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ENGLHARDT ERIC A

US51 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC

46 patents
US7234584B2Jun 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 patent

BACHRACH ROBERT Z

1 patent

ENGLHARDT ERIC A

1 patent

KOSHTI SUSHANT S

1 patent

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