermined positions of the manipulation screen corresponding to a transportation origin of the carrying system, and a carrying-in icon at a predetermined position of the manipulation screen corresponding to the transportation destination of the carrying system, | 05-01-2014 |
20140121828 | ULTRA-FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION MANUFACTURING - A manufacturing system has one or more work cells that each performs one or more manufacturing processes. The system also has one or more mobile transport units (“MTUs”) that deliver transportable containers containing workpieces to and from said work cells. The MTUs deliver the containers to the work cells in a manner such that the workpieces are localized in the work cells. The manufacturing system also has a computer system that has status information for each of the one or more MTUs and uses the status information to control each of the one or more MTUs to deliver the transportable containers to and from the one or more work cells. | 05-01-2014 |
20140249667 | Processing Facility - A processing facility includes transport management means for managing a transport vehicle which transports a processing target object by traveling along a transporting route which extends along a plurality of processing devices and a storage device for storing the processing target objects. The transport managing means: monitors process advancement information which is transmitted from the processing device to the primary managing means; selects, as advance transport origin and before the transport command information is transmitted from the primary managing means, a processing device, among the plurality of processing devices, in which a process performed on the processing target object has been completed, or is nearly completed; and performs advance transport control in which the transport vehicle is caused to travel to the processing device selected as the advance transport origin in order to carry out the processing target object from the processing device. | 09-04-2014 |
20140277697 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH AT LEAST ONE POSITION SENSOR - A system for transporting an object comprises a first cylinder that is movable to cause movement of a first component of the system. A first sensor is operable to acquire position information related to a position of at least one of the first cylinder, the first component, or another component of the system. The system comprises an automated mode in which the position information provided by the first sensor is used to determine movement of the first component of the system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140303773 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WASTE MATERIAL - A method for processing waste in a material handling system includes detecting an occurrence of a trigger event associated with a waste holder located at a first location and, in response to detecting the trigger event, moving a mobile drive unit to the first location. The method also includes loading waste material onto the mobile drive unit at the first location and transporting the waste material to a waste station using the mobile drive unit. | 10-09-2014 |
20140364997 | SERVO TRANSFER FEEDER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SERVO TRANSFER FEEDER - A servo transfer feeder is configured to transfer a workpiece that is held by a holding member between an upstream press and a downstream press, and includes a storage section that stores a basic cam curve, a maximum velocity, and a maximum acceleration, a moving time calculation section that respectively calculates different moving times as to the moving distance of the holding member by limiting the basic cam curve respectively to the maximum velocity and the maximum acceleration, and a cam curve generation section that generates a motion cam curve by reflecting the moving distance and a longer one of the different moving times to the basic cam curve. The holding member moves between the upstream press and the downstream press, based on the motion cam curve. | 12-11-2014 |
20150012129 | INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE - An industrial vehicle includes an engine, a hydraulic pump, a cargo handling tool, a mast, a first hydraulic actuator, a second hydraulic actuator, an instruction member, a supply oil passage, and a controller. When the mast is being tilted forward, the controller performs revving control that raises the engine speed when detecting that an operation of the instruction member instructs a load operation that applies load to the engine. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019004 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND TRANSFER METHOD - A transfer device includes: a transfer unit configured to transfer a substrate from a transfer original position to a corrected transfer destination position; a plurality of position detecting units installed between the transfer original position and the corrected transfer destination position and configured to detect a position of the substrate which is being transferred by the transfer unit; and a control unit configured to calculate the corrected transfer destination position by correcting an initial transfer destination position set at the start of the transfer of the substrate, based on the position of the substrate detected by the position detecting units, before the substrate is transferred to the initial transfer destination position, and configured to control the transfer unit to transfer the substrate to the corrected transfer destination position along a transfer path produced by modifying an initial transfer path. | 01-15-2015 |
20150142168 | Route Builder - Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable graph based routing of containers and adjustments of container routing based on one or more current material handling system state. The various embodiments enable examination and evaluation of the material handling systems using graphs to find an optimal route from a starting node in the material handling system to an ending node in the material handling system. In an embodiment, the graph may be a directed graph of edges and nodes of a material handling system. In an embodiment, the directed graph may include edge weights and the edge weights may be used to determine the optimal route for the container. In an embodiment, the edge weights may be updated as events occur in the material handling system which may result in dynamic routing of containers through the material handling system. | 05-21-2015 |
20150314331 | A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRACING FOOD ITEMS - Provided is a method and a system for automatically tracing food items transported by a transporting mechanism such as a conveyor, where data attribute is acquired for the food items at at least one first position. The acquired data attribute is associated to the food items. A second data attribute of the same type(s) as the first data attribute is acquired at a second position and associated to the food items. A correlation is performed between the first data attribute and the second data attribute to determine if the data attributes match to determine if food items match. The correlation is performed within a pre-defined correlation window around an estimated arrival point at said second position. | 11-05-2015 |
20150343634 | ROBOT, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A robot includes a hand including a plurality of finger sections and a placing section and a control unit configured to control the hand. The plurality of finger sections respectively include contact surfaces that come into contact with an object. After causing the plurality of finger sections to grip the object, the control unit moves the hand until the contact surfaces of the plurality of finger sections come to a position higher than the placing section in the gravity direction, causes the plurality of finger sections to release the gripping of the object, and causes the plurality of finger sections to grip the object again. | 12-03-2015 |
20150343637 | ROBOT, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - A robot includes: a hand which holds an object to be held; a manipulator having the hand; and a control unit which causes the manipulator to operate. The control unit moves the manipulator having the hand in the state of holding the object to be held, to a predetermined area, and causes the manipulator to detach a work member attached to the object to be held, from the object to be held. | 12-03-2015 |
20150352721 | Truck Unloader Visualization - Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory process-readable storage media for a computing device of a robotic carton unloader to identify items to be unloaded from an unloading area within imagery. | 12-10-2015 |
20150375401 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING WORKPIECES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system ( | 12-31-2015 |
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20160075537 | VACUUM TUBE LIFTING DEVICE AND LIFTING HOSE AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF A VACUUM TUBE LIFTING DEVICE - A vacuum tube lifting device includes a lifting hose having a first end for attaching the hose and a second end for connecting elements disposed to couple the hose to a load, the hose being for connectable to an adjustable vacuum source and a control unit disposed to adjust the pressure inside the hose via input signals for achieving an extending or contracting shifting movement of the hose for shifting of a load. The device includes an arrangement for measuring a parameter proportional to the momentary length of the hose or proportional to a change in the momentary length of the hose, and to emit to the control unit at least a first signal, used by the control unit to obtain an actual value, and to automatically adjust the vacuum source for adjusting the length of the hose to a desired target value starting out from the actual value. | 03-17-2016 |
20160129586 | TOOL AUTO-TEACH METHOD AND APPARATUS - A substrate transport apparatus auto-teach system for auto-teaching a substrate station location, the system including a frame, a substrate transport connected to the frame, the substrate transport having an end effector configured to support a substrate, and a controller configured to move the substrate transport so that the substrate transport biases the substrate supported on the end effector against a substrate station feature causing a change in eccentricity between the substrate and the end effector, determine the change in eccentricity, and determine the substrate station location based on at least the change in eccentricity between the substrate and the end effector. | 05-12-2016 |
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