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ENGLHARDT ERIC A
US51 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
46 patentsUS7234584B2Jun 26, 2007
System for transporting substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC86 citations98
US6955197B2Oct 18, 2005
Substrate carrier having door latching and substrate clamping mechanisms
APPLIED MATERIALS INC73 citations98
US7156221B2Jan 2, 2007
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends
APPLIED MATERIALS INC27 citations96
US5476548ADec 19, 1995
Reducing backside deposition in a substrate processing apparatus through the use of a shadow ring
APPLIED MATERIALS INC92 citations95
US7527141B2May 5, 2009
System for transporting substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations93
US7299831B2Nov 27, 2007
Substrate carrier having door latching and substrate clamping mechanisms
APPLIED MATERIALS INC20 citations93
US7293642B2Nov 13, 2007
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC16 citations93
US7221993B2May 22, 2007
Systems and methods for transferring small lot size substrate carriers between processing tools
APPLIED MATERIALS INC43 citations93
US7168553B2Jan 30, 2007
Dynamically balanced substrate carrier handler
APPLIED MATERIALS INC24 citations93
US7819079B2Oct 26, 2010
Cartesian cluster tool configuration for lithography type processes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC26 citations92
US7433756B2Oct 7, 2008
Calibration of high speed loader to substrate transport system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC34 citations92
US7230702B2Jun 12, 2007
Monitoring of smart pin transition timing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC39 citations92
US7603195B2Oct 13, 2009
Methods and apparatus for integrating large and small lot electronic device fabrication facilities
APPLIED MATERIALS INC16 citations91
US7218983B2May 15, 2007
Method and apparatus for integrating large and small lot electronic device fabrication facilities
APPLIED MATERIALS INC24 citations91
US7930061B2Apr 19, 2011
Methods and apparatus for loading and unloading substrate carriers on moving conveyors using feedback
APPLIED MATERIALS INC17 citations84
US7684895B2Mar 23, 2010
Wafer loading station that automatically retracts from a moving conveyor in response to an unscheduled event
APPLIED MATERIALS INC10 citations84
US7673735B2Mar 9, 2010
System for transporting substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC15 citations84
US7506746B2Mar 24, 2009
System for transporting substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations84
US8019467B2Sep 13, 2011
Scheduling method for processing equipment
APPLIED MATERIALS INC15 citations82
US7522968B2Apr 21, 2009
Scheduling method for processing equipment
APPLIED MATERIALS INC18 citations82
US9147592B2Sep 29, 2015
Linked vacuum processing tools and methods of using the same
APPLIED MATERIALS INC13 citations80
US7711445B2May 4, 2010
Systems and methods for transferring small lot size substrate carriers between processing tools
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations74
US7552816B2Jun 30, 2009
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations74
US7506747B2Mar 24, 2009
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations74
US7503448B2Mar 17, 2009
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations74
US7455172B2Nov 25, 2008
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations74
US7367446B2May 6, 2008
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations74
US7074000B2Jul 11, 2006
Method and apparatus for undocking substrate pod with door status check
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6 citations74
US9441792B2Sep 13, 2016
Transfer chamber gas purge apparatus, electronic device processing systems, and purge methods
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations71
US10087543B2Oct 2, 2018
Seal rings in electrochemical processors
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations68
US7984543B2Jul 26, 2011
Methods for moving a substrate carrier
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations63
US7857570B2Dec 28, 2010
Method and apparatus for supplying substrates to a processing tool
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations63
US7798309B2Sep 21, 2010
Stabilizing substrate carriers during overhead transport
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3 citations63
US7578647B2Aug 25, 2009
Load port configurations for small lot size substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations63
US7540371B2Jun 2, 2009
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations63
US7506752B2Mar 24, 2009
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC2 citations63
US7912576B2Mar 22, 2011
Calibration of high speed loader to substrate transport system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 citations62
US11087998B2Aug 10, 2021
Transfer chambers with an increased number of sides, semiconductor device manufacturing processing tools, and processing methods
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations61
US10971381B2Apr 6, 2021
Transfer chambers with an increased number of sides, semiconductor device manufacturing processing tools, and processing methods
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations61
US8020689B2Sep 20, 2011
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US7611318B2Nov 3, 2009
Overhead transfer flange and support for suspending a substrate carrier
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations52
US7597183B2Oct 6, 2009
Kinematic pin with shear member and substrate carrier for use therewith
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations52
US7594789B2Sep 29, 2009
Overhead transfer flange and support for suspending a substrate carrier
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1 citations52
US7537108B2May 26, 2009
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations52
US8379082B2Feb 19, 2013
System, methods and apparatus for substrate carrier content verification using a material handling system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations51
US10010912B2Jul 3, 2018
Particle reduction via throttle gate valve purge
APPLIED MATERIALS INC0 citations41
APPLIED MATERIAL INC
1 patentBACHRACH ROBERT Z
1 patentENGLHARDT ERIC A
1 patentKOSHTI SUSHANT S
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