Inventor
HUDGENS JEFFREY C
US117 patents
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APPLIED MATERIALS INC
41 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
US7243003B2Jul 10, 2007
Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC65 citations97
US7156221B2Jan 2, 2007
Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends
APPLIED MATERIALS INC27 citations96
US7039501B2May 2, 2006
Method for determining a position of a robot
APPLIED MATERIALS INC95 citations95
US6222337B1Apr 24, 2001
Mechanically clamping robot wrist
APPLIED MATERIALS INC47 citations95
US5955858ASep 21, 1999
Mechanically clamping robot wrist
APPLIED MATERIALS INC52 citations95
US9457464B2Oct 4, 2016
Substrate processing systems and robot apparatus for transporting substrates in electronic device manufacturing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC29 citations94
US6556887B2Apr 29, 2003
Method for determining a position of a robot
APPLIED MATERIALS INC46 citations94
US7688017B2Mar 30, 2010
Multi-axis vacuum motor assembly
APPLIED MATERIALS INC26 citations93
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
US9325228B2Apr 26, 2016
Multi-axis robot apparatus with unequal length forearms, electronic device manufacturing systems, and methods for transporting substrates in electronic device manufacturing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC16 citations92
US8016542B2Sep 13, 2011
Methods and apparatus for extending the reach of a dual scara robot linkage
APPLIED MATERIALS INC40 citations92
US7819079B2Oct 26, 2010
Cartesian cluster tool configuration for lithography type processes
APPLIED MATERIALS INC26 citations92
US7792608B2Sep 7, 2010
Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC21 citations92
US7433756B2Oct 7, 2008
Calibration of high speed loader to substrate transport system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC34 citations92
US7359767B2Apr 15, 2008
Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyor
APPLIED MATERIALS INC33 citations92
US7346431B2Mar 18, 2008
Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyer
APPLIED MATERIALS INC27 citations92
US7230702B2Jun 12, 2007
Monitoring of smart pin transition timing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC39 citations92
US6709218B1Mar 23, 2004
Robot blade for semiconductor processing equipment
APPLIED MATERIALS INC36 citations92
US9281222B2Mar 8, 2016
Wafer handling systems and methods
APPLIED MATERIALS INC23 citations91
US7274971B2Sep 25, 2007
Methods and apparatus for electronic device manufacturing system monitoring and control
APPLIED MATERIALS INC35 citations91
US7258520B2Aug 21, 2007
Methods and apparatus for using substrate carrier movement to actuate substrate carrier door opening/closing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC34 citations90
US6582175B2Jun 24, 2003
Robot for handling semiconductor wafers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC26 citations90
US6379095B1Apr 30, 2002
Robot for handling semiconductor wafers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC34 citations89
US10427303B2Oct 1, 2019
Substrate deposition systems, robot transfer apparatus, and methods for electronic device manufacturing
APPLIED MATERIALS INC17 citations84
US9717147B2Jul 25, 2017
Electronic device manufacturing system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC5 citations84
US9117865B2Aug 25, 2015
Robot systems, apparatus, and methods having independently rotatable waists
APPLIED MATERIALS INC9 citations84
US9076830B2Jul 7, 2015
Robot systems and apparatus adapted to transport dual substrates in electronic device manufacturing with wrist drive motors mounted to upper arm
APPLIED MATERIALS INC16 citations84
US9033644B2May 19, 2015
Boom drive apparatus, multi-arm robot apparatus, electronic device processing systems, and methods for transporting substrates in electronic device manufacturing systems with web extending from hub
APPLIED MATERIALS INC9 citations84
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
US7611319B2Nov 3, 2009
Methods and apparatus for identifying small lot size substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC10 citations84
US7506746B2Mar 24, 2009
System for transporting substrate carriers
APPLIED MATERIALS INC12 citations84
US11232965B2Jan 25, 2022
Transport system
APPLIED MATERIALS INC9 citations83
US10500719B2Dec 10, 2019
Dual robot including spaced upper arms and interleaved wrists and systems and methods including same
APPLIED MATERIALS INC13 citations83
SHAH VINAY K
3 patentsUS8689812B2Apr 8, 2014
Methods and loadport for purging a substrate carrier
SHAH VINAY K18 citations92
US8672121B2Mar 18, 2014
Methods and apparatus for transporting substrate carriers
SHAH VINAY K7 citations83
US8601975B2Dec 10, 2013
Methods and loadport apparatus for purging a substrate carrier
SHAH VINAY K11 citations83
KREMERMAN IZYA
2 patentsAPPLIED MATERIAL INC
1 patentBRODINE JEFFREY A
1 patentBRECOFLEX CO LLC
1 patentHUDGENS JEFFREY C
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