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Transfer chambers with an increased number of sides, semiconductor device manufacturing processing tools, and processing methods Grant 11,087,998 - Rice , et al. August 10, 2 | 2021-08-10 |
Transfer Chambers With An Increased Number Of Sides, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Processing Tools, And Processing Methods App 20210143034 - Rice; Michael Robert ;   et al. | 2021-05-13 |
Transfer chambers with an increased number of sides, semiconductor device manufacturing processing tools, and processing methods Grant 10,971,381 - Rice , et al. April 6, 2 | 2021-04-06 |
Transfer Chambers With An Increased Number Of Sides, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Processing Tools, And Processing Methods App 20190214284 - Rice; Michael Robert ;   et al. | 2019-07-11 |
Seal rings in electrochemical processors Grant 10,087,543 - Zimmerman , et al. October 2, 2 | 2018-10-02 |
Particle reduction via throttle gate valve purge Grant 10,010,912 - Lee , et al. July 3, 2 | 2018-07-03 |
Seal Rings In Electrochemical Processors App 20170145582 - Zimmerman; Nolan L. ;   et al. | 2017-05-25 |
Processing systems and apparatus adapted to process substrates in electronic device manufacturing Grant 9,524,889 - Hongkham , et al. December 20, 2 | 2016-12-20 |
Transfer chamber gas purge apparatus, electronic device processing systems, and purge methods Grant 9,441,792 - Ng , et al. September 13, 2 | 2016-09-13 |
Transfer Chambers With An Increased Number Of Sides, Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Processing Tools, And Processing Methods App 20160225646 - RICE; Michael Robert ;   et al. | 2016-08-04 |
Degassing apparatus adapted to process substrates in multiple tiers with second actuator Grant 9,177,842 - Englhardt , et al. November 3, 2 | 2015-11-03 |
Linked vacuum processing tools and methods of using the same Grant 9,147,592 - Englhardt , et al. September 29, 2 | 2015-09-29 |
Transfer Chamber Gas Purge Apparatus, Electronic Device Processing Systems, And Purge Methods App 20150090341 - Ng; Edward ;   et al. | 2015-04-02 |
Particle Reduction Via Throttle Gate Valve Purge App 20140366953 - LEE; JARED AHMAD ;   et al. | 2014-12-18 |
Processing Systems, Apparatus, And Methods Adapted To Process Substrates In Electronic Device Manufacturing App 20140263165 - Hongkham; Steve S. ;   et al. | 2014-09-18 |
Linked Vacuum Processing Tools And Methods Of Using The Same App 20140044503 - Englhardt; Eric A. ;   et al. | 2014-02-13 |
Seal Rings In Electrochemical Processors App 20130306465 - Zimmerman; Nolan L. ;   et al. | 2013-11-21 |
System, methods and apparatus for substrate carrier content verification using a material handling system Grant 8,379,082 - Shah , et al. February 19, 2 | 2013-02-19 |
Robot Systems, Apparatus, And Methods Adapted To Process Substrates In Multiple Tiers App 20130039734 - Englhardt; Eric A. ;   et al. | 2013-02-14 |
Automated integrated solar cell production line composed of a plurality of automated modules and tools including an autoclave for curing solar devices that have been laminated Grant 8,225,496 - Bachrach , et al. July 24, 2 | 2012-07-24 |
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends Grant 8,020,689 - Rice , et al. September 20, 2 | 2011-09-20 |
Scheduling method for processing equipment Grant 8,019,467 - Hongkham , et al. September 13, 2 | 2011-09-13 |
Methods for moving a substrate carrier Grant 7,984,543 - Elliott , et al. July 26, 2 | 2011-07-26 |
Methods and apparatus for loading and unloading substrate carriers on moving conveyors using feedback Grant 7,930,061 - Rice , et al. April 19, 2 | 2011-04-19 |
Calibration of high speed loader to substrate transport system Grant 7,912,576 - Rice , et al. March 22, 2 | 2011-03-22 |
Methods and apparatus for sensing substrates in carriers Grant 7,894,923 - Koshti , et al. February 22, 2 | 2011-02-22 |
Method and apparatus for supplying substrates to a processing tool Grant 7,857,570 - Elliott , et al. December 28, 2 | 2010-12-28 |
Cartesian cluster tool configuration for lithography type processes Grant 7,819,079 - Englhardt , et al. October 26, 2 | 2010-10-26 |
Stabilizing substrate carriers during overhead transport Grant 7,798,309 - Rice , et al. September 21, 2 | 2010-09-21 |
Systems and methods for transferring small lot size substrate carriers between processing tools Grant 7,711,445 - Rice , et al. May 4, 2 | 2010-05-04 |
Wafer loading station that automatically retracts from a moving conveyor in response to an unscheduled event Grant 7,684,895 - Rice , et al. March 23, 2 | 2010-03-23 |
System for transporting substrate carriers Grant 7,673,735 - Rice , et al. March 9, 2 | 2010-03-09 |
Load Port Configurations For Small Lot Size Substrate Carriers App 20090308030 - Elliott; Martin R. ;   et al. | 2009-12-17 |
Overhead transfer flange and support for suspending a substrate carrier Grant 7,611,318 - Rice , et al. November 3, 2 | 2009-11-03 |
Methods and apparatus for integrating large and small lot electronic device fabrication facilities Grant 7,603,195 - Puri , et al. October 13, 2 | 2009-10-13 |
