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NEWPORT CORP
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US6453214B1Sep 17, 2002
Method of using a specimen sensing end effector to align a robot arm with a specimen stored on or in a container
NEWPORT CORP123 citations99
US6275748B1Aug 14, 2001
Robot arm with specimen sensing and edge gripping end effector
NEWPORT CORP139 citations99
US6256555B1Jul 3, 2001
Robot arm with specimen edge gripping end effector
NEWPORT CORP216 citations99
US6618645B2Sep 9, 2003
Method of using a specimen sensing end effector to determine angular orientation of a specimen
NEWPORT CORP82 citations98
US6366830B2Apr 2, 2002
Self-teaching robot arm position method to compensate for support structure component alignment offset
NEWPORT CORP110 citations98
US6360144B1Mar 19, 2002
Self-teaching robot arm position method
NEWPORT CORP97 citations98
US6281516B1Aug 28, 2001
FIMS transport box load interface
NEWPORT CORP97 citations98
US6501070B1Dec 31, 2002
Pod load interface equipment adapted for implementation in a fims system
NEWPORT CORP67 citations96
US6438460B1Aug 20, 2002
Method of using a specimen sensing end effector to determine the thickness of a specimen
NEWPORT CORP65 citations96
US5000415AMar 19, 1991
Active vibration isolation systems
NEWPORT CORP82 citations94
US7102124B2Sep 5, 2006
Multi-axial positioning mechanism for a FIMS system port door
NEWPORT CORP24 citations93
US7039498B2May 2, 2006
Robot end effector position error correction using auto-teach methodology
NEWPORT CORP31 citations93
US6898487B2May 24, 2005
Specimen sensing and edge gripping end effector
NEWPORT CORP28 citations93
US6815661B2Nov 9, 2004
Specimen scanning mechanism adapted for implementation in a FIMS system
NEWPORT CORP23 citations93
US6784418B2Aug 31, 2004
Semiconductor processing tool alignment technique implemented in a FIMS system
NEWPORT CORP23 citations93
US6765222B2Jul 20, 2004
Detection of motive force applied to transport box mounted on a fims system
NEWPORT CORP24 citations93
US6357996B2Mar 19, 2002
Edge gripping specimen prealigner
NEWPORT CORP24 citations93
US6205159B1Mar 20, 2001
Discrete wavelength liquid crystal tuned external cavity diode laser
NEWPORT CORP170 citations93
US6184987B1Feb 6, 2001
Process for detecting and correcting a misalignment between a fiber cable and a light source within a fiber module
NEWPORT CORP68 citations93
US6394407B1May 28, 2002
Passive vibration isolator with profiled supports
NEWPORT CORP32 citations92
US6304393B1Oct 16, 2001
Precision optical mounts
NEWPORT CORP37 citations92
US6209841B1Apr 3, 2001
Active isolation module
NEWPORT CORP53 citations92
US6198580B1Mar 6, 2001
Gimballed optical mount
NEWPORT CORP83 citations92
US5757561AMay 26, 1998
Precision optical mounts
NEWPORT CORP54 citations92
US4467250AAug 21, 1984
Electric motor controls for mechanical actuators
NEWPORT CORP53 citations92
US6598545B2Jul 29, 2003
Vibration damper for optical tables and other structures
NEWPORT CORP24 citations91
US5379980AJan 10, 1995
Stabilization systems for vibration isolators
NEWPORT CORP46 citations91
US5356110AOct 18, 1994
Pneumatic isolation systems for damping vertical, horizontal and rotational vibrations
NEWPORT CORP26 citations91
US4778252AOct 18, 1988
Self-centering holder for objects of various sizes
NEWPORT CORP66 citations91
US7320455B2Jan 22, 2008
Instrumented platform for vibration-sensitive equipment
NEWPORT CORP21 citations90
US6891601B2May 10, 2005
High resolution, dynamic positioning mechanism for specimen inspection and processing
NEWPORT CORP22 citations90
US6516130B1Feb 4, 2003
Clip that aligns a fiber optic cable with a laser diode within a fiber optic module
NEWPORT CORP32 citations90
US5154963AOct 13, 1992
Honeycomb table manufacture and clean-room compatible honeycomb tables
NEWPORT CORP52 citations90
US4496865AJan 29, 1985
Methods and apparatus for translating electric motor rotation into linear travel
NEWPORT CORP50 citations90
US6626411B2Sep 30, 2003
Active isolation module
NEWPORT CORP18 citations89
US6608959B2Aug 19, 2003
Apparatus and process for welding a fiber optic cable
NEWPORT CORP22 citations89
US6163417ADec 19, 2000
Pegs for joining modular translation stages and other optical test bench hardware
NEWPORT CORP18 citations89
US5930057AJul 27, 1999
Precision optical mounts
NEWPORT CORP30 citations89
US4653905AMar 31, 1987
Fiber optic range finder systems
NEWPORT CORP58 citations89
US5021282AJun 4, 1991
Honeycomb table manufacture and clean-room compatible honeycomb tables
NEWPORT CORP47 citations88
US4853065AAug 1, 1989
Method of manufacturing clean-room compatible honeycomb tables
NEWPORT CORP24 citations88
US6614601B2Sep 2, 2003
Gimballed optical mount
NEWPORT CORP32 citations86
US4621006ANov 4, 1986
Honeycomb table manufacture and clean-room compatible honeycomb tables
NEWPORT CORP40 citations86
US6016230AJan 18, 2000
Optical mount with a locking adjustment screw
NEWPORT CORP65 citations85
US10161560B2Dec 25, 2018
Integrated picomotor mount
NEWPORT CORP7 citations84
US6511035B1Jan 28, 2003
Active vibration isolation systems with nonlinear compensation to account for actuator saturation
NEWPORT CORP44 citations83
US7688528B2Mar 30, 2010
Mount for optical component having independent multi-axial control
NEWPORT CORP10 citations82
US7679845B2Mar 16, 2010
Adjustable/non-adjustable precision optical mounts
NEWPORT CORP9 citations82
US7495849B2Feb 24, 2009
Kinematic optical mount
NEWPORT CORP14 citations81
US7982980B2Jul 19, 2011
Adjustable optical mount with locking devices and methods
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