Kinematic pin with shear member and substrate carrier for use therewith Grant 7,597,183 - Rice , et al. October 6, 2 | 2009-10-06 |
Overhead transfer flange and support for suspending a substrate carrier Grant 7,594,789 - Rice , et al. September 29, 2 | 2009-09-29 |
System, Methods And Apparatus For Substrate Carrier Content Verification Using A Material Handling System App 20090225160 - Shah; Vinay K. ;   et al. | 2009-09-10 |
Load port configurations for small lot size substrate carriers Grant 7,578,647 - Elliott , et al. August 25, 2 | 2009-08-25 |
Break-away Positioning Conveyor Mount For Accommodating Conveyor Belt Bends App 20090205930 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2009-08-20 |
Methods And Apparatus For Moving A Substrate Carrier App 20090188103 - Elliott; Martin R. ;   et al. | 2009-07-30 |
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends Grant 7,552,816 - Rice , et al. June 30, 2 | 2009-06-30 |
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends Grant 7,540,371 - Rice , et al. June 2, 2 | 2009-06-02 |
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers Grant 7,537,108 - Rice , et al. May 26, 2 | 2009-05-26 |
System for transporting substrate carriers Grant 7,527,141 - Rice , et al. May 5, 2 | 2009-05-05 |
Scheduling method for processing equipment Grant 7,522,968 - Hongkham , et al. April 21, 2 | 2009-04-21 |
Photovoltaic Production Line App 20090077805 - BACHRACH; Robert Z. ;   et al. | 2009-03-26 |
Production Line Module For Forming Multiple Sized Photovoltaic Devices App 20090077804 - Bachrach; Robert Z. ;   et al. | 2009-03-26 |
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers Grant 7,506,752 - Rice , et al. March 24, 2 | 2009-03-24 |
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends Grant 7,506,747 - Rice , et al. March 24, 2 | 2009-03-24 |
System for transporting substrate carriers Grant 7,506,746 - Rice , et al. March 24, 2 | 2009-03-24 |
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends Grant 7,503,448 - Rice , et al. March 17, 2 | 2009-03-17 |
Calibration Of High Speed Loader To Substrate Transport System App 20090030547 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2009-01-29 |
Use Of Logical Lots In Semiconductor Substrate Processing App 20080294282 - Koshti; Sushant S. ;   et al. | 2008-11-27 |
System For Transporting Substrate Carriers App 20080289932 - Rice; Michael Robert ;   et al. | 2008-11-27 |
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends Grant 7,455,172 - Rice , et al. November 25, 2 | 2008-11-25 |
Calibration of high speed loader to substrate transport system Grant 7,433,756 - Rice , et al. October 7, 2 | 2008-10-07 |
Calibration Of High Speed Loader To Substrate Transport System App 20080187419 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2008-08-07 |
Method And Apparatus For Supplying Substrates To A Processing Tool App 20080187414 - Elliott; Martin R. ;   et al. | 2008-08-07 |
Methods And Apparatus For Sensing Substrates In Carriers App 20080156689 - Koshti; Sushant S. ;   et al. | 2008-07-03 |
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers Grant 7,367,446 - Rice , et al. May 6, 2 | 2008-05-06 |
Methods And Apparatus For Loading And Unloading Substrate Carriers On Moving Conveyors Using Feedback App 20080071417 - RICE; MICHAEL R. ;   et al. | 2008-03-20 |
Kinematic Pin With Shear Member And Substrate Carrier For Use Therewith App 20080050217 - RICE; MICHAEL R. ;   et al. | 2008-02-28 |
Kinematic Pin With Shear Member And Substrate Carrier For Use Therewith App 20080051925 - RICE; MICHAEL R. ;   et al. | 2008-02-28 |
Scheduling Method For Processing Equipment App 20080051930 - OH; Hilario L. ;   et al. | 2008-02-28 |
Scheduling Method For Processing Equipment App 20080051929 - Hongkham; Steve S. ;   et al. | 2008-02-28 |
Overhead Transfer Flange And Support For Suspending A Substrate Carrier App 20080019810 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2008-01-24 |
Scheduling Method For Processing Equipment App 20080014058 - HONGKHAM; STEVE S. ;   et al. | 2008-01-17 |
Methods And Apparatus For Transporting Substrate Carriers App 20070278067 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2007-12-06 |
Substrate carrier having door latching and substrate clamping mechanisms Grant 7,299,831 - Elliott , et al. November 27, 2 | 2007-11-27 |
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers Grant 7,293,642 - Rice , et al. November 13, 2 | 2007-11-13 |
System For Transporting Substrate Carriers App 20070235287 - Rice; Michael Robert ;   et al. | 2007-10-11 |
Cartesian Cluster Tool Configuration For Lithography Type Processes App 20070144439 - Englhardt; Eric A. ;   et al. | 2007-06-28 |
System for transporting substrate carriers Grant 7,234,584 - Rice , et al. June 26, 2 | 2007-06-26 |
Monitoring of smart pin transition timing Grant 7,230,702 - Rice , et al. June 12, 2 | 2007-06-12 |
Systems and methods for transferring small lot size substrate carriers between processing tools Grant 7,221,993 - Rice , et al. May 22, 2 | 2007-05-22 |
Break-away Positioning Conveyor Mount For Accommodating Conveyor Belt Bends App 20070108020 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2007-05-17 |
Break-away Positioning Conveyor Mount For Accommodating Conveyor Belt Bends App 20070108019 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2007-05-17 |
Method and apparatus for integrating large and small lot electronic device fabrication facilities Grant 7,218,983 - Puri , et al. May 15, 2 | 2007-05-15 |
Methods And Apparatus For Transporting Substrate Carriers App 20070056834 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2007-03-15 |
System For Transporting Substrate Carriers App 20070059145 - Rice; Michael Robert ;   et al. | 2007-03-15 |
Systems And Methods For Transferring Small Lot Size Substrate Carriers Between Processing Tools App 20070059861 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2007-03-15 |
Methods And Apparatus For Integrating Large And Small Lot Electronic Device Fabrication Facilities App 20070061034 - Puri; Amitabh ;   et al. | 2007-03-15 |
Break-away Positioning Conveyor Mount For Accommodating Conveyor Belt Bends App 20070056829 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2007-03-15 |
Dynamically balanced substrate carrier handler Grant 7,168,553 - Rice , et al. January 30, 2 | 2007-01-30 |
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends Grant 7,156,221 - Rice , et al. January 2, 2 | 2007-01-02 |
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends App 20060260909 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2006-11-23 |
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends App 20060260910 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2006-11-23 |
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers App 20060260916 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2006-11-23 |
Method and apparatus for unloading substrate carriers from substrate carrier transport system App 20060263187 - Lowrance; Robert B. ;   et al. | 2006-11-23 |
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers App 20060243565 - Rice; Michael R. ;   et al. | 2006-11-02 |
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers Grant 7,077,264 - Rice , et al. July 18, 2 | 2006-07-18 |
Method and apparatus for undocking substrate pod with door status check Grant 7,074,000 - Englhardt July 11, 2 | 2006-07-11 |
Substrate carrier having door latching and substrate clamping mechanisms App 20060072992 - Elliott; Martin R. ;   et al. | 2006-04-06 |
Small lot size substrate carriers App 20050232734 - Elliott, Martin R. ;   et al. | 2005-10-20 |
Substrate carrier having door latching and substrate clamping mechanisms Grant 6,955,197 - Elliott , et al. October 18, 2 | 2005-10-18 |
Dynamically balanced substrate carrier handler App 20050224315 - Rice, Michael R. ;   et al. | 2005-10-13 |
Calibration of high speed loader to substrate transport system App 20050186063 - Rice, Michael R. ;   et al. | 2005-08-25 |
Kinematic pin with shear member and substrate carrier for use therewith App 20050167554 - Rice, Michael R. ;   et al. | 2005-08-04 |
Stabilizing substrate carriers during overhead transport App 20050145464 - Rice, Michael R. ;   et al. | 2005-07-07 |
Wafer loading station that automatically retracts from a moving conveyor in response to an unscheduled event App 20050135903 - Rice, Michael R. ;   et al. | 2005-06-23 |
Monitoring of smart pin transition timing App 20050122504 - Rice, Michael R. ;   et al. | 2005-06-09 |
Method and apparatus for integrating large and small lot electronic device fabrication facilities App 20050125089 - Puri, Amitabh ;   et al. | 2005-06-09 |
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends App 20050121293 - Rice, Michael R. ;   et al. | 2005-06-09 |
Methods and apparatus for carriers suitable for use in high-speed/high-acceleration transport systems App 20050105997 - Englhardt, Eric A. ;   et al. | 2005-05-19 |
Method and apparatus for unloading substrate carriers from substrate carrier transport system App 20050095110 - Lowrance, Robert B. ;   et al. | 2005-05-05 |
Overhead transfer flange and support for suspending a substrate carrier App 20050040662 - Rice, Michael R. ;   et al. | 2005-02-24 |
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers App 20040191030 - Rice, Michael R. ;   et al. | 2004-09-30 |
Systems and methods for transferring small lot size substrate carriers between processing tools App 20040193300 - Rice, Michael R. ;   et al. | 2004-09-30 |
Substrate carrier having door latching and substrate clamping mechanisms App 20040081545 - Elliott, Martin R. ;   et al. | 2004-04-29 |
Method and apparatus for supplying substrates to a processing tool App 20040081546 - Elliott, Martin R. ;   et al. | 2004-04-29 |
System for transporting substrate carriers App 20040062633 - Rice, Michael Robert ;   et al. | 2004-04-01 |
Reducing backside deposition in a substrate processing apparatus through the use of a shadow ring Grant 5,476,548 - Lei , et al. December 19, 1 | 1995-12-19 